Latest Headlines from 98.9 WJEZ

Students to paint storm sewers; collect e-waste

Thu, 06 May 2010 11:17:14 GMT

Pontiac High School and Junior High students will canvass the town Friday, during the annual Storm Sewer Stenciling and E-Waste project. Students, like Dillon Hendershot, will try to increase public awareness of how easy unwanted waste can enter the water supply. CLICK FOR SOUND PTHS Teacher Paul Ritter says the students are working to make Pontiac a better place. Pontiac residents should be on the lookout for kids along the city streets throughout the day tomorrow. Also, if you’d like to get rid of an old computer or other electronic, the items should be left outside prior to 7 a.m.

Women's Club to present style show

Thu, 06 May 2010 11:14:04 GMT

The Pontiac Elk’s Club will be full of fashion tonight, during the Pontiac Women’s Club annual style show fundraiser. The event gets underway at 6:30 p.m. and includes dessert. Women’s Club member Marsha Weber says several different models will be featured with different types of clothing. CLICK FOR SOUND Tickets for tonight’s style show are 10 dollars and are available from club members.

Teen arrested after car burglary

Thu, 06 May 2010 11:10:20 GMT

Pontiac Police have arrested one person, in connection with a vehicle burglary that reportedly occurred on North Mill Street. 18-year-old Sean Sullivan of Odell is accused of taking Alprazolam pills from a 1999 Pontiac Grand Am and is charged with burglary and possessing a controlled substance. Police say Sullivan’s arrest is in regard to this particular burglary only and it’s not known who’s responsible for the other car break-ins reported over the last several days. Sullivan has already served time in behind bars for unlawful use of a weapon after taking handguns to Pontiac Township High School in 2007, which prompted a school lockdown.

Three charged in airport drug bust

Wed, 05 May 2010 15:39:00 GMT

Three people have been charged with cannabis trafficking, in Livingston County Court, following a drug seizure at the Pontiac Airport this week. 46-year-old Alan Luster of Marietta, Georgia, 44-year-old Ernest Austin of Fontana, California, and 30-year-old Cher Holland from Los Angeles, California, each face 12 to 60 years in prison on the Class X felony charge. Luster was reportedly piloting the small plane that landed in Pontiac on Monday, while Austin and Holland were passengers. Authorities say the plane’s flight started in California and was headed to Cleveland, but was diverted to Pontiac because of weather. A search of the plane revealed a number of duffle bags containing large bales of suspected marijuana –weighing over 300 pounds. Federal authorities had been tracking the plane’s flight and alerted Pontiac Police. Luster’s bond was set at $4 million, while Austin’s and Holland’s bond is at $2 million. All three are due back in Livingston County Court June 1 for preliminary hearings.

Adequate rainfall reported

Wed, 05 May 2010 11:03:57 GMT

The Livingston County Extension Office has announced the rainfall totals for the week of April 24-30. A weather observer in Odell reported one inch of rain during that time period, while Emington received around 9 tenths of an inch. Observers in the Pontiac and Gridley areas reported 1.2 inches of rain, while Chatsworth only had about 3 tenths of an inch of rainfall.