CLARE – The concept was plausible but the unannounced changes underway unacceptable.
     City Manager Ken Hibl relayed this sentiment to the Michigan Department of Transportation last week that led to a Friday announcement that MDOT’s downtown McEwan Street test pattern is over.
     “MDOT will honor our request and plan to restripe the downtown portion [...]

     GRANT TWP – Township Supervisor Dan Dysinger has filed a lawsuit against the Michigan Department of Treasury over a mysterious scoring system the State Tax Commission uses to grade assessment practices and record-keeping practices in a local unit of government.
     “We’re taking on the STC on behalf of every local assessing unit in the [...]

CLARE – The Clare City Commission has renewed a multiple year contract with Middle Michigan Development Corporation to assist in stimulating the local economy despite one commissioner’s suggestion MMDC’s advice could be slanted.
Commissioner Tom Koch at the Monday, Aug. 2, commission meeting repeated arguments he raised in July when he had an invoice to pay [...]

 
     CLARE – City Hall is inundated with complaints over the new traffic signals at McEwan and Fourth streets downtown.
     City Manager Ken Hibl’s message came as no surprise to city commissioners who rattled off their own list at the Monday, Aug. 2 commission meeting.
     “We need feedback,” Hibl said, to give to the Michigan [...]

 
BAY CITY – An October trial for the wrongful death lawsuit brought against the Clare city police chief and a deputy is now off, according to plaintiff attorney Hugh Davis of Detroit.
     Davis represents the brother of William Scozzari who died in Sept. 18, 2007, in a standoff with police.
     Defendants Chief Dwayne Miedzianowski and Officer [...]

By SHEILA BISSONNETTE, PMDL Librarian
     CLARE - Who hasn’t heard the comment, ”there are only two seasons in Michgan, Winter and Construction”?  Most adult drivers do everything they can to avoid construction zones.  Modern technology can provide drivers with all the information we need to avoid road construction areas.  However, for younger eyes those orange [...]

    
     CLARE– The Clare City Commission has renewed a multiple year contract with Middle Michigan Development Corporation to assist in stimulating the local economy despite one commissioner’s suggestion MMDC’s advice could be slanted.
     Commissioner Tom Koch at the Monday, Aug. 2, commission meeting repeated arguments he raised in July when he had an invoice [...]

     CLARE – A safety hazard at the Tendercare long-term nursing care facility identified during a surprise inspection by the Michigan Fire Marshal Division was corrected immediately but after some coaxing, The Clare Sentinel has learned through a Freedom of Information request Tuesday.
     Local complaints filed with the bureau had prompted the July 1 inspection [...]

     CLARE – Marilyn’s Restaurant is left with having a person dressed in Fifties garb stand at the corner of Fifth and McEwan directing customers to their location at 406 E. Fifth St. instead of setting up sidewalk sandwich board signs.
     The Clare Planning Commission nixed restaurant owners Marilyn and Al Kuebler’s request to initiate [...]

     HARRISON – Today’s preliminary examination for a former Clare city police chief, who previously has been arraigned on two criminal charges in connection with a case in which prescription drugs were fraudulently obtained, was postponed, according to court officials.
     Former Clare police chief Timothy Rynearson, 56, Clare, was arraigned June 21 in 80th District [...]