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Incumbents keep seats in Southfield, Lathrup Village Headlee override millage rejected in Lathrup Village
BY MIKE KOURY
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SOUTHFIELD/LATHRUP VILLAGE — Voters in Southfield
and Lathrup Village cast their ballots in the Nov. 4 election to decide a number of elected offices and proposals. Kenson Siver will remain as
Southfield mayor after winning his reelection over Sylvia Jordan. Siver has been mayor since 2015 and will continue in his position with another four-year term.
According to the unofficial results reported by the Oakland County website, Siver received 9,829 votes and more than 52% of the total See ELECTION on page 7A
Southfield honors 91-year-old veteran during Veterans Day ceremony BY TAYLOR CHRISTENSEN tchristensen@candgnews.com
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he city of Southfield held its Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 7, which included speakers, a wreath-laying, a 21-gun salute and
more. Barbara Seldon, vice chair of the Southfield Veterans Commission, began the ceremony on Friday.
“No mission is too difficult, no task is too great. I salute them (veterans) from every major conflict, including the Revolutionary War, Civil War, World War I and II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Dominican Republic War … as a matter of fact, all wars,” Seldon said. “Each war is recognized as a vital link in the chain of dedicated human rights that kept the nation strong and free.” See VETERANS on page 6A
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LEFT: Southfield Mayor Ken Siver presents Korean War veteran James Elias Jackson, 91, with a certificate. ABOVE: The Southfield Police Department provides a 21-gun salute.
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