Articles tagged:Augusta Township

Posted: Tue May 22 3:39 p.m. by Lisa Allmendinger Regional Reporter

The Washtenaw County Water Resources Commission and Mead Brothers Excavating were expected to begin drain cleaning work Tuesday on the Sugar Creek Extension Drain at the culvert crossing under McCrone Road in Augusta Township. The work is being done on McCrone between Willow Road and Talladay Road and on Gooding ...

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Posted: Thu May 10 5:57 a.m. by Tom Perkins AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
Augusta Township consignment shop owner hopes to breathe new commercial life into area

The old home near the intersection of Stoney Creek and Willis roads that Samantha Towler has crafted into a consignment boutique is far from what she describes as the "boring, vanilla box" resale shops.

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Posted: Wed May 2 6:20 p.m. by John Counts Crime and courts reporter

Two days after a warrant was issued for her arrest, Augusta Township Clerk Kathy Giszczak turned herself in to authorities Wednesday and was arraigned in district court on two eavesdropping charges.

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Posted: Tue May 1 noon by Kyle Feldscher Crime and courts reporter

Augusta Township clerk Kathy Giszczak said she plans to “vigorously defend” her actions after a warrant was issued for her arrest on two felony eavesdropping charges. Giszczak faces one count of eavesdropping and one count of use or divulgence of information unlawfully obtained for allegedly recording a conversation between township ...

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Posted: Mon Apr 30 4:30 p.m. by Kyle Feldscher Crime and courts reporter

More than two years after she was accused of secretly recording a conversation between two Augusta Township officials, Clerk Kathy Giszczak is wanted on criminal eavesdropping charges. Giszczak is expected to turn herself in this week to face one charge each of eavesdropping and use or divulgence of information unlawfully ...

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Posted: Fri Apr 20 10:10 a.m. by Julie Baker News producer
Tough love? Augusta Township boy forced to sit in yard with sign as punishment

An Augusta Township fourth-grader is facing an unusual punishment, WJBK reports: His parents are making him sit in his front lawn with a sign that reads "I don't want to behave at school."

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Posted: Fri Mar 9 8:40 a.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter
Security tight at Lincoln High School after threat is reported

Lincoln High School in Augusta Township will remain on a modified lockdown Friday after authorities received an anonymous tip that there might be fighting or shooting at the school.

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Posted: Tue Jan 10 10:20 a.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter

A shotgun blast destroyed a mailbox Monday in Augusta Township, Washtenaw County sheriff's deputies said. About 1:45 a.m., a 40-year-old man who lives in the 13000 block of Bunton Road, heard several shotgun blasts near the road, sheriff's spokesman Sgt. Tom Pennington said.

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Posted: Mon Nov 14 3:27 p.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter

Three shotguns, two rifles and other items were stolen during a burglary sometime during the past month at a garage in Augusta Township, Washtenaw County sheriff's deputies said. A 54-year-old man reported at 5 p.m. Sunday that a door to the garage in the 9100 block of Rawsonville Road had ...

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Posted: Tue Oct 25 9:55 a.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter

A man killed in a crash Saturday in Augusta Township has been identfied, Washtenaw County sheriff's deputies said.

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Posted: Sun Aug 28 1:22 p.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter

Six people were displaced by a fire that destroyed a home this morning in the 9900 block of Ricka Lane in Augusta Township, fire officials said. A township firefighter sustained a back injury while battling the blaze that broke out at 8:18 a.m. and he was taken by ambulance to ...

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Posted: Sat Mar 19 8:30 a.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff

The Augusta Township Fire Department has received grants that will help it purchase an all-terrain vehicle to fight brush fires and make off-road rescues, Fire Chief Vic Chevrette said. The department has received a $5,000 matching grant from the State Department of Natural Resources and a $2,500 grant from Monsanto ...

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Posted: Fri Mar 18 4:01 p.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter

A coin collection, knife collection and jewelry were stolen during a burglary reported Thursday in the 8000 block of East Willow Road in Augusta Township, Washtenaw County sheriff's deputies said. Someone smashed out a sliding glass door between 7:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. to get inside the home, a sheriff's ...

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Posted: Wed Feb 23 5:46 a.m. by Tom Perkins AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist

Augusta Township voters rejected a recall of township Clerk Kathy Giszczak on Tuesday. Unofficial results on Washtenaw County's elections website show the effort was defeated by a margin of 606 to 202.

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Posted: Tue Feb 22 5:21 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff

A man who claimed he needed directions attempted to push his way into an Augusta Township home on Friday, according to the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department. The incident occurred in the 12000 block of Whittaker Road just before 10 p.m. The resident said a man knocked on the door and ...

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