Jeff Hogan

LAPEER — More than 25 musicians are expected to perform on 11 porches and downtown Lapeer sidewalks during PorchFest to be held Saturday, Sept. 26 from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. during Michigan Downtown Day. PorchFest is a free event sponsored by the Lapeer Main Street Downtown Development Authority (DDA). “PorchFest is about more than music,” said James Alt, executive […]

LAPEER — Shaun Wagner, 35, of Peck, will remain lodged in the Lapeer County Jail on a $500,000 bond until a rescheduled probable cause conference on Oct. 16 at 9 a.m. in the courtroom of 71-A District Court Judge Laura Cheger Barnard. Wagner is the suspect in an apparent road rage incident that occurred on Sept. 16 on Van Dyke […]

LAPEER — Former Lapeer city manager Mike Womack resigned Aug. 24 following allegations of sexual harassment by a former city employee. An investigation was conducted of Womack after allegations of sexual harassment were brought to the attention of Mayor Jeramy Hing in mid-May, who hired the counsel of Bodman PLC, a Detroit-based labor counsel firm to provide Hing and the […]

LAPEER — In the planning and fundraising stage since 2023, the long-awaited inclusive playground project at Rowden Park in Lapeer that the Kiwanis Club of Lapeer has been working on moved a major step forward Monday evening, Oct. 19 when the Lapeer City Commission approved a $1.2-million bid to build the playground with Brighton-based Penchura LLC. The vote was 4-0 […]

LAPEER — After 18 years as Lapeer County treasurer, Dana Miller, 54, is ready for a change and applied to become the next city manager of Lapeer. “I really want to see someone who has a pulse on the city,” said Miller during an interview held Saturday (Oct. 17) afternoon with the Lapeer City Commission. Miller was the final of […]

LAPEER — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday, Oct. 21 announced a redevelopment project in downtown Lapeer has received support from the bipartisan Revitalization and Placemaking (RAP) program through a $2.2-million grant. The former Lapeer Opera House at 350 N. Court St. will be rehabilitated to add 10 residential apartments, support four existing ground-floor commercial spaces and create a third-floor commercial […]

LAPEER COUNTY — It’s late October and white-tail deer are on the move, contributing to a spike in motor vehicle-deer crashes this time of year across Lapeer County and Michigan. In 2025, of the 83 counties in Michigan, Lapeer County had the 10th highest number of motor vehicle-deer crashes in the state with 1,386. Michigan motorists reported 58,271 vehicle-deer crashes […]

LAPEER COUNTY — Nearly all parish priests in the Archdiocese of Detroit — including in Lapeer County — will receive new assignments in the summer of 2027 as part of a major restructuring, Archbishop Edward Weisenburger announced on Monday, Oct. 19. In a new letter and video addressed to the faithful of the Archdiocese of Detroit, Archbishop Weisenburger offered a […]

LAPEER — Following the recent restoration of the historic county courthouse in downtown Lapeer, members of the Friends of the Lapeer County Historic Courthouse and Lapeer Dept. of Buildings & Grounds have been rehanging pictures and paintings that were packed away while work was underway. On Tuesday, Oct. 20, Friends President Lynne McCarthy and Jillian Clark, office manager for Building […]

LAPEER COUNTY — In addition to choosing the state’s next governor, senator and other local school board members, Lapeer County and Michigan voters will decide two statewide proposals on the Nov. 3 General Election ballot. Proposal 1 is a proposal to convene a constitutional convention for the purpose of drafting a general revision of the state constitution, while Proposal 2 […]