Mike’s Musings: High cost of energy fuels inflation

Mike’s Musings: High cost of energy fuels inflation

Editorial StaffFeb 23, 20223 min read

Inflation is at a 40-year high in the United States. Prices that were stable a year have taken a 7.5% jump. Going to the grocery store has put a strain on most of our pocketbooks. Used cars are 41 percent…

Life as Performance Art

Life as Performance Art

Editorial StaffFeb 23, 20225 min read

Marinell Barretta of north-ern Italy died at age 70. That part, with the mortality rate holding steady at 100 per-cent, was not surprising. What followed was.Local authorities found her mummified remains Feb. 4 some two and a half years after…

Area teams fared well at wrestling regionals

Editorial StaffFeb 23, 20224 min read

by Ben MurphySports Writer The Lawrence wrestling team sent two grapplers to the girls regional on Howell on Sunday. Both will move on to the state finals thanks to their top eight finishes.Kennedy Edson is a regional champ in the…

Mattawan lifts mandate, but strongly recommends masks

Editorial StaffFeb 23, 20224 min read

MATTAWAN – This week, the Mattawan Consolidated School District updated its mask status to strongly recommend for staff, students, and visitors in all grades, in all buildings, and at all events.The move went into effect on Monday, Feb. 21, the…

Former Lawton community center director facesembezzlement charges

Editorial StaffFeb 23, 20222 min read

By Paul GarrodStaff Writer LAWTON – The former director/coordinator of the Lawton Community Center faces felony embezzlement charges following her arrest last October by the Lawton Police Department.Ryan Kay Caldwell, 43, of Lawton, is accused of embezzling approximately $14,725 from…

Postcard from the Pines: Free Fish and Chrome Fins

Postcard from the Pines: Free Fish and Chrome Fins

Editorial StaffFeb 18, 20224 min read

Yup. Free fish this weekend, or at least the chance to catch some. All you have to do is go out there on the hard water and catch them, no fishing license required for those old enough to need one.…

Obituary: Eldon “Huck” Berryhill

Obituary: Eldon “Huck” Berryhill

Editorial StaffFeb 18, 20222 min read

Eldon “Huck” Berryhill, 86 of Marion, died on Saturday, February 12, 2022, from complications due to COVID-19. Eldon was born on November 4. 1935 in Genesee County, Michigan. He grew up in the Evart and Marion areas. He met Ann…

Obituary: Phyllis Ann Whitehead

Obituary: Phyllis Ann Whitehead

Editorial StaffFeb 18, 20222 min read

Phyllis Ann Whitehead – Age 84 of Clare, MI passed away on Sunday, February 13, 2022, at Woodland Hospice House of Mt. Pleasant. Phyllis was born to parents Ivan and Violet (Middleton) Conely on November 24, 1937, in Marine City,…

Frostbite a hit with young and old patrons alike

Frostbite a hit with young and old patrons alike

Editorial StaffFeb 18, 20223 min read

Following are the winners in the exciting Frostbite Festival events last weekend.Button raffle – Judy Carlton; Button raffle winning ticket sold at Save A Lot Food StoreWheel Barrow Raffle – Mary WallenFishing adult1st place for largest sack – Kyle Pohl…

Marion girls win 3, now 9-4 in West Michigan ‘D’ League

Editorial StaffFeb 18, 20223 min read

by Ben MurphySports Writer The Marion girls basketball team was able to win their third game in a row on Tuesday, taking down host Mason County Eastern 54-27 in a West Michigan ‘D’ League contest.“We were able to get off…

Clare remains atop JPC with easy win over Harrison

Editorial StaffFeb 18, 20222 min read

by Ben MurphySports Writer The Clare boys basketball team moved another step closer to clinching the Jack Pine Conference and beat an inner-county rival in the process on Friday. The Pioneers, playing host to Harrison, overtook the Hornets to the…

Pat’s Bits and Pieces: Birthdays, birthdays and more birthdays

Pat’s Bits and Pieces: Birthdays, birthdays and more birthdays

Editorial StaffFeb 18, 20223 min read

Tis the season again. The family birthday season that is. And the older I get the harder it is to remember them all.In this family about 80 percent of the family birthdays fall during the first few months of the…

May I Walk with You?

May I Walk with You?

Editorial StaffFeb 18, 20222 min read

I was listening to a homily some time ago in which the priest said, “If you are not all-in, then you are not in at all.”He was referring to our relationship with Jesus and the tendency for people to only…

Fire destroys Gilmore Township home

Fire destroys Gilmore Township home

Editorial StaffFeb 18, 20222 min read

By Pat MaurerCorrespondent A call Friday (February 11) at 8:30 a.m. reported a home on Meridian Road in Gilmore Township that was “fully engulfed with injuries.”The home of Nic and Bobbi Denton, at 8500 North Meridian, was completely destroyed in…

Monsignor blesses firefighters, new Clare fire engine

Monsignor blesses firefighters, new Clare fire engine

Editorial StaffFeb 18, 20221 min read

By Pat MaurerCorrespondent On February 7th , the new fire truck and Clare’s firefighters were officially blessed by Monsignor Francis B. Koper Of Our Lady of Hope Parrish. It was the first time for this type of ceremony at the Clare…

Faces in the Crowd: Amanda Gilde

Faces in the Crowd: Amanda Gilde

Editorial StaffFeb 18, 20225 min read

For Falmouth resident Amanda Gilde, it’s all about the hugs and the high fives.A 1994 McBain graduate, Amanda has always had a passion for kids. She’s spent much of the last 25 years teaching preschool and providing daycare for local…

Young appointed new Osceola EMS director

Editorial StaffFeb 18, 20222 min read

By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – The Osceola County EMS has a new director.County commission chairman Mark Gregory said the county coordinator hired Steve Young of LeRoy to the position. He previously was working for Mecosta County EMS.His first day was…

Osceola adds several issues to Aug. ballot

Editorial StaffFeb 18, 20221 min read

By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – The Osceola County Board of Commissioners acted at its county commissioners meeting on Tuesday to put various issues on the August 2022 election ballot.The board approved placing MSU extension on the August 2022 ballot to…

City dead-ends proposed park temp road

City dead-ends proposed park temp road

Editorial StaffFeb 16, 20224 min read

BY SCOTT SULLIVAN EDITOR A proposed temporary construction road through Cook Park won a cool reception from Saugatuck City Council at its Feb. 9 workshop. Members at their regular meeting five days later OK’d a shorter access largely through Butler…

Douglas OKs $20K for public murals

Douglas OKs $20K for public murals

Editorial StaffFeb 16, 20222 min read

BY SCOTT SULLIVAN EDITOR Look for murals on the north and west walls of the Lake Vista SuperValu grocery store and under the Blue Star Bridge after Douglas City Council Feb. 7 agreed to share $20,000 worth of costs with…

HUGE Estate Sale
August 27-30, 10 am - 5 pm (Part II September 17-19)
57520 Gearharts Landing, Three Rivers, MI

Antique furniture (some special finds!), Hoosier Cabinets, Wonderful dressers, Beds, Desks, Lamps, Wicker, Trunks, etc. Women’s Vintage Clothing, Fur Coats, Boots, Linens, Large Quilt Collection, Jewelry, Pocket Watches, Clocks, Nice Pottery, Comic Books, Huge amount of DVDs & CDs, extensive collection of Vintage Christmas, Patio and Garden Accents, Old Toys (many wind-up). Too much stuff to list! Over 60 years of accumulation! The Best Antique Sale we have ever seen! “Dealers, don’t miss this sale!”

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