Livingston County Daily Press & Argus

A holiday extravaganza with chocolate, wine and shopping happens from 7-9 p.m. at Lady of Livingston, 8491 W. Grand River Ave. in Brighton. Twenty-five Brighton-area vendors will be on hand with samples, giveaways, raffles and discounts. For details, call (810) 225-8730. Full Story »

The Hartland Consolidated Schools Board of Education is to meet at 7:30 a.m. today to vote on whether to send its $27.8 million bond issue to the Feb. 23 ballot. Full Story »

While there isn't major demand for wind-energy generators in Livingston County, some local governments are paving the way for them to begin lining the county's landscape. Full Story »

If you're not in the holiday spirit yet, this weekend will pick up your spirit and have you singing. Full Story »

Alyse Paquin prefers a role behind the scenes. Full Story »

Two Livingston County state lawmakers are leading the charge for an earlier state budget deadline and changing the term-limits law for legislators in Lansing. Full Story »

PHILADELPHIA — Detroit's Rodney Stuckey hit the game-winner with 8.7 seconds left to give the Pistons a 90-86 win over the 76ers Wednesday night. Stuckey paced the Pistons with 27 points. Full Story »

Disagreements about Howell's recently proposed downtown master plan — including a controversial roundabout at a major intersection — created lively discussion at this week's City Council meeting, where the council opted not to approve the design. Full Story »

Genoa Township's popular soccer fields will soon offer more amenities and comfort for players, their families and walkers. Full Story »

Hartland Middle School at Ore Creek seventh-grade math teacher Melanie Laber has been recognized by the Michigan Virtual School as 2009's Online Teacher of the Year. Full Story »

The Livingston County Sheriff's Department is asking for the public's help as investigators look for two men involved in the theft of a $7,000 ring from a jewelry store in Howell Township this week. Full Story »

A Clawson man accused of soliciting sex from a person he thought was a teenager has a tentative plea deal with prosecutors that calls for him to serve county jail time instead of prison. Full Story »

Kids ages 11 and younger can have dinner with Santa in a benefit at Zukey Lake Tavern, off M-36 at 5011 Girard Drive in Hamburg Township. Cost is $3.95 per child. Two dollars of each meal will be donated to Trail's Edge Camp for ventilator-dependent children. The menu is choice of one: homemade macaroni and cheese, spaghetti and meatballs, or choice of grilled cheese, chicken wings, mini tacos ... Full Story »

The Faith Journey Church in Howell now has a Sunday service that is rated Jesus. Full Story »

Gary Taylor hopes his new Christmas songs are part of this month's holiday music radio takeover. Full Story »

An annual publication of Livingston County properties that could be sold for unpaid taxes has quadrupled in size. Although it is a further sign of troubled economic times, it doesn't mean more people are facing the prospects of losing their home. Full Story »

Mr. Scrooge will be in a good mood this weekend in downtown Howell, where he and other characters from Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" will stroll the streets greeting holiday shoppers. Full Story »

Cohoctah Township, the second-smallest municipality in Livingston County, may soon have a new business in town. Full Story »

An increased demand for families having trouble paying heating bills has prompted the Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency to ask for early donations prior to its annual Walk for Warmth fundraiser in February. Full Story »

An Eaton County man already serving a life sentence for conspiracy to murder entered a plea deal Friday in connection to a Livingston County break-in. Full Story »

An Oakland County man pleaded guilty Friday to home invasion for breaking into a Green Oak Township woman's home. Full Story »

A Pinckney man arrested Sunday after police responded to a hunting complaint pleaded guilty Monday at his arraignment before a magistrate to wildlife conservation violations. Full Story »

Howell resident and military mother Kim Meixner is seeking support to send her friend, Jim Spiri, a photojournalist and military father, to Afghanistan in the spring. Full Story »

As a kid, Patrick Mihalek would ride his bike down to the airport at Hyne and Hacker roads in Brighton Township to watch the small airplanes take off and land. Full Story »

Each evening last week, a group of Brighton-area elementary school students picked up paintbrushes and diligently worked to create their masterpieces on the windows of the Brighton Ford Mercury dealership. Full Story »