Sanilac County News

01/11/2024

Jon Block has specific goals for 2024, as he enters his third year as chairman of the Sanilac County Board of Commissioners.

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Jon Block has specific goals for 2024, as he enters his third year as chairman of the Sanilac County Board of Commissioners. The seven-member board elected Block chair at its organization meeting on Jan. 2. A Deckerville area resident, Block represents District 1 on the commission. He has served as....

01/10/2024

Sanilac County Medical Care Facility has a new leader at the helm.
Nicole Miller has begun new duties as the facility's executive director ... and steps into the position vacated this month by Kerry Regentin, who has returned to the role of administrator at Autumnwood of Deckerville.

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Sanilac County Medical Care Facility (SCMCF) has a new leader at the helm. Nicole Miller has begun new duties as the facility’s executive director, after serving as the therapy program manager since last February. “I’ve always had a deep compassion for taking care of people,” Miller told the...

01/10/2024

Sandusky School board nears decision on wellness program

The Sandusky Board of Education is expected to decide next Tuesday whether to accept the state funded School Wellness Program.
The Tuesday, Jan. 16 meeting at 5:30 p.m. will come on the heels of a special board meeting on Jan. 8, where members heard a presentation from the local health department and hospital about how the wellness program would work at the school, and took questions from the large audience in attendance.
Sandusky officials learned in February 2023 that the grant application submitted by the Sanilac County Health Department to implement the program at the school was approved but needed final approval from the board.
The deadline for the board to approve the interagency agreement with the health department is this month. The funding will pay for a registered nurse and social worker in the elementary and junior-high school buildings full time, Monday through Friday, and to remodel the current board of education room in the junior-senior high for office and storage area for the wellness program.
Parental consent forms would be required for students younger than 14 to receive services, with parents having the right to approve or reject services for their children. Students ages 14 and over can legally receive mental health services without parental consent, but with a limit of 12 visits, or four months.
Nursing services can range from treatment of minor injuries on the playground to assisting in managing chronic illness and training school staff.
Mental health services can range from individual and group therapy to wellness techniques.
Staff hired under the program cannot provide abortion counseling, services, or make referrals for abortion services. They also cannot prescribe, dispense or distribute family planning drugs or devices, such as condoms.
Although some School Wellness Programs in other districts administer vaccinations, the Sandusky program will not, stated Katie O’Mara, wellness program director at the health department.
O’Mara said the health department and school officials felt parents can obtain vaccinations for children elsewhere.
Some audience members, and school board members, expressed concern on the need for more parental involvement in the type of services provided to children.
O’Mara, however, assured the audience that there will be an emphasis on parent involvement “from day one.”
Audience members also spoke in support of the program, noting that while the school currently has social workers on staff more are needed, and the only “nursing” type services currently available are provided by office secretaries.
Superintendent Kurt Dennis pointed out that the school would have the ability to terminate the wellness program at any time, with 60 days advance notice, and said he would be monitoring the program.
A board committee is expected to meet this week with staff from the health department and McKenzie hospital, which will provide the mental health services, to discuss amending the proposed interagency agreement to address concerns of the board and community.
At the conclusion of the approximate two-hour discussion on Jan. 8, audience member Mike Smith, who had posed several questions, commended the board on the way the meeting was handled.
“I’m so proud of this board,” said Smith. “You asked the hard questions…we hammered it out…I think you’re doing a great job.”
In other business, the board voted to hire Megan Pearce as the new business manager. Pearce will replace Kendra Messing, who has been hired as business manager for Croswell-Lexington Schools. Pearce is currently the business manager at Capac Community Schools.

01/10/2024

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01/10/2024

Brown City man arrested on drug charges

PORT HURON – An investigation by the St. Clair County Drug Task Force concluded Jan. 3 in three arrests, including a 25-year-old Brown City resident.
Methamphetamine, fentanyl, he**in, a handgun, U.S. currency, packaging and a scale were located during the ex*****on of a search warrant in the 1200 block of Pine Street in Port Huron, according to a press release by the St. Clair County Sheriff Department.
Bryon Brown of Brown City was arrested on the charge of possession of methamphetamine-second offense and is
being held on a $5,000 bond.
Jessica Robbins, 32, of Port Huron was charged with
manufacture/delivery of methamphetamine, maintaining a drug house and tampering with evidence. She is being held on a $10,000 bond.
21-year-old Payton Jurn of Yale was arrested on the charge of
possession of methamphetamine and was given a $5,000 bond.

01/10/2024

SNOVER — Nora David has always been a hard worker and, at 94-years-old, the Snover woman is still working full-time hours on a new mission to honor veterans.

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SNOVER — Nora David has always been a hard worker and, at 94-years-old, the Snover woman is still working full-time hours on a new mission to honor veterans. Nora began stitching quilts for veterans last July, initially donating her creations to the Veterans Affairs office in Saginaw. The project ...

01/10/2024

Attention pickleball enthusiasts!

Pickleball players can now play at the Croswell Wesleyan Church on Tuesday and Thursday from 9:15 a.m. to noon or noon to 2:45 p.m. for $7. No registration needed just show up. For more information call Kim Hartman, 810-990-4207. Come join the fun!

