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Trailblazing Women, Aviation Heros, and Tuskegee Airmen subject of Albion Historical Society talk

Trailblazing Women, Aviation Heros, and Tuskegee Airmen subject of Albion Historical Society talk

Editorial StaffOct 20, 20252 min read

ALBION, MI The Albion Historical Society will welcome Wendy Zielen on Wednesday, Oct. 22, at 6:30 p.m. when she gives her talk, “Bravery and Innovation: Early Aviation Heroes,” at Stirling Books and Brew, 119 N. Superior St., in Albion. This…

Concord and Pulaski to cooperate on Swains Lake sewers

Concord and Pulaski to cooperate on Swains Lake sewers

Editorial StaffOct 20, 20254 min read

By KEN WYATT Contributing Writer The Swains Lake Sewer Project advanced another step at the Pulaski Township Board meeting this week. In a unanimous vote, the board supported a proposed Memo of Understanding between Pulaski and the Village of Concord.…

Choose Marshall welcomes Viking Warrior Axe Throwing

Choose Marshall welcomes Viking Warrior Axe Throwing

Editorial StaffOct 20, 20252 min read

Choose Marshall recently welcomed Viking Warrior Axe Throwing as a new Chamber Member. A ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the official welcome of this unique new entertainment venue to downtown Marshall. Co-owners Amanda Bieskie, Bruce Hamilton and Tommie Fagan moved their business…

Antonio Green charged with open murder in death of Mia Sims

Editorial StaffOct 20, 20257 min read

By ELIZABETH FERSZT Contributing Writer At a preliminary exam on Thursday, Antonio Treyvonne Green, age 19, was ordered to stand trial on upgraded charges for the murder of 18-year-old Mia Sims, who was gunned down on July 27 in front…

Albion District Library hosts Mark Twain performance

Albion District Library hosts Mark Twain performance

Editorial StaffOct 20, 20252 min read

ALBION – Mark Twain visited the Albion District Library on Tuesday. Actually, it was John L. Daly performing as Mark Twain in an entertaining and educational presentation. In character as the beloved American author, Daly regaled the audiences with amusing…

HISTORICAL NOTEBOOK

HISTORICAL NOTEBOOK

Editorial StaffOct 17, 20254 min read

By Frank Passic LOUISA BLODGETT McGEE These next two weeks I’ll be featuring a couple of Riverside Cemetery-related topics. This week’s topic concerns an early settler, Louisa (Blodgett) McGee (1823-1909). Louisa was one of the original students enrolled in the…

Mike’s Musings: A time to celebrate, hostages have been released

Mike’s Musings: A time to celebrate, hostages have been released

Editorial StaffOct 15, 20254 min read

I don’t care how bad your Trump Derangement Syndrome might be, you have to give the man credit for orchestrating a deal that released the 20 living Israeli hostages from the grips of Hamas on Monday.On Monday, the world witnessed…

HISTORICAL NOTEBOOK: ALBION 100 YEARS AGO—OCTOBER 1925

Editorial StaffOct 10, 20255 min read

By Frank Passic             We continue with our theme of “Albion, 100 Years Ago.” October 3, 1925. “Steve Britten, Albion colored man accused of complicity in the theft of a large amount of brass from the M.E.R. car-shops here last…

Albion City Council highlights growth, art, and inclusion

Albion City Council highlights growth, art, and inclusion

Editorial StaffOct 10, 20257 min read

By MAGGIE LANOUE Contributing Writer Mayor Victoria Garcia-Snyder called the Oct. 6 Albion City Council meeting to order, which included updates on economic development, the arts, public safety, and inclusion. Interim EDC Director Bruce Nelson provided an update from the…

Jackson County Solar Project nears completion west of Albion

Jackson County Solar Project nears completion west of Albion

Editorial StaffOct 10, 20256 min read

By MAGGIE LANOUE Contributing Writer The Jackson County Solar Project, a 125-megawatt renewable energy development in Parma Township, marked its ribbon-cutting Oct. 1 with approximately 40 guests, including landowners, community leaders, and partners from across Michigan. The event was hosted…

