SOUTH ROCKWOOD

The Good, The Bad & The Blues will perform Tuesday in South Rockwood as part of the local Blues Concert Series.

Students and teachers hoping for a snow day aren’t the only ones full of anticipation ahead of Wednesday’s winter storm.

A total of 620 children were helped in 2022 by Children With Hair Loss.

Three branches of the Monroe County Library System are holding holiday decorating contests.

Three South Rockwood pitchers combined on a two-hit shutout against Ida in the finals of the 48th annual Monroe County Fair Softball Tournament.

Ida advanced to Monroe County Fair Softball Tournament championship. Bedford grad Joey Wiemer will play in the MLB All-Star Futures Game.

A car crash in the early morning hours of July 14 turned deadly in South Rockwood. One driver is reportedly in stable condition.

Police said speed was a factor when a Taylor driver struck an SUV on I-75 in Monroe County, causing the other driver to be ejected onto the freeway and killed.

South Rockwood defeated Mason 10-1 in the winner's bracket finals to advance to the championship of the 48th annual Monroe County Fair Softball Tournament

Mason beat Frenchdown and defending champion South Rockwood held off Ida on Day 2 of the Monroe County Fair Softball Tournament.

South Rockwood is the favorite to repeat as champion of the Monroe County Fair Softball Tournament, which begins today.

Photographer Justin Labadie made a once-in-a-lifetime discovery on July 4 when he spotted a rare Eurasian shorebird at Pointe Mouillee.

The victim was identified as Nicholas Russel O’Neal, 24, who lived in the Rockwood area. Cause of death was not released.

SOUTH ROCKWOOD, MICH. -- A Michigan birdwatcher made a once-in-a-lifetime discovery this weekend when he spotted a bird known as a common redshank in a marsh near Detroit, a few thousand miles from the bird’s usual home. Birding record keepers have confirmed the sighting as the first time the Eurasian shorebird has ever been seen in the United States. A quick Google search and a few texts to birding colleagues confirmed that Labadie could officially report the rarest sighting he’d ever made. “In the birding world, it doesn’t get any bigger than this.”A Eurasian shorebird known as a common redshank was discovered in a Detroit-area marsh on July 4, 2022. But an intercontinental vagrant like Labadie’s common redshank is exceedingly rare, and the kind of discovery that may never be made again.

A South Rockwood resident is seeking the safe return of a missing parrot following a breaking and entering incident that occurred last month.

A Dodge Caravan van was heading northbound in the southbound lanes on I-75 and crashed head-on with a Cadillac sports utility vehicle.

MONROE COUNTY, MI – A Rockwood woman has pled guilty to attempting to hire a hitman through a fake website to kill her ex-husband. Wendy Lynn Wein, 52, pled guilty to charges of solicitation of murder and using a computer to commit a crime on Nov. 12, according to Monroe County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. The terms of Wein’s plea agreement include a cap of 108 months in prison on the minimum sentence, officials said. During the meeting, Wein offered the undercover officer $5,000 to kill her ex-husband and provided him with an upfront payment to cover travel expenses out of state, police said. Soon after handing over the payment, Wein was arrested and taken to the Monroe County Jail.

All six Gibraltar Carlson golfers shot 98 or better as the Marauders won the Southgate Anderson Invitational.

Hundreds lose power following tornado warning in county

South Rockwood started fast and rolled to a 10-0 win over Summerfield in the finals of the 47th annual Monroe County Fair Softball Tournament, winning the event for the first time.

South Rockwood blanked Summerfield 10-0 in the winners' bracket finals at the Monroe County Fair Softball Tournament.

Summerfield and South Rockwood moved into the winners' bracket finals

A 7-year-old boy was badly bitten by a dog at the Huron River Mobile Home Park and is now being treated for a possible rabies exposure.

