Monday, May 26 marks Memorial Day this year. Across the area, veterans, community leaders, and volunteers plan celebrations to honor those from their communities who gave the ultimate to their country – their lives. Here is a list of local…

I shake my head at some of the shenanigans pulled by leaders we place in public office. Very few of them understand that the money that pays their salaries and funds the programs that run the government come out of…

by Sylvia Benavidez The Albion Historical Society’s annual Mother’s Tea kicked off a new season of touring The Gardner House Museum on Saturday, May 10. The museum, located at 509 S. Superior St. was listed on the National Register of…

By Elizabeth Ferszt At the May 13 City Council meeting, the Jackson City Council voted to approve the sale of the former Jackson Business Development Center, at 414 N. Jackson Ave. to Collier Gibson, LLC. Collier Gibson is the property…

By Maggie LaNoue Albion residents are about to see a significant upgrade in transportation options, thanks in part to a countywide millage passed last year and years of behind-the-scenes planning. Mallory Avis, director of Battle Creek Transit and a leader…

For some reason, the Trump administration, i.e. Attorney General Pam Bondi is slow walking the release of the Epstein files. If I remember correctly, it was a campaign promise to release them asap, and it’s now been 130 days, and…

Jeremy Patterson has been chosen as the next Jackson Public Schools superintendent. The district has been looking to fill the position since Superintendent Jeff Beal announced his resignation earlier this year. The choice between Patterson, who has been the assistant…

By SYLVIA BENAVIDEZ Contributing Writer Walk into the Albion or Marshall District Libraries and take a good look around their main rooms. The shelves are filled with all kinds of books and yet due to budget constraints, space etc., the…

Efforts to repair local streets are getting a big boost thanks to funding from the federal government. A $4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation will be used for the East Side Commercial Corridor Improvement Project, which will…

Albion College retiring faculty Jon Hooks, Emmanuel Yewah, and Perry Myers were honored during the college’s May 3rd commencement ceremony. All three were rewarded emeritus status by the faculty. Albion College President Wayne Webster noted that the three honorees have…

Some people call me absent-minded, others call me addle-headed. Me, I just blame it on being left-handed.Last week, I left my briefcase in a rental car. Its contents were my valuable laptop, scads of paperwork and files and some cash.Let…

By Elizabeth Ferszt City of Jackson Police Chief Christopher A Simpson announced in a press release that on April 28, at approximately 8:10 p.m. officers responded to the intersection of Martin Luther King and Wilkins Street for a shooting. JPD…

By ELIZABETH FERSZT Contributing Writer The Jackson City Council voted on Tuesday April 29 to finalize and close the sale of the former T.A. Wilson Academy, a former Jackson Public Schools elementary school located at the corner of Morrell and…

By MAGGIE LANOUE Contributing Writer The Greater Albion Chamber of Commerce launched a new tradition with the first-ever Albion Economic Club Luncheon, held at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel in downtown Albion on Thursday, April 24. The event drew a…

Many of you have read my rants concerning higher education. I believe the cost is outrageous and it certainly far outweighs the benefit most students receive.One of the reasons costs have risen extensively over the past decade is that universities…

By Frank Passic THE BEGINNINGS OF RIVERSIDE CEMETERY             The land upon which Riverside Cemetery in Albion is located was once part of an original 80-acre plot located in Albion Township. The first two owners of the property were women,…

I was flipping channels the other night when a question was asked. What did you fear most as a kid? There were a variety of answers but one of the answers was quicksand.I immediately concurred. Quicksand was fear of mine…

A Review By Aaron Riddle Special to the Morning Star Attending Jesus Christ Superstar was my first experience with the recently renovated Michigan Theater of Jackson. It did not disappoint. This historic structure once again shines as the beacon of…

By KARA DECHALK Contributing Writer Chad Blair, a 39-year-old Albion man has been arraigned on one count of failure to stop at a scene of a serious personal injury accident and one count of lying to a peace officer. Both…

 LANSING, Mich. — Governor Gretchen Whitmer recently announced in a press release two redevelopment projects have received support from the bipartisan Revitalization and Placemaking (RAP) program, which will see the rehabilitation of vacant buildings in Albion and Hillsdale to create…