Plymouth
Racial posts prompt clerk’s retirement

Mar. 13, 2017 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Plymouth Michigan News. Longtime Plymouth City Clerk Linda Langmesser announced her immediate retirement last Friday following a week-long controversy regarding racially-charged posts attributed to her on a political website. Langmesser, who has been the city clerk for more than 20 of her 30
Power outages continue to vex community

Mar. 11, 2017 PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News Area residents suffering through the forth day of power outages after hurricane force winds ravaged southeast Michigan are now facing very cold nighttime temperatures, an increased risk to older adults and those who are sick. According to an update from
Officials cautioned about state finance


Mar. 7, 2017 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Plymouth Michigan News The municipal finance system in Michigan is broken and the difficulties facing local municipalities are threatening the overall fiscal health of the state itself. That was the message Tony Minghine, chief operating officer and associate executive director of the Michigan
Patriotic volunteer


Cub Scout Ben Garcia McKinley, 7, of Bird School Pack 293, Den 7 led the board in the Pledge of Allegiance last week Mar. 5, 2017 PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News Plymouth Township officials are seeking volunteers to lead the Pledge of Allegiance at the start of
Forensic audit of golf course underway


Mar. 1, 2017 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Plymouth Michigan News Members of the Plymouth Township Board of Trustees have agreed to a forensic financial audit of the losses at Hilltop Golf Course. A representative from Plante Moran attended the regular meeting of the trustees last week to answer questions about
Fireworks celebration could be cancelled


Feb. 28, 2017 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Plymouth Michigan News Don Howard Staff Writer Plymouth Township Supervisor Kurt Heise is weighing the benefits of the 4th of July picnic and fireworks display, a long tradition in the township. Heise told members of the board of trustees at their regular
Former officials’ antics plague new board


Feb. 28, 2017 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Plymouth Michigan News Don Howard Staff Writer Plymouth Township Clerk Jerry Vorva says that the barrage of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests his office has received in the last two weeks is part of a scripted political ambush aimed to harass the
Night at the Races fundraiser


Feb. 23, 2017 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Plymouth Michigan News A Night For Northville, a fundraising event for the Northville Educational Foundation, will take place from 7-11 p.m. March 11 at Schoolcraft College VisTaTech Center. The evening will include video horse racing, a $1,000 prize raffle, a silent auction,
Teen seeking new trial in knife attack


Feb. 22, 2016 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Plymouth Michigan News Testimony resumed in a Detroit courtroom last week where Roksana Sikorski is seeking a new trial in the attempted murder of her family in 2014. Sikorski was 15 when she attempted to slit the throat of her younger brother in what
Fire chief offers ‘sobering’ report


Plymouth Township Fire Department personnel raise the longest ladder the township currently owns (circled) at The Inn at St. Johns’ during a demonstration of an aerial ladder truck. Current fire department equipment conditions and response times were reported as “life- threatening” by Chief Dan Phillips. Photo by Don Howard