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01/28/2025

LIVE - FaceBook Drama Trial
Corunna, MI—A jury trial is underway in the 35th Circuit Court on Tuesday.
Kristi Webb is suing her ex-sister-in-law, Dawn Farrah, aka Dawn "Justice" Smith, for disparaging remarks she allegedly made on the page of Shiawassee County Neighborhood Watch in 2019 against her and her husband.

Photo: Tom Manke - Dawn Farrah, aka on FaceBook, Dawn "Justice" Smith. January 28, 2025.

01/26/2025

"This Was An Active S.... Event," Judge Matthew Stewart said.
Corunna, MI - On Friday, Christopher Bryant-Jordan Stubbs was sentenced by 35th Circuit Court Judge Matthew Stewart to a minimum of 288 months, not to exceed 900 months, for assault with intent to mu..., along with several other charges.

Christopher Stubbs told the jury in his case that he had a concealed p license and knew he was carrying a 40 caliber hand g. Illegally into Rainbow Bar. He acknowledged allowing people to see he had it in his sweatpants.

It was testified that he told a person outside while entering that it was loaded, and he wondered if someone wanted some.

Stubbs admitted to arguing with someone and allowing them to see what he was carrying. Stubbs said he got angry... to a level of 10 when a person told him to get out of the bar. Stubbs said that the person said to him, " You f'n n. It's time to leave." Stubbs said he was angry that this person was telling him to leave when he knew he was armed.

When asked why he was carrying it, Stubbs said he doesn't care about rules and carries it everywhere.

Stubbs said he was not a fist fighter and felt this person may swing at him so he pulled his g and s. up to 9 times in a crowded bar, hitting a bystander 3 times, then exiting the bar and s two or three more rounds through the door and then s. the g. 2 more times in an empty alley at no one.

The Prosecutor asked Stubbs if his girlfriend was telling the truth in telling police that the two of them had done co***ne and ecstasy and were drinking heavily before they came to the bar. Stubbs denied doing co***ne or ecstasy. He admitted to drinking before entering the Rainbow.

It must be noted that the bar did not serve him and that after he showed the g to s, several, he was told to leave immediately.

Stubbs said he was scared for his life because he didn't fist fight and was afraid that the person who told him to leave was going to swing because he hadn't left the bar.

When asked why he fired s, Stubbs said he was angry and kept s... Stubbs had started in court at another time that he wanted to k.the unarmed man he was angry with for telling him to take his g and leave.

The man he shot by accident almost d.

Stubbs said that even if it played out like this again he would do the same thing and s up the bar.

Stubbs stated he did what he thought was right, and that was s. Instead of leaving when told to

Stubbs, from Flint, resided in Owosso before his arrest.

Stubbs was never served, and from the time he entered and went up to a person he didn't know to argue with, the time he unloaded his g was only 4 minutes and thirty seconds.

Busses took the jury to Rainbow Bar to see bullet holes still visible in the wall, door, and floor.

Photos: Stubbs being sentenced and screenshots of a packed bar.

01/26/2025

The City of Corunna joined with Corunna Parks and Recs to hold the annual chili cook off at the McCurdy Park Community Center Saturday. Close to twenty cooks competed.
Wayne LeDuc came in first, Theresa Sarrizan came in 2nd and Donna Kerridge came in 3rd.
Photo: Tom Manke, January 25, 2025, Corunna, MI. McCurdy Park Community Center.

01/25/2025

Dangerous Criminals Welcomed By Biden Are Being Deported In Mass.
Washington Post - White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday night that ICE had made 538 arrests that day, and officials said Friday they arrested 593 more. She wrote that four of those arrested in the sweeps were members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. Others had committed s*x crimes against children, Leavitt said.

Leavitt posted photos Friday showing U.S. troops loading shackled detainees onto a military cargo plane for a flight to Guatemala.

“The largest massive deportation operation in history is well underway,” Leavitt wrote on X on Thursday.

“Deportation flights have begun. President Trump is sending a strong and clear message to the entire world: if you illegally enter the United States of America, you will face severe consequences,” Leavitt later added.

The military flew two C-17 cargo planes, each carrying approximately 80 people, to Guatemala after they crossed the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, according to a DHS official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the operations. Officials said that the flights departed from Texas and Arizona. ICE Air is continuing to operate deportation flights alongside military planes, officials said.

