BLISSFIELD — For its efforts in establishing a foundation to attract private investment and further build on municipality assets, the village of Blissfield has been formally recognized as a Certified Redevelopment Ready Community, and has been awarded the Redevelopment Ready Communities certification from the Michigan Economic Development Corp. Blissfield now joins a group of 73 […]
ADRIAN — Trial dates have been set for a former Blissfield village employee who’s accused of embezzling more than $20,000 from the village. Holly Sue Koester, 41, of Palmyra is charged with embezzlement $20,000 to $50,000. During a pretrial hearing Wednesday with Lenawee County Circuit Judge Michael R. Olsaver, Koester’s attorney, Patrick Bagley of Waterford, […]
BLISSFIELD — As a young student, Scott Ricker was interested in math, sports, computers and engineering. He pursued his interests and received an electrical engineering degree and then degrees in education. Now in his 26th year teaching in Blissfield, Ricker has been recognized by Gannett, owner of The Daily Telegram, with its national Amazing Teacher […]
BLISSFIELD — Voters in two local school districts are being asked to renew operating millages on the presidential primary ballot on Tuesday. Blissfield Community Schools and the Columbia School District are seeking renewals of their 18-mill, nonhomestead operating millages. Blissfield’s proposal asks to renew its operating millage through 2028, and Columbia is asking to renew […]
ADRIAN — Jurors began hearing testimony Tuesday in a case in which a Blissfield man is accused of causing a one-car crash that killed his friend during Memorial Day weekend in 2021. William Michael Badger Jr., 51, is charged with operating while intoxicated causing death and reckless driving causing death. David Campbell, 78, of Blissfield […]