Jerry C. Carpenter; age 76 of Lake passed away Sunday, June 19, 2022 peacefully at his home. Jerry was born March 6, 1946 the son of Norman and Jessie (Bailey) Carpenter. He was a country boy, a fisherman, a hunter,…

Daniel Dysinger Sr. 88 of rural Clare passed away July 5, 2022, at MyMichigan Medical Center, Midland. Dan was born on October 9, 1933, to Leon S. and Helen I. (Williams) Dysinger in rural Clare. Dan is survived by brothers…

Sandra Jean Fritz, age 81 of Lake, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, July 4, 2022, surrounded by her family.  On July 29, 1940, Sandra was born the daughter of Lewis and Myrtle (Green) Cooley in Waterloo, NY.  She was…

Donna Rae Robinson Geyer a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother passed away on July 3, 2022 with her family by her side.Donna was born in Evart, Michigan on May 24, 1939, the daughter of the late Clarence and…

Patricia Ann “Millie” Stork, age 74, of Clare, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, July 3, 2022, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Saginaw. She was born the daughter of Woodrow and Helen G. (Lucas) Millspaugh on Feb. 11, 1948, in Goodrich…

Twenty years ago I was given a wonderful, thoughtful hand-crafted gift from a good friend, a sister member of the Ever Ready Club and faithful reader of the Postcard. It required a good deal of work and planning and even…

We had some fun over the weekend enjoying a beautiful Fourth of July at Brooks Lake in Newaygo and celebrating my brother Jim’s 90th birthday.Like the song, Jim was “born on the 4th of July” and, naturally is a pretty…

Lindsay Sandelius, a 2009 Pine River graduate, initially went to school to become a physical therapist’s assistant.However, while doing her clinicals, she quickly realized that wasn’t the career for her. She was meant to be a teacher. So she switched…

By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – The Osceola County Board of Commissioners voted at Tuesday’s meeting to approve the part-time Coordinator’s assistant to work up to 29 hours a week as designated by the coordinator, Tim Ladd.“It previously had been for…

By John RaffelCorrespondent EVART – Osceola County prosecuting attorney Tony Badovinac reported on July 1, Isaac Wilkinson, 20 years old of Evart Michigan was sentenced to 18.75 years to 50 years for his unprovoked assault on a 3-year old child…

Nancy Lou (Donovan) Siskaninetz passed away June 30, 2022 at the Rose Arbor Residence in Kalamazoo. She was born June 30. 1942, in Bangor to Rex and Lillian (Briggs) Donovan.She was a graduate of Lawrence High School in 1960. Nancy…

HARTFORD – Final preparations are being made for the 67th annual Van Buren Youth Fair, which will get underway July 18-23, for its weeklong run.Nightly grandstand features include:Monday, July 18, 6 p.m. – Farm Stock Tractor Pull; followed by Magic…

By Paul GarrodStaff Writer PAW PAW – The annual Paw Paw Days and Classic Car and Truck Show will be held Saturday, July 23, in downtown Paw Paw, featuring a ribbon cutting to officially mark the completion of the village’s…

By Paul GarrodStaff Writer PAW PAW – Van Buren County Commissioners on June 28, approved a request from the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office that would allow Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office deputies or command officers, upon full retirement, to…

By Scott SullivanEditorGreenWhen the Green Giant saw the Green Goddess dressing, the valley grew jollier as he ladled it over cut beans and canned creamed corn. Ho ho ho. Kids could mail 4 bits to Le Seuer, Minn., and get…

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor On the eve of Independence Day, drivers traveling along US-131 in Allegan County were forced to find an alternative route.A stretch of US-131 near mile marker 50 near Plainwell was closed for approximately four hours on…

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Sign, sign, everywhere a sign.Those words are as relevant today as they were in 1971 when the Canadian rock group The Five Man Electric Band released their song “Signs.” Be they signs for garage/yard sales, political…

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor In the 2003 hit Pixar movie “Finding Nemo,” it’s the little clownfish’s father Marlin and his friend Dory the blue tang who find Nemo.Now, children and families in the Otsego area have the opportunity to try…

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor For the past two school years, Otsego Public Schools has been able to provide free breakfasts and lunches to all students thanks to the federally funded Universal School Meals Program.That will not be the case for…