UPDATED: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 Hed: Student dies in single-car crash
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By Heidi Berden
Editor
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CLEARWATER TWP. - Stephanie Karppinen, 17, of ÊÊÊ Ê Rapid City, died in a single-vehicle crash at the intersection of Valley and Seely roads in Clearwater Twp. on Tuesday, May 6.
According to Kalkaska County Sheriff William Artress, central dispatch received several 911 calls reporting a serious injury accident at the scene of the crash.Ê Emergency responders from two fire and rescue agencies reportedly worked to remove Karppinen from the 2003 Hyundai Sonata she was driving.
Sheriff's deputies from the Sheriff's Accident Investigation Team responded and continue the investigation.Ê
Reports indicated Karppinen was the sole occupant of the vehicle that was southbound on Valley Road.Ê
The vehicle reportedly lost control on the wet roadway, left the west side of the road and impacted some trees.
Clearwater Township Fire and Rescue, Kalkaska Township Fire & Rescue, Whitewater Township Ambulance, and Northflight Air all responded to the scene.
"Certainly, it was a tragedy,"Kalkaska High School principal, Dale Kaza, said. "It is especially difficult this time of year, around graduation.
"I always try to hone-in on safety, but that usually is directed toward the celebration. This was just a different kind of accident."
Kaza said that Kalkaska Public Schools staff members have a crisis plan in place to make sure the students who needed help got it.
UPDATED: Wednesday, May 14, 2008
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KALKASKA - Kalkaska Downtown Development Authority board chairman, Dean Farrier, hopes to create an event that is similar to recent regional workshops called The Grand Vision.
UPDATED: Wednesday, May 14, 2008
KALKASKA - Kalkaska County's 2008 Mother of the Year, Malinda Hayden, of Rapid River Twp., was in Las Vegas with her husband, Cody, when she learned that she was the winner of the contest.
UPDATED: Wednesday, May 14, 2008
KALKASKA - Of all of the boards at work in Kalkaska County, the Kalkaska County Road Commission Board is one of the most important, and also one of the most troubled.
UPDATED: Wednesday, May 14, 2008
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By Heidi Berden
Editor
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EXCELSIOR TWP. - Steve and Nancy Taylor were ready for the mama bear and baby bear that paid a visit to their home on Grass Lake Road around midnight last Tuesday.
