Ingham County

The Ingham County Health Department is welcoming a new medical health officer in a couple of weeks. That’s as current health officer Linda Vail prepares for retirement after nearly a decade in the role.

The Ingham County Board of Commissioners is considering whether to offer a medication to reverse opioid overdoses for free outside of the county jail.

After nearly a decade of service leading the Ingham County Health Department, including during the COVID-19 pandemic, Linda Vail is just weeks away from stepping down from as health officer.

The Ingham County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the appointment of a new member to represent its 13th District Tuesday.

Election officials in mid-Michigan are working out a plan to implement new voting requirements under Proposal 2.

Representative Elissa Slotkin earmarked $2.5 million in federal dollars to construct a new grandstand in Mason.

Ingham County’s new prosecutor, John Dewane, is settling into his new position. He took over from Carol Siemon who retired at the end of 2021, and he’s already putting in place new policies like cracking down on repeat felony offenders.

The new Ingham County prosecutor is revising policies that will increase charges for repeat felony offenders and for individuals who commit a felony with a firearm.

The Ingham County Board of Commissioners is taking applications to fill an empty seat. The deadline for residents to apply to serve as the 13th district’s commissioner is January 9.

Ingham County’s Prosecuting Attorney Carol Siemon is retiring at the end of the year. She was elected as prosecutor in 2016 and then reelected in 2020.