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Fall festival features crafts, fun house

On Oct. 18, the first Harvesting Hope Fall Festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The Ronald McDonald House of Mid-Michigan and Old Town Mainstreet in Lansing partnered for the event.The festival will include events such as birdhouse making, pumpkin Olympics, craft booths, a storybook fun house and food.There also will be a pumpkin and scarecrow contest.

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Volunteers to go 'into the streets' Saturday

Students looking for something to do on Saturday can interact and lend a helping hand with East Lansing citizens during the kickoff events of "Into the Streets." "Into the Streets" is intended to emphasize the importance of community service. The event is open to all MSU students and registration begins from 9 to 9:45 a.m.

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Silent auction tonight for shelter program

A silent auction to benefit the Lansing area domestic violence shelter program will be held this evening at Hannah Community Center. The End Violent Encounters Silent Auction: Changing Fortunes will be from 7-10 p.m.

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Council approves N. Tier wetland development

After months of debate, East Lansing City Council members approved the development of wetland space near Abbott and Lake Lansing roads.After more than a two-hour discussion on Tuesday, council members approved Mark Rysberg's request for a Wetland Use Permit and gave him a green light to build apartments and office space.

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Company fights Lansing to build gasoline pipeline through city

Wolverine Pipe Line Co., the local company that has fought for three years to build a new gasoline pipeline through Lansing, will present its case before the Michigan Supreme Court within the next two months. The company will argue it does not need permission from the city of Lansing to construct the new pipeline, which would stretch 65 miles long with about 22 miles running along I-96.

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Environmental council looks for volunteers

Mid-Michigan Environmental Action Council and the Ingham County Conservation District are looking for volunteers to take part in a water quality monitoring project Sunday on the Grand River.Participants involved in the biannual project will be required to enter the river and record data from a site chosen by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.

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Okemos woman guilty in hit-and-run death

A 42-year-old woman is responsible for the hit-and-run death of a 40-year-old man on Grand River Avenue in Okemos last year, a jury ruled Tuesday.After a trial that extended nearly four weeks, the 12-member Ingham County Circuit Court jury found Susan Swanson guilty of drunken driving causing death and leaving the scene of an accident, Ingham County Assistant Prosecutor Joyce Draganchuk said.Swanson, of Okemos, is scheduled to be sentenced Nov.