Mike’s Musings: I dare you to put down that cellphone and pay a visit

Mike’s Musings: I dare you to put down that cellphone and pay a visit

Editorial StaffOct 8, 20253 min read

Interaction with other people is critical to our mental health. The texting, phone calling crowd must put down their cellphones occasionally and actually visit friends and families. Unfortunately, this is not happening enough and so many problems are caused because…

Roe Dedeaux back in court for Bond Modification 9/26

Editorial StaffOct 3, 20252 min read

By Elizabeth Ferszt Contributing Writer Defendant Roe Dedeaux was in 12th District Court Sept. 26 via video link in front of Hon. Robert Gaecke to discuss bond modification. At his previous hearing, his attorney George Lyons motioned the court to…

Judge Thomas Wilson granted an extension from JTC review

Editorial StaffOct 3, 20252 min read

By Elizabeth Ferszt Contributing Writer Judge Thomas Wilson received an extension to respond to a complaint issued against him by the Judicial Tenure Commission of the State of Michigan. He originally had until Sept. 25 to file an answer. The…

Jackson music community pays tribute to an icon

Jackson music community pays tribute to an icon

Editorial StaffOct 3, 20258 min read

Last week the Jackson musical community came together twice for one of their own. First to honor Craig Playford with a musical tribute on Sunday, Sept. 21 at the Michigan Theatre of Jackson. Then, to remember him at his funeral…

Local groups raise suicide awareness, Calhoun County numbers still high

Local groups raise suicide awareness, Calhoun County numbers still high

Editorial StaffOct 3, 20256 min read

 By Sylvia Benavidez                                         Calhoun County suicide rates continue to be higher than both the Michigan and U.S. averages according to the Suicide Prevention Coalition of Calhoun County. Local groups raised suicide awareness through education and personal contact in downtown Marshall…

Marshall’s SkeletonFest adds more spooky fun

Marshall’s SkeletonFest adds more spooky fun

Editorial StaffOct 3, 20252 min read

SkeletonFest organizers added two new activities to keep the fun going all month long. Saturday younger kids were seen scurrying in and out of stores playing the Bone Voyage Scavenger Hunt. Kimber Thompson, director of tourism at Choose Marshall said…

Mike’s Musings: Elected leaders- Do the right thing, eliminate earmarks

Mike’s Musings: Elected leaders- Do the right thing, eliminate earmarks

Editorial StaffOct 1, 20254 min read

One of my often rants is the use of earmarks or pork barrel, as we used to call them, projects sneaked into the federal or state budget at the last minute, to benefit a particular constituency. It happens every year…

HISTORICAL NOTEBOOK

HISTORICAL NOTEBOOK

Editorial StaffSep 26, 20253 min read

By Frank Passic HARNESS RACETRACK ONCE LOCATED HERE Have you ever wondered why there is a “jog” in the road on North Street headed east at the intersection of North and Clinton Streets? The reason is that there once was…

Albion Council Approves River Restoration Plan

Albion Council Approves River Restoration Plan

Editorial StaffSep 26, 20254 min read

By Maggie LaNoue Albion City Council voted unanimously on Sept. 15, to move forward with a river restoration plan that, if fully funded, would reshape Victory Park and the riverfront. The project will remove the Hannah Street Dam, fill in…

Albion Council advances road and sewer projects from Capital Improvement Plan

Albion Council advances road and sewer projects from Capital Improvement Plan

Editorial StaffSep 26, 20254 min read

By Maggie LaNoue Less than two weeks after adopting a $70 million Capital Improvement Plan, the Albion City Council voted on Sept. 15, to actively fund several urgent infrastructure projects. Council approved $600,000 for the replacement of the sanitary sewer…