Olivet
A city in Eaton County, Michigan — population 1,858 as of 2020.
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News around Eaton County
Get Lost! in Grand Ledge: Exploring the 'City of Seven Islands'
WKAR News reporter Emma J Nelson spent the afternoon getting lost in the mid-Michigan city that harbors both islands and cliffs, just days before the annual Fall Festival.
Events
Gun recovered from man fatally shot by Lansing police was not real, department says
The Lansing Police Department says a firearm recovered from a 29-year-old man fatally shot by police last month was not a real gun.
Public Safety
Double whammy: Rising gas and diesel prices put pressure on Michigan food access
As gas prices reached $4.95 in Lansing in September, higher transportation expenses placed added pressure on families and the Greater Lansing Food Bank.
General
Lansing Police had extra patrols of River Trail amid homeless deaths
The Lansing Police Department says officers were already making extra patrols along the Lansing River Trail amid a string of violent deaths over the summer.
Public Safety
Lansing Police investigating fifth homeless death on the River Trail in 11 months
Police say they are also probing whether the deaths — four beatings and a stabbing — are connected.
Public Safety
Lansing-Jackson TV market has booked $39 million in political ads … and counting
Candidates, parties and PACs have placed more than 20,000 spots on WLNS, WILX News 10, WLAJ and Fox 47, with more orders expected between now and Election Day.
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Olivet by the numbers
- Area
- 1.02 sq mi (2.64 km²), 0 sq mi water
- Median age
- 21.2
- Households
- 468
- Persons per household
- 2.4
- Median household income
- $54,722
- Median house value
- $154,900
- Office
- CLERK TREASURER
- Address
- PO BOX 367, OLIVET, MI 49076