Man says he was threatened with gun while driving I-75

Chuck Horn, whose term as president of the Village of South Rockwood ended in November when he opted not to run for reelection, has agreed to stay on until the end of the year. Chuck Horn, whose term as president of the Village of South Rockwood ended in November when he opted not to run for reelection, has agreed to stay on until the end of the year. Horn, 54, had hoped to step down after the Nov. 3 general village election, but no one ran for his part-time job. The office of president is part time and pays $15 a meeting for two regular meetings a month. Horn, a former fire chief at the Berlin Township Fire Station in the village, said he may fill that seat if needed after he leaves as president.

Firefighters from Berlin and Frenchtown townships battled a fire in a woods behind the former Ritter Pottery Co. property in the Village of South Rockwood Tuesday afternoon before extinguishing it with multiple fire trucks. Berlin firefighters arrived first after being dispatched at 3:52 p.m. Tuesday to the woods located off S. Huron River Dr. east of Dixie Hwy. Berlin brought three fire engines, a ladder truck and both of its brush trucks used to fight grass fires, Chief Bob Cousino said. You couldn’t get more than one brush truck through at one time.”There were trees, phragmites, grass and brush all burning. “This was our first field fire, but other departments in the county have been busy this week with structure fires and field fires,” Cousino said.

South Fox Island is in Lake Michigan about 22 miles offshore; north of the Manitou islands and south of Beaver Island. Two years ago, Schenavar and White did their first assignment as volunteer lighthouse keepers at Ludington Breakwater; and last year did one at Old Mission Point Lighthouse. The Fox Island Lighthouse Association explained that the State of Michigan bought the property in 1970 with intention to provide recreation and access to the public. The association formed in 2004 and began volunteer restoration and maintenance work at South Fox Island Light Station in 2006. Catherine Allchin, vice president of the Fox Island Lighthouse Association, led the tasks.

A Rockwood man and his teenage son were seriously injured in a motorcycle crash Tuesday after being struck by a suspected drunken driver. SOUTH ROCKWOOD – A Rockwood man and his teenage son were seriously injured in a motorcycle crash after being struck by a suspected drunken driver. About 7:30 p.m., troopers were dispatched to a two-vehicle injury crash on Carleton-Rockwood Rd. The driver of the Impala was arrested for operating while intoxicated causing serious injury and transported to the Monroe County jail. Troopers were assisted by officers from the Village of South Rockwood Police Department, Rockwood Fire Department and Monroe Community Ambulance.

A Rockwood man and his teenage son were seriously injured in a motorcycle crash Tuesday after being struck by a suspected drunken driver. SOUTH ROCKWOOD – A Rockwood man and his teenage son were seriously injured in a motorcycle crash after being struck by a suspected drunken driver. About 7:30 p.m., troopers were dispatched to a two-vehicle injury crash on Carleton-Rockwood Rd. The driver of the Impala was arrested for operating while intoxicated causing serious injury and transported to the Monroe County jail. Troopers were assisted by officers from the Village of South Rockwood Police Department, Rockwood Fire Department and Monroe Community Ambulance.

MONROE COUNTY, Mich. Michigan State Police (MSP) arrested a 51-year-old woman on Friday after she attempted to hire a hitman to kill her ex-husband, officials said. Wendy Wein of South Rockwood allegedly contacted a fictitious website called www.rentahitman.com and filled out a form to request help taking care of an issue, which she identified as her ex-husband, police said. The websites owner contacted MSP and alerted them that Wein may be trying to kill her ex-husband. The Monroe County woman has also been charged with illegal use of a computer to facilitate a crime. Police say the hitman website that Wein used poses as a platform that offers hitmen to solve problems, but the owner actually then refers the requests to law enforcement.

MONROE COUNTY, Mich. Mark Clark may be the luckiest man in Monroe County after winning a second $4 million prize on a Michigan Lottery instant game. In December 2017, Clark won $4 million playing the Lotterys Millionaires Club instant game. Clark visited Michigan Lottery headquarters to claim the big prize. Players won more than $169 million playing $150 Million Payout, which launched in February 2018. More: Michigan Lottery News

Several departments are working at a structure fire this afternoon at the South Rockwood golf course. Click here for follow up news report. UPDATED AT 5:31 P.M.Several fire departments are on scene or on standby as a result of a structure fire reported shortly before 5 p.m. today at Wesburn Golf and Country Club, 5617 S. Huron River Dr., South Rockwood. Those who have been paged include Berlin, Ash, Rockwood, Exeter Township and Estral Beach fire departments. Additional details will be posted when they are available.

