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JANUARY 28, 2026 • Vol. 38, No. 2 The Clinton Township Board of Trustees listen to Judge Carrie Lynn Fuca of the 41B District Court talk about kratom at the Jan. 12 Clinton Township Board of Trustees meeting. Photo by Dean Vaglia
Fraser decides on CDBG allocations BY ALYSSA OCHSS aochss@candgnews.com
Trustees move to restrict kratom sales CLINTON TOWNSHIP — On Jan. 12, the Clinton Township Board of Trustees unanimously approved the first reading of an ordinance restricting the sale of kratom to people under 21. Brought to the board by Trustee Shannon King, the ordinance follows the language of state-level kratom regulation and
age restriction bill currently working its way through the legislature House Bill 4969. “I want to take an opportunity to recognize Denise Mentzer, who cosponsored the kratom (bill) at the state level, so I want to say thank you to her,” King said. “And state Representative Joe Aragona I know has helped steer this through committee as a chairman, so I want to say thank you to him … However, I do understand that there’s lots of priorities at the state level and
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that bill may not get passed and we don’t know when it’s going to get passed. In that meantime, I think it’s important for us to do what we can to protect our residents, especially protecting the residents that are most vulnerable among us.” The ordinance requires retailers to post signage stating they cannot sell kratom to anyone under 21. Violation of the ordinance is a municipal civil infraction punish-
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FRASER — At its meeting on Jan. 8, the Fraser City Council considered and approved allocations for the city’s Community Development Block Grant money, which helps many nonprofits that provide services in the community. The determined allocations passed in a 6-0 vote. Mayor Pro Tem Patrick O’Dell was excused from the meeting. According to documents attached to the agenda, Fraser received $7,750 in public service funds and each allocation was required to be at least $2,000. The organizations which sought funds from Fraser included Care House, Hearts 4 Homes, Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers, MCREST and Turning Point. City Manager Elaine Leven ex-