Tom Cartwright, who tracks ICE deportations for the immigrant advocacy group Witness at the Border, called the military operation “theater of the absurd” in a post on X. “The only thing new about this is subjecting people to transport on a cargo plane,” Cartwright wrote. He noted that ICE carried out 508 deportation flights to Guatemala during the 2024 fiscal year on planes that averaged 125 passengers.

01/24/2025

The Former Teacher That Told The Jury She Was Guilty, Was Sentenced To The Top Of The Guidelines.

Corunna, MI - Former teacher, Tasha Nichole Fernet, 40, that was convicted by a jury of having s. with a 16-year-old female student was sentenced by 35th Circuit Court Judge Matthew Stewart on Friday.

Judge Stewart told Fernet that he was dismayed that Fernet had told the court that since the student was of age that she should not have been charged. Judge Stewart told Fernet that the law does not allow a teacher to have s. with a student even if they are of age. In Michigan the age of consent is 16.

Fernet was charged with three counts of CSC third-degree and obstruction of justice.

The first witness was the victim, now 18, who testified that she had a s—relationship with her teacher from Dec. 2022 to May 2023. The victim graphically explained to the jury what they had done

Witnesses testified to what they knew, and an audio tape was played with the defendant, who admitted to the crimes to an officer.

The Prosecution rested, and Fernett stated she wanted to testify in her defense. Fernet took the stand and immediately admitted to all the crimes. When asked if she thought their affair would have been proper if she was not a teacher, Fernet said, "Yes."

Judge Stewart sentenced Fernet to the Michigan Department of Correction, to a minimum of 85 months not to exceed 180 months.

Photo: Friends Community News Group, Tom Manke, Dec 3, 2024. Tasha Nichole Fernet testifying in the 35th Circuit Court. And January 24, 2025 being sentenced.

01/24/2025

Trump Seeks Full Transparency For Americans and took steps today toward fully releasing government documents related to the assassinations of former President John F. Kennedy, his brother Robert F. Kennedy and civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr.

Trump wrote, I have now determined that the continued redaction and withholding of information from records pertaining to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy is not consistent with the public interestI and the release of these records is long overdue. And although no Act of Congress directs the release of information pertaining to the assassinations of Senator Robert F. Kennedy and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., I have determined that the release of all records in the Federal Government's possession pertaining to each of those assassinations is also in the public interest.

01/24/2025

UPDATE - Does the Owosso Public Schools Owe Mr. Steve Irelan a public appology?

This is an update on the story of the sudden departure of Steve Irelan, Assistant Principal and Athletic Director Owosso, Public Schools.

After claiming they couldn't, the School Administration has now issued a statement on why a well-liked and competent Administrator left, and the school had tried to keep it secret.

Per the document below, the Owosso Public Schools did not support Mr Irelan after he removed students from a sporting event that allegedly caused a disturbance.

One of the parents of the children criticized Mr. Irelan for removing unruly students. The parent claimed retaliation. Instead of backing Mr. Irelan, the school backed the parent of the unruly student.

The bottom line is that per the letter the Owosso Public Schools issued, the district no longer backs its administrators for doing their jobs to keep school events safe and family-friendly. But instead backs a parent complaining their disruptive student was removed.

Please read the letter. The District wanted to punish Mr. Irelan for protecting people attending an event because he offended a student and a parent.

A reader reached out to us to state they felt the Owosso Public Schools should have fully supported Mr. Irelan for doing his job instead of forcing him to leave.

This apparent forced resignation needs to be looked at and voters need to decide whether we have come to an era when kids run the Schools with their offended parent, or the administrators are backed for doing their jobs.

Owosso, MI - According to sources, it was a rapid and unexpected move. Steve Irelan, Assistant Principal and Athletic Director at Owosso High School, resigned on January 10, 2025. Staff is staying tight-lipped, claiming due to agreements made, the public will not be informed of the legalities that transpired of why Irelan resigned or whether Irelan received a severance package to leave as quickly as he did.
Photo: Social Media, Owosso High School.

01/23/2025

Lansing, Mi. - Michigan State Representative Brian BeGole says that he is honored to have been selected as the Majority Vice-Chair of the House Judiciary Committee and that he looks forward to working on some meaningful legislation for crime victims and law-enforcement members.

