Matthew Bartow

1 week ago | argus-press.com | Matthew Bartow

OWOSSO — As nearly 20 shovels dug into the ground Thursday afternoon near First United Methodist Church, a new era for affordable housing in Owosso became closer to reality. A ground breaking was held for a $6.5 million development that will bring 16 rental housing units to Washington Park — a 2.38-acre site of land at the corner of Washington Street and Wesley Drive — with the units set to be completed in 2026.

1 week ago | argus-press.com | Matthew Bartow

By MATTHEW BARTOW Thank you for reading! Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading. CORUNNA — The Corunna City Police Department has its next police chief. The Corunna City Council at its Monday meeting unanimously hired Stacey Wilburn as the CCPD’s next department chief. She will continue serving the department in a part-time role. Wilburn had been serving as interim chief following the retirement of Chief Mark Schmitzer last month.

2 weeks ago | argus-press.com | Matthew Bartow

MIDDLEBURY TWP. — A fire Tuesday afternoon destroyed a home in Middlebury Township, although there were no injuries or fatalities in the blaze. Ovid Middlebury Fire Department Captain Eric Brown said his department was dispatched to 2002 S. Warren Road at 1:11 p.m. after one of the homeowners returned from a walk to find flames and smoke emanating from the kitchen. The home was empty at the time of the fire.

3 weeks ago | argus-press.com | Matthew Bartow

CORUNNA — After more than four years serving as chief of the Corunna City Police Department — and 46 years working in law enforcement — Mark Schmitzer is calling it a career. The Corunna City Council unanimously accepted Schmitzer’s letter of resignation at Monday’s council meeting, with all four members of the council present. It was announced that officer Stacey Wilburn will take over the department as interim chief.

4 weeks ago | argus-press.com | Matthew Bartow

CORUNNA — When Keith Marshall went to a garden auction in Ovid in the 1980s, he stumbled upon what he dubbed a box of “junk” pottery that he purchased for $1. Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading. “At the top all you could see was junk pottery, some of it broken even and when it (came) up to be bid on, nobody bid on it, including me.