Month: May 2017 | Page 7

Clouds with Chance of Rain

May 20, 2017

A low pressure system developing in Kansas will track northeast through tonight. This system will spread clouds and rain in our direction. A cold front associated with this storm will push eastward through Lower Michigan Sunday morning. High pressure then builds in from the southwest on Monday. Today: Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 60s. East winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. Tonight: Rain showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the evening. Chance of rain 80 percent. Sunday: Cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms until midday, then partly sunny with a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Yesterday’s high temperature in Jackson was 57 at 12:06 PM. The low was 44 at 6:54 AM. Normal high for today is 70. The record low is 31, set in 2002. The record high is 92, set in 1977. Highest wind speed yesterday…

Elmer Hitt Named Director of Police & Fire Services

May 19, 2017

Elmer Hitt at the 2017 Police Memorial Ceremony at the JSO Weatherwax Hall (photo by Ryan Kerwin, JTV) Jackson City Manager Patrick Burtch named Deputy Police Chief Elmer Hitt as the new director of police and fire services Friday, May 19, after serving five months as interim director following the retirement of Matthew Heins. Hitt, a Northwest High School graduate, rose through the ranks within the Jackson Police Department after he joined as a police cadet in 1996. He became a patrol officer in 1997 before he was promoted to sergeant in 2005, lieutenant in 2010 and then deputy police chief in 2015. Hitt was selected by Burtch after the job was posted both internally and externally and after a number of candidates were interviewed by officials within the city’s personnel department and the city manager’s office. “It speaks to Elmer’s qualifications that he rose to the top of all candidates both within the Jackson Police Department and outside it,” City Manager Patrick Burtch said. “City administrators, officials, and myself all look forward to seeing how he moves the department forward. We’re all very pleased with Elmer’s qualifications and administrative capabilities.” Hitt said he is humbled to be named director…

Sports Talk at The Chase: NBA Draft Lottery

May 19, 2017

The Right Approach: Brian & Tim Humphrey from Avenue Auto

May 19, 2017

Bart visits The Butterfly House at Summit Landscape & Garden Center

May 19, 2017

Friday, May 19, 2017

May 19, 2017

Geoff Bontrager, Superintendent, Northwest Schools; Bart visits The Butterfly House at Summit Landscape & Garden Center; Dani Meier, Chief Clinical Officer, Mid-State Health Network; Jazz Singers Michael Trotter and Tanya Trotter; Ric Walton, Walton Insurance Group

Cloudy and Cooler

May 19, 2017

A low pressure system developing in Texas will track north northeast through the weekend. As a result...this system will spread increasing amounts of moisture into the Great Lakes region. Clouds will thicken up today and showers may begin arriving from the south in the afternoon. Then...wet weather is expected through Saturday night. The showers will come to an end on Sunday. Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 62. East northeast wind around 11 mph. Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. East northeast wind 9 to 13 mph. Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 67. East southeast wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2pm, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. South wind 8 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Yesterday’s high temperature in Jackson was 87 at 3:48 PM. The low was 57 at 11:59 PM. Normal high for today is 70. The record low is 28, set in 2002. The record high is 91, set in 1977. Highest wind speed yesterday was 36…