01/03/2024

A memorial benefit lunch will take place this weekend to honor Richard “Rick” Waun – though to some he was known as “Wizzy,” but to most he was “the barber.”

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PORT SANILAC — A memorial benefit lunch will take place this weekend to honor Richard “Rick” Waun - though to some he was known as “Wizzy,” but to most he was “the barber.” Waun, who passed away Dec. 19 at age 71, was well known in Port Sanilac for his nearly 50 years of service as the...

01/03/2024

If you’re a regular visitor to the Port Sanilac or Lexington farmers’ markets, you’ve probably heard of The Rustic Loaf – a Port Sanilac based, artisanal bread company supplying fresh loaves of unique, hand-made bread for purchase

But, after visiting farmers’ markets all summer, the Normans grew a customer base that was wondering, “where will I get my bread this winter?”

The answer, from the Rustic Caravan!

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PORT SANILAC — If you’re a regular visitor to the Port Sanilac or Lexington farmers’ markets, you’ve probably heard of The Rustic Loaf – a Port Sanilac based, artisanal bread company supplying fresh loaves of unique, hand-made bread for purchase. John Norman, of Port Sanilac, began his off...

12/27/2023

"If you can read, you can do anything..."

Women educators group celebrates 50 years!

“I think children can do anything if they can read, and they need to start when they’re born,” said Jean Willis, a nearly 40-year member of Beta Tau, Sanilac County’s chapter of Key Women Educators. Members celebrated the organization’s 50th anniversary last month, with a dinner at Liberty...

12/20/2023

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12/19/2023

Sandusky High School hosted a "Staff vs. Law Enforcement" basketball game this afternoon, pitting teachers and coaches from the district against members of local law enforcement agencies.

12/15/2023

12/14/2023

Planning continues for Sandusky's new hospital.

Approval of a special land use permit for the new Sandusky hospital is anticipated in early 2024. Sandusky City Manager Dave Faber said McKenzie Health System’s application for the land use permit, and site plans for the facility are expected to come to the city planning commission for approval in...

12/13/2023

Along with our regular sports coverage, today's edition includes a special Winter Sports Preview! Coverage includes the seven Sanilac County school districts including: Brown City, Carsonville-Port Sanilac, Croswell-Lexington, Deckerville, Marlette, Peck and Sandusky.

12/13/2023

Shopping with Heroes 2023

For more than a decade, Sanilac County’s Shop with a Hero program has been making a difference at Christmastime. Thursday, Dec. 7, marked the thirteenth year for the program, which pairs children from struggling families with police, fire, and emergency personnel for a holiday shopping event at th...

12/13/2023

12/13/2023

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12/08/2023

Help sought in road rage shooting

The Sanilac County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help in solving a road rage incident where shots were fired.
The ongoing investigation began Dec. 1 when Sanilac Central Dispatch received a call at approximately 10:26 p.m. reporting unknown subjects in a black GMC Duramax pickup fired shots at the caller’s vehicle while passing it.
The incident occurred on West Peck Road near Maple Valley Road in Maple Valley Township.
The occupants of the suspect vehicle were described as three white males, one black male and one white female, all in their mid-twenties.
There were no injuries reports.
No other details have been released.
Citizens who have information about incident are asked to contact Sanilac County Central Dispatch at 810-648-2000 or the Sanilac County Sheriff’s Office Detective Bureau at 810-648-5663.

12/06/2023

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12/05/2023

The homeless man charged with dragging an 8-year-old girl into the bathroom at Hope Thrift Store in Sandusky last August will face more severe charges in Sanilac County Circuit Court, following testimony from the victim, witnesses, law enforcement, and the defendant himself.

Andrew Hakeem Jewell, 19, was bound over to circuit court for a pre-trial hearing, after his preliminary examination in Sanilac County District Court on Tuesday, Dec. 5.

Following testimony, Sanilac County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Robert Heyboer requested the original charge of attempted kidnapping – child enticement be amended to the full charge of kidnapping – child enticement, which carries a possible life sentence.

The homeless man charged with dragging an 8-year-old girl into the bathroom at Hope Thrift Store in Sandusky last August will face more severe charges in Sanilac County Circuit Court, following testimony from the victim, witnesses, law enforcement, and the defendant himself. Andrew Hakeem Jewell, 19...

12/04/2023

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11/30/2023

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At 705 this morning, Sanilac East Fire Authority was dispatched for a barn fire with cattle still inside. First arriving units found a 40×50 barn fully involved. Homeowner was able to get all the cattle out safely prior to the fire departments arrival. Automatic aid was provided by Deckerville fire dept. and Carsonville fire dept. was also requested for manpower. Sanilac East Fire Authority personnel remained on scene for approximately 2 hrs with 12 thousand gallons of water used to extinguish the fire.

11/29/2023

The murder-mystery comedy is about an acting troupe moving from an old theatre to a new theatre as sinister happenings take place and troupe members turn up dead.

Eli Price, Addyson Ganley, Taylor DeLeon, Madalyn Rickett, Taylor Bobbio, Savannah Lounsbery and Olivia Smeader rehearse a scene from CPS Theatre 13's production of "Murder Box.” The murder-mystery comedy is about an acting troupe moving from an old theatre to a new theatre as sinister happenings ...