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🌱 How one golden retriever is changing tough days at Memorial Healthcare

Owosso, Michigan Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello Owosso! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How one golden retriever is changing tough days at Memorial Healthcare
  • Owosso alum shines in Saginaw Valley State’s doubleheader vs. Ferris State
  • Owosso man’s hate-crime plot stopped before attack; here’s what investigators found

Also on today's calendar: 30th annual Pasta & Politics, hosted by the Shiawassee County Democratic Party and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 68 and low of 46 degrees.
  • Thursday: A shower in the afternoon, temps: high: 76, low: 57.
  • Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 74 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Golden retriever helps boost morale at Memorial Healthcare (wnem.com subscription) — Patients and staff at Memorial Healthcare in Owosso are getting a morale boost from Gus, a 4-year-old golden retriever who visits three times a week as a therapy dog. His calm presence helps lower blood pressure, reduce pain medication needs, and ease stress for overworked nurses and patients alike, highlighting growing interest in emotional support animals in healthcare settings.
   

• Softball Splits Home Doubleheader with Ferris State (svsucardinals.com) — An Owosso High School alum, pitcher Macy Irelan, helped Saginaw Valley State split a home softball doubleheader with Ferris State, starting game one and closing game two. The Cardinals took the opener 8–4 before falling 3–2, and they’ll stay home to face Grand Valley State this Saturday afternoon.
   

• ‘Death to You All': Michigan Man's Mass Murder Plot Ends in 7-Year Sentence (michigannewssource.com) — A 23-year-old Owosso man has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison after pleading guilty to a hate crime tied to detailed plans for a mass-casualty attack. Investigators say they uncovered weapons, ammunition, and bomb-making materials after noticing earlier shootings and disturbing online posts, stopping the plot before anyone in Michigan was harmed.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • you probably should have rented a house with a good landlord.
    MY mother rented at Kona villa, and I believe they had a cat. Not many places will let you have an animal now adays. (Nextdoor Caledonia Township)
  • Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Team Member in Owosso. Apply here.
  • KFC posted a job opening for KFC Shift Supervisor K580006 in Owosso. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Owosso here.

🗞 Nearby News

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  • Saginaw-area sports highlights: Reese softball coach reaches 900-win mark (mlive.com)

Swartz Creek

  • Flushing runner extending Boston Marathon record on Monday (abc12.com)

Ok Owosso! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Owosso

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Owosso

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.