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01/23/2025

Corunna, MI - Congratulations to Cup Cakes and Kisses in opening your 6th location on the N. West corner of State Rd and M-21, Corunna, MI.

Cup Cakes and Kisses posted Wednesday,
FRIENDS, FAMILY, AND FANS! We are in the beginning phase of planning our GRAND OPENING party at the new retail location in Corunna. What are some of your ideas?

(Hope you are as excited as we are)
We so adore this community and the support we have received from all of you. We began our journey with Cupcakes and Kisses 10 years ago and found our second home in Owosso 7 years ago. When we outgrew our kitchen on Washington Street, we built a fabulous kitchen in Westown Owosso with our focus being on manufacturing our product and distribution across the state of Michigan.

The past 2 years we have gathered information and listened to the heartfelt concerns of our customers about our parking situation.

And our solution is the new Corunna store front location. We are so very excited about the traffic volume, having 2 entrances to our parking lot and super easy access to our doorstep.

All our products will be fresh baked in our facility in Westown and distributed to the retail storefront. We will be open
Tues-Sat 10am-6pm.

We DO NOT plan to close our storefront in Westown at this time. All orders will be available for pick up at any of our current locations starting very soon.

Call to place your orders. 989-720-4149

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01/22/2025

Retired Owosso Mayor Chris Eveleth, on Wednesday, introduced himself to the Owosso Board of Education as the new Community Relations and Grant Manager for the Shiawassee Health and Wellness.

Raw Video: Tom Manke. January 22, 2025.

01/22/2025

Jocelyn Benson, the Michigan Democratic secretary of state of Michigan, announced, Wednesday, she is running for governor.

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg moved to the Traverse City area with his husband Chasten a couple of years ago, from Indiana, fueling speculation that he is planning on running for governor.

Aric Nesbitt, the Republican leader in the Michigan Senate, is running on the Republican ticket. Donald Trump flipped Michigan to a Red State.

01/21/2025

Live - 12:24 am Tuesday - The SpaceX Starlink 13-1 mission is a success.

The 230-foot Falcon 9 is scheduled to deploy a payload of 21 Starlink internet satellites, which are packed inside the fairing atop the 230-foot rocket. The rest of the payload at this time is not being revealed.

Video grab.

01/21/2025

BREAKING - PROTESTORS PARDONED.
President Trump Trump issued immediate pardons to all but 14 Protestors that were persecuted by The Biden’s Administration.

Biden signed pardons for his political operatives that committed felonies as they persecuted Bidens political enemies including the Protestors of January 6.

Trump signed an executive order to end the Biden’s turning the Justice Department into a political tool.

The executive order pardons those Protestors convicted of Jan. 6 riot offenses and ordered prosecutors to drop charges against any other defendants, that could wipe away criminal charges for over 1,500 people charged or convicted for their protesting in Washington on January 6.

The other 14 convicted defendants were issued commutations to time served.

The pardons and commutations will take immediate effect, with Trump saying: “We hope they come out tonight.”

01/21/2025

BREAKING NEWS - "For American citizens, January 20th, 2025, is Liberation Day" President Donald Trump

Washington: Biden Pardoned his family for all the crimes they have committed against the United States while Donald Trump was being sworn in.

Trump immediately signed in emergency laws, including, returning free speech to the citizens of the United States. Trump also signed an executive order doing away with Biden’s weaponization of government.

President Trump stated in his speech, The American dream will soon be back and thriving like never before.

Under my leadership, we will restore fair, equal, and impartial justice under the constitutional rule of law.From this day forward, our country will flourish and be respected again all over the world. We will be the envy of every nation, and we will not allow ourselves to be taken advantage of any longer. During every single day of the Trump administration, I will, very simply, put America first.

Our sovereignty will be reclaimed. Our safety will be restored. The scales of justice will be rebalanced. The vicious, violent, and unfair weaponization of the Justice Department and our government will end.

And our top priority will be to create a nation that is proud, prosperous, and free.

America will soon be greater, stronger, and far more exceptional than ever before.

From this day forward, our country will flourish and be respected again all over the world. We will be the envy of every nation, and we will not allow ourselves to be taken advantage of any longer. During every single day of the Trump administration, I will, very simply, put America first.

