By Pat MaurerCorrespondent A special procession to honor Nichole Marie Shuff has been planned for today, August 5 in Farwell.Just 33 years old, Nichole died following an accident on July 25th while working as a Mounted Deputy at the Clare…

By Pat MaurerCorrespondent A 1:50 pm lightning strike that hit a tree on May Street in front of the 205 Apartment Building destroyed the tree and blew debris all over the site, blew multiple windows in and even blew a…

By Pat MaurerCorrespondent On the Clare County level, voters went to decide if they would approve millage renewals for the Senior Services Millage, a 0.27 mil request. The millage request was approved by a vote of 4,904 to 1,599.The millage…

By John RaffelCorrespondent MCBAIN – Missaukee County voters went for Gretchen Whitmer (Democrat) and Tudor Dixon (Republican) in Tuesday’s primary election.Whitmer was running unopposed. Dixon was running against five other GOP opponents.Jack Bergman (Republican) and Bob Lorinser (Democrat) are the…

By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – James Custer defeated Roger Elkins in an Osceola County Board of Commissioners battle of two Evart Republican incumbents during the Tuesday primary.Custer faces no opposition in the November election. He won over Elkins 270-222.They faced…

By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – Osceola County voters approved various ballot proposals on the Tuesday primary ballot.By a 3,371-2,183 tally, voters approved the MSU Extension & 4H services proposal.It was passed 147-81 in Highland Township, 171-147 in Marion Township and…

Charlotte Ruth Warner, 78, of Clare, passed away on July 21, 2022, at MyMichigan Medical Center Midland with her family by her side. Charlotte was born February 18, 1944, in Gladwin, MI, to Paul and Julia (Iutzi) Huber. She married…

Ardea “Dee” Gibson, age 87, passed away July 24, 2022 at MidMichigan Health Hospital in Midland, Michigan. Per her wishes, cremation has taken place.Dee enjoyed socializing (she loved people), knitting, crocheting, cooking, baking, and occasionally “donating” to Casino!Dee was united…

Stanley Truman Fankhauser, 89, of South Boardman, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, July 14, 2022. He was born to the late Fred and Reba (Logan) Fankhauser on April 23, 1933 in Marion, Michigan. Stanley was married to…

Freeda J. Brownridge, a wonderful and loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother passed away peacefully at the Isabella County Medical Care Facility in Mt Pleasant, MI on July 27, 2022. She heard Jesus call her name and took his hand…

Its summer in mid-Michigan: fair and festival time in and around Clare County and you know what that means.Goodies galore!I’m afraid to step on the scales lately because I’m just about positive it would be a disaster…They say people gain…

By Pat MaurerCorrespondent According to a list from the Clare County Clerk’s Offices, the Republican side of Tuesday’s Primary Ballot will see the most action when voters go to the polls.Michigan Governor: Four Republicans are in the Primary seeking a…

By Pat MaurerCorrespondent Clare County’s Senior Millage is up for renewal in the primary election August 2.The millage renewal is .26 cents pers $1,0000 of taxable value.The average home in Clare County has a taxable value of $40,000 which equates…

By Pat MaurerCorrespondent A volunteer deputy, Nicole Shuff, who is a member of the Clare County Sheriff’s Mounted Division, has died from a very serious injury due to an accident at the Clare County Fair shortly after the midway opened…

By Aaron Michell When Osceola County voters hit the polls August 2nd, they’ll be voting on two millage proposals that will greatly affect the sheriff’s department and local school districts going forward.Proposal 1 is the Renewal for the Road Patrol…

By John RaffelCorespondent LAKE CITY – Missaukee County voters will have two millage renewal proposals on the ballot during the Aug. 2 primary.The first is for a renewal of millage for services to older persons. It involves a millage levy…

By John RaffelCorrespondent LAKE CITY – The primary election will be extremely light for the Missaukee County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday.There are seven county commission districts and six have only a Republican candidate who has filed. District 7 has…

There is a different side to the Ukraine story than we’ve been told. Corruption has run rampant through the Ukrainian government ever since it gained independence from the former Soviet Union. One watchdog name Ukraine the second most corrupt nation…

With July 4th behind us, the summer is in full swing. Most of us are driven by the still novel warm days and more freedom than we’ve had for the past two years. We’ve shifted into super summer mode; ready…

It’s summertime – it’s hot and muggy but I am not complaining. Just turn up the air if it gets to you…At least if you go out, you don’t need a winter coat and boots and you don’t have to…