An article in a Country Woman magazine caught Donna Murphy’s eye one day as she read the publication.
“It was about a group that made pillowcases for troops,” said Murphy. “I didn’t think much about it at first, then the thought occurred to me that we have a lot of extra fabric from our own projects.” Murphy said she and her mom, Pauline Murphy, are both quilters, and her cousins, Linda Hewlett and Nancy Cadmus, both sew.
“We always have more fabric than we can use, so we’re sort of ‘fabric collectors,’ and it’s perfectly good, so I thought it might be nice to take part in...
There was standing room only at the Raisin Township Board of Trustees meeting on Monday evening, April 8, with many of the seats being filled by residents of Windsong I, a site condominium project. Kay Cross, representing the condominium association, inquired as to the township’s stance on an issue involving a pond that doesn’t drain...
A search warrant was obtained and executed by the OMNI III Narcotics Team on Tuesday, April 9, regarding a suspected methamphetamine lab operation at Marlboro Apartments in Tecumseh.
OMNI III investigators located finished methamphetamine and marijuana inside, along with methamphetamine lab components, including pseudo-...
The second round of interviews for the Clinton Community Schools superintendent candidates concluded on Wednesday. Candidates met separately on Tuesday and Wednesday with members of the administration and staff as well as the school board.
At the end of the evening, board members asked Sean McNatt if he would be agreeable to a...
Two years ago as the manufacturing community was struggling in a tough economy, especially those who supplied the auto industry, the Glycon Corporation approached Tecumseh City Council for an industrial facilities tax abatement for an expansion it was working on.
“We all know that the automotive industry had slowed down and...
The Tecumseh School Board approved the contract for incoming Supt. Dr. Kelly Coffin at Monday night’s regular meeting. Coffin was selected from among six top candidates in a special session Wednesday, Feb. 20, by a 6-1 vote of the trustees. The approval of her contract Monday night was unanimous.
“You all had a chance to read...
Tornado sirens throughout the county will be tested on Thursday, April 11, at 5:55 p.m. as part of Michigan Severe Weather Awareness Week, observed April 7-13. Sirens will sound for two minutes, which would be the warning residents would hear if severe weather is in the area.
In Tecumseh the four warning sirens are located at...
In this struggling economy small businesses need any advantage that they can get, and the Tecumseh Chamber of Commerce introduced a strong ally to just such members at its annual meeting last month.
Norma LaVallee, a business consultant for the Michigan Small Business and Technology Development Center (MSBTDC), was invited to...
Tecumseh is getting a wider reach through activities related to the Pure Michigan campaign. In conjunction with the Pure Michigan radio campaign, the city also has an ad in the Pure Michigan Travel Guide this year. One-million of the guides were printed, and 650,000 copies are included in the subscriber mailing of the March/April...
Now that the public hearings are over and an assessment district has been established through the Lenawee County Circuit Court to help finance repairs and maintenance on the Red Mill Dam, the Lenawee County Drain Commission is in the process of applying for permits needed to begin the work.
“We’re putting together the...
The vote for renewal of 1.15 mills and an additional .20 mill for the support of Tecumseh District Library is only four weeks away and organizers of the independent citizen group that has been organized to promote the millage request has been making its case to the public through presentations at various venues and through publication...
