Jessie Lee Jones, age 92, of Washington Township, died Sunday, May 8, 2016 at Troy Beaumont Hospital. He was born July 1, 1923 in Twinton, Tenn., the son of Lee and Maggie (Reeves) Jones. On…
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An Nong, 64, of Romeo, died Friday, April 29, 2016 at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. He was born March 12, 1952 in Cambodia, the son of Mourn and Morn (Suy) Nong. Mr. Nong worked…
Voters went to the polls May 3 to decide whether Romeo Community Schools should borrow $86 million to pay for building improvements throughout the district including an expansion of the Romeo Engineering and Technology Center…
BY DEBI MARTONE STAFF WRITER An abundant fruit crop looks favorable for Romeo area orchards this year. Bill Verellen, of Verellen’s Orchard and Cider Mill, said the peaches and plum trees have plenty of bloom,…
BY DEBI MARTONE STAFF WRITER A bill to repeal the Common Core State Standards from schools in Michigan passed 4-1 through the Michigan Senate Education Committee on Tuesday, April 26 in Lansing. Senate Bill 826…
BY DEBI MARTONE STAFF WRITER Romeo High School principal, Michael Kaufman, will be leaving his position when the school year ends in June after spending nine years in the district. “I’m not really retiring,” Kaufman…
BY DEBI MARTONE STAFF WRITER An exchange student is using apples from last fall’s harvest at Westview Orchards for experiments that are helping a French research entrepreneur perfect a product to extend the fruit’s shelf…
BY DEBI MARTONE STAFF WRITER The Washington Township Board of Trustees discussed a public parking lot that will be constructed at the corner of Garland Street and Van Dyke, just north of 26 Mile Road…
BY MICHALLE HENDERSON The Romeo VEX/ROV Byting Bulldogs, one of the school’s three robotics teams, competed at the U.S. Navy’s Seaperch completion on April 16 and brought home a first place trophy in Open Class…
BY DEBI MARTONE STAFF WRITER The North End Sobriety Team (NEST) was officially launched at a fundraising party held on Tuesday, April 19 at a residence in Bruce Township. NEST, a volunteer driven, non-profit organization…