The Exponent

11/15/2024

Is anyone out there planning on doing the 5K run Walk at Nite Lites Saturday evening? Looks like it is going to be a nice night. We will have a camera for the paper there - seek us out and we'll snap a pic!

08/15/2024

Do you want to see fireworks continue in Brooklyn? Take the survey!

Are you interested in seeing the fireworks continue in the Village of Brooklyn? Anyone wishing to have input is invited to complete the survey here: https://forms.gle/v1V5X9KZQfHoqFL47   By Matt Schepeler A group of 10 individuals gathered August 8 at the Brooklyn library to discuss whether or not ...

07/25/2024

Vote for Clarklake artist

Riley Chevalier is a 12-year-old seventh grader who is participating in an “I voted” sticker contest through the state of Michigan.
The Michigan Department of State is hosting the inaugural “I Voted” sticker contest . More than 480 submissions were received from residents across the state. The top 25 submissions per category are available for online public voting to determine the top 3 winners for each submission category.

To vote for your favorites, select your TOP 3 favorite "I voted" sticker submissions for each of the submission categories.
Elementary/Middle School
See Riley’s art in the comments, and click on the link below to vote for her design.

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=h3D71Xc3rUKWaoku9HIl0YvK_MKXeRVIr685dSSRGmtUNFFMUzFYQjAxQVAySzFMNEo2Vjk4UE44US4u

06/20/2024

This is an important race that isn't getting much coverage. Please share.

Above: Kelsey Guernsey, left, and Jared Hopkins, right, are both running on the Republican ticket for the chance to become Jackson County's next prosecuting attorney. No Democrats have put their name on the ballot, meaning that the winner of the Republican race will likely be the next prosecutor. St...

06/18/2024

Grant Bradley was selected to play in the MHSBCA East/West All-Star Baseball Classic. The All-Star game will include the top Seniors from around the state and will be played
Tuesday June 18th @ Comerica Park, 7:00pm. Tickets will be available, at the gate, for $15.

Good Luck Grant!

06/14/2024

Latest update on the Warner case

Above: Dale Warner, left, watches himself speak to a police detective in video footage shown in 2A District Court in Adrian last week at a hearing for Warner, accused of killing his wife, Dee Warner. Story, photos by Julie Riddle ADRIAN ― Inconsistencies, apparent lies, and a tightly drawn timelin...

05/10/2024

Details emerge as question of whether or not Dale Warner killed his wife is addressed

Above: Defense attorney Mary Chartier, center, speaks to the court in a hearing last week related to murder charges against her client, Dale Warner, right, in the 2nd District Court in Adrian as Lenawee County Assistant District Prosecutor David McCreedy listens.   Story, photos By Julie Riddle ADR...

05/09/2024

The driver of a Dodge pickup truck that crashed into a house on M-50 near Riverside Road in Brooklyn looks at his truck as it leans against the house. The photo was taken Thursday, May 9 at around 12:20 p.m. According to workers on the scene no one was hurt in the crash, although the people inside the house were startled by the crash. We will have details of the accident in next week's newspaper. Photo by Matt Schepeler

05/09/2024

05/01/2024

This brave young lady from Napoleon plans to row, row row her boat...all the way across the Pacific!

Above: Napoleon High School alum Cassidy Hurd (nee Reid) practices with her team for the upcoming World’s Toughest Row competition. Courtesy photo. Napoleon alum chases new challenge: Rowing across Pacific Ocean By Julie Riddle NAPOLEON ― Cassidy Hurd never did like to do things the easy way. Th...

04/12/2024

Great event to help out the Brooklyn Food Pantry and securely dispose of old unneeded documents.

04/12/2024

Love this! Turn up the volume, and enjoy a few moments of patriotism, courtesy Post #315.

03/27/2024

Think judges in Lenawee and Jackson counties are too tough? This Court of Appeals decision indicates they are in line.

By Julie Riddle Local judges scrutinized for stiff sentences passed muster in a series of recent decisions by the state’s higher courts. Judges in Jackson and Lenawee counties were among dozens whose sentences got a second look after the Michigan Supreme Court rejected a longstanding state rule th...

03/13/2024

This could help save lives!

Above: Dispatchers take calls at Jackson County Central Dispatch. Jackson County Central Dispatch keeping up with technology By Julie Riddle JACKSON ― Jackson County residents experiencing an emergency have one more way to get help fast, thanks to new technology just launched at Jackson County C...

03/11/2024

Above: The decision whether or not to have an abortion is a life-altering decision that deserves plenty of thought. Photo courtesy Metro. By Matt Schepeler Thinking has become a lost art in a world where popular opinion is swayed more by memes on social media than thoughtful discourse around the din...

02/27/2024