SOUTH ROCKWOOD, Mich. – The body of a 6-year-old boy who was missing after a fishing trip with his father last month was found Friday, police said. A relative who was looking for Jaxon Oaks found a body in the Huron River. The body was identified as Jaxon after authorities pulled him from the water. Jaxon and his father, Justin Oaks, 29, left their home at about 9:45 a.m. on March 29 and launched their boat from the Downriver Marina and Campground in South Rockwood. and Justin Oaks’ body was found April 13 near the moth of Lake Erie

It took nearly four weeks for a South Rockwood mother to submit her claim for Michigan unemployment benefits. It took nearly four weeks for a South Rockwood mother to submit her claim for Michigan unemployment benefits. That meant Webb and Gavin were under pressure to secure new housing something she intended to do soon, but certainly not while rushed or temporarily unemployed. On warmer days, Webb added that Gavin likes to go to Point Mouillee State Game Area to ride bikes. He has his moments, but hes little, Webb said.

SOUTH ROCKWOOD, Mich. – The body of a father from the Downriver area, who went missing during a fishing trip with his son more than two weeks ago, has been discovered. UPDATE: Body of missing Downriver boy who disappeared during fishing trip found in Huron RiverJustin Oaks, 29, and his son, Jaxon, 6, left their home at about 9:45 a.m. on March 29 and launched their boat from the Downriver Marina and Campground in South Rockwood. Members of the Downriver Dive Team assembled and recovered the body from the river. The body was positively identified as Justin Oaks. Jaxon Oaks is still missing and is described as about 4 feet, 5 inches tall.

Old wiring is believed to be the cause of a fire Sunday that severely damaged one unit of a converted two-story house in South Rockwood. BERLIN TOWNSHIP Old wiring is believed to be the cause of a fire that severely damaged one unit of a converted two-story house in South Rockwood on Saturday. Berlin and Ash township fire departments responded to the fire, which was contained to one of the upper units of the three-unit apartment complex, according to Berlin Fire Chief Bob Cousino. The blaze began in the attic of the rear upper unit, and the resident of the other upper apartment noticed smoke coming through the wall and alerted his neighbor. "When you take those older houses like that, with wood frame construction, you normally don't save that much, but those guys contained it in one apartment.

SOUTH ROCKWOOD, Mich. – Police are searching for a missing father and son after pulling the pair’s boat from the Huron River on Sunday. Flat Rock police, Brownstown police, Rockwood police, volunteers and the Great Lakes Water Recovery removed the boat from the river. A boat belonging to a missing father and son was pulled from the Huron River on April 5, 2020. He was last seen wearing a camouflage jacket. He was last seen wearing a tan vest and blue jeans.

A Rockwood man and his 6-year-old son remained missing Wednesday as scores of volunteers and police in boats searched for them in the Huron River near South Rockwood. A Rockwood man and his 6-year-old son remained missing Wednesday as scores of volunteers and police in boats searched for them in the Huron River near South Rockwood. The two were in a 14-foot boat and fishing the Huron River between Lake Erie and the I-75 overpass. The two went fishing before 10 a. m. Sunday and the father frequently contacted family and friends while on the river. A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter searched from the air while others launched boats and searched the river.

Justin and Jaxon Oaks were last seen Sunday in the area of Downriver Marina Boat Launch in South Rockwood. Troopers learned that on March 29, 2020, at approximately 9:50am 29- year-old Justin Oaks took his six-year-old son, Jaxon Oaks, fishing in the Huron River between Lake Erie and the I-75 overpass. The Michigan State Police has issued an Endangered Missing Advisory with photos and other information. The Michigan State Police issued the advisory late Sunday night, the two are still missing this morning. Background: Why would an Endangered Missing Advisory be issued instead of an Amber alert?