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Students spent weeks designing protective contraptions for the school’s annual competition

Memorial Junior High sixth-graders put egg-drop designs to the ultimate test - The Lansing Journal Throughout May, students designed and built contraptions meant to protect (raw) eggs from cracking during increasingly difficult drops.

New development could be coming to the former Pioneer Motel site and other areas along Torrence Avenue.

On the Horizon: Lansing looks to bring new business to Torrence Avenue, old Pioneer Motel site - The Lansing Journal Village Administrator Dan Podgorski said Lansing is concentrating on two specific sites for redevelopment along Torrence Avenue.

A new water treatment facility could be coming to Chicago Avenue after getting the green light from the Planning & Zoning Board. The proposal now heads to the Village Board.

Proposed permit for water treatment facility advances to Village Board - The Lansing Journal Consideration of a proposed water treatment facility now moves to Lansing Village Board, after an OK from the Planning & Zoning Board.

Condolence to the family of Peter Van Drunen:

Obituary: Peter James Van Drunen - The Lansing Journal Obituary Peter James Van Drunen, age 50, of St. John, Indiana, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, May 30, 2026.

Condolences to the family of Russell Raiser —

Obituary: Russell Raiser - The Lansing Journal Obituary Russ Raiser age 71, of Dyer, IN, formerly of Glenwood, IL, passed away Monday, June 1, 2026.

Bethel Church will hold its annual Taco Dinner/Cruise-In Car Show on Wednesday, June 3..

Taco, car show fundraiser returns to Bethel Church Wednesday - The Lansing Journal The Taco Dinner/Cruise-In Car Show fundraiser is from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 3, at Bethel Church, 3500 Glenwood Lansing Road, Lansing.

The latest nartoon by Jim Siergey: "Nartoon Sari"

nartoon - The Lansing Journal It’s hard to explain what “nart” is — even for the man who created it. Illustrator Jim Siergey creates nart, and some of them become nartoons

Seen Around Lansing: Sidewalk hieroglypics - The Lansing Journal Ann Smith snapped a photo of a family of geese out on an early morning stroll along Wentworth Avenue near the lake.

A new farmers market is coming to Fox Pointe starting June 9. It runs Tuesday mornings through September.

Lansing to debut new Fox Pointe Farmers Market on June 9 - The Lansing Journal A weekly farmers market is debuting at Fox Pointe on June 9, offering fresh produce, prepared foods, handmade goods and community all summer.