Hartland, MI

Nik Rajkovic / news@whmi.com Hartland High School Drama Club presents "Radium Girls" this weeekend. It tells the real life story of young factory workers in the United States who contracted severe and fatal radiation poisoning in the early 1900s after painting watch and clock dials with self-luminous glow-in-the-dark paint. The young girls, mostly immigrants, were encouraged to "tip" their paint brush with their lips. Cast members Olivia Kolke and Ethan Stang were on WHMI's Morning Drive wit

Kenneth Darrow Kuhn – age 91, of Fenton, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2026. Private family services will be held. Arrangements have been entrusted to Sharp Funeral Homes, Fenton Chapel, 1000 Silver Lake Road, Fenton. Kenneth was born on February 1, 1935, in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, the son of the late Samuel and Norma (Darrow) Kuhn. He graduated from Hartland […] The post Kenneth Darrow Kuhn first appeared on Tri-County Times.

Jessica Mathews / news@whmi.com Some community support is being sought for a fundraiser from some local student artists. The Hartland Middle School Parent Advisory Council (HMS PAC) has launched its first Holiday Card Collection fundraiser featuring original artwork by 12- and 13-year-old student artists. Students were invited to create artwork for two holiday card themes: Christmas Cheer and Winter Wishes. 28 students submitted 35 original pieces, and a community jury selected 12 design

Nik Rajkovic / news@whmi.com Hartland's Town Square development continues to grow. Township planners last week gave initial approval for Financial Plus Credit Union to move in, just north of Buffalo Wild Wings, off Hartland Square Drive, across from Emagine Theatre. "The impact assessment for the whole development accounted for all of this land being developed. Same with the traffic," said Planning Director Troy Langer. Plans call for a nearly 4,000 square foot building with a drive-thru,

Nik Rajkovic / news@whmi.com The Hartland Consolidated Schools Board of Education on Tuesday voted to hire a Chicago-area search firm to help the district find its new superintendent to replace Chuck Hughes, who is retiring as of December 31. The district will pay a base fee of $21,500 to Hazard, Young and Attea (HYA) Corporation. "The board will have access to a portal so that we'll know in real-time if candidates are applying. I think the others did not offer that," said Treasurer Greg K

Jessica Mathews / news@whmi.com The deadline is next week for Hartland Cromaine District Library’s 2026 Grant Sweet Memorial Essay Contest. The contest invites Livingston County students in grades 7 through 12 to showcase their writing talents. The contest is held in memory of Grant Sweet, Cromaine’s former Building Manager, who dedicated many years to the Library before his passing in 2010. Grant was deeply committed to honoring veterans and participated annually in a cross-cou