01/20/2025

BIDEN PARDONS FAUCI AND ADAM SCHIFF FOR ANY FELONIES THEY MAY HAVE COMMITTED.
WASHINGTON ― President Joe Biden on Monday, in an unprecedented move, issued blanket preemptive pardons from criminal prosecution for his political operatives that may have committed multiple felonies in illegally targeting and prosecuting Biden’s political enemies. Biden also pardoned Fauci for the crimes he committed in publishing fake news about COVID-19.

Per USA Today, Those issued pardons include retired Gen. Mark Milley, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Anthony Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; and the lawmakers and staffers from the House committee that investigated the Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021. Those lawmakers include former GOP Reps. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, Adam Kinzinger of Illinois; and Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif.

01/19/2025

Live at Owosso MotorSports Park, Sunday, for Ice Racing! 19 races scheduled.
Photo: Friends Community News Group, Tom Manke, January 19, 2025.

01/19/2025

BREAKING - As of 10:32 PM Saturday, TikTok has shut down in the United States.

01/19/2025

Congratulations to Rex Wheeler and the entire Owosso Speedway Team. They are bringing home the hardware from the MARFC 59th Annual Awards Banquet. The Banquet was held on Saturday.
The work is underway at the Owosso Speedway to almost triple the old raceway seating for the 2025 season.
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Good News Guys Live in Owosso at Life In Christ putting on a show for tiny ones. The GNG create content and videos for little ones that is viewed all over the world. GNG say that they create Safe Christian Videos and Content for Kids The GNG say, If you have little ones, The Good News Guys will have your children, laughing, dancing, and singing, excited to learn about God! The Good News Guys travel sharing the Good News with children and their parents throughout the United States. https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsGuys?mibextid=ZbWKwL Photos: Friends Community News Group, Tom Manke.

BREAKING NEWS SHIAWASSEE COUNTY- Corunna, MI - Shiawassee County Sheriff Doug Chapman along with Deputy Beahlen Provided Information Tuesday on the investigation into a case of animal cruelty in Shiawassee County. On January 10, 2025, Deputy Beahlen of the Shiawassee County Animal Control conducted a rescue of several animals from a Hazelton Twp. Home. The animals consisted of seven horses, five dogs, and two cats found without proper shelter, food, or water and were in obvious distress. Assisting with the rescue was Horses’ Haven, a non-profit horse rescue from Livingston County. All the animals are expected to recover fully, and the case will be turned over to the Shiawassee County Prosecutor’s Office for criminal charges. Raw Video: FCNG, Tom Manke, January 14. 2025, 9:30 am, Shiawassee County Sheriff’s Office.

Let Us Introduce You to The Fabulous HornDogs Live at the Z Hall Owosso, MI - The Z Hall Kicked off its winter series, A Night Out With Friends, Saturday, January 11, 2025, with a Dinner & Show featuring THE FABULOUS HORNDOGS . The ticket covered the cost of appetizers, entree choice, dessert and was followed by an upbeat stage show that attendees will not soon forget. Entree choices included Roasted pork loin with cherry chutney Butterflied creamy garlic chicken Butternut squash ravioli Chef's garden salad with roasted chicken Check out our website for more details! Advanced tickets required! Click on the link below to learn about other shows coming www.theZhall.com/events Other upcoming events: Feb 1 square dancing and Feb 15 Dinner&Show with CEYX Raw Video: Tom Manke, the Fabulous Horndogs, January 11, 2025.

Live at the Owosso New Year's Ball Drop. Video: Tom Manke , December 31, 2024 - January 1, 2025.

Rupple Brothers Play To A Full House. Owosso, MI - The Rupple Brothers Are Playing In The Garage In The Korner Pub on Saturday, December 28, 2024. Video below and in comments. Friends Community News Group, Tom Manke.

Guilty On All Charges. Corunna, MI - Judge Matthew Stewart told the jury deliberated over 5 hours, "Thank you for your hard work; I know it is hard." Christopher Stubbs from Flint, MI, was charged with two charges of Assault With Intent To Commit M., Discharging A Firearm in a Building, three charges of Discharging a Firearm, Carrying a Concealed Firearm, and a Felony Firearms Weapons charge. Below is the video of the jury bringing back the verdict. Scroll down for more stories on the trial. Story/Video: Tom Manke, December 13, 2024

Corunna, MI - Matthew McKone sworn is as the new 66th District Court Judge. Dec. 6, 2024. Raw Video: Friends Community News Group

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