Obituary: Ellen Jane (Watters) Agle
Please join us in a celebration of Ellen’s life on May 14, 2O22 at the Farwell Chapel of StephensonWyman Funeral Home. Visitation will begin at 10:00 with a service following at 12:00. A luncheon will occur after the service at…
Obituary: Mark C. G. Woods Sr.
Mark C. G. Woods Sr, age 54 of Farwell, passed unexpectedly on Sunday, April 24, 2022 at the McLaren Bay Region Hospital of Bay City, surrounded by those that love him.On November 5, 1967, Mark was born one of three boys…
Pat’s Bits and Pieces: Mother’s Day – a week away!
With the arrival of May Sunday, another holiday, a really special one, is coming up.Here is an excerpt from the Internet to remind us to remember Mom a week from this Sunday.God bless these special mothers,God bless them every one…For…
Faces in the Crowd: Marvin and Grace Robbins
On April 20th, Marvin and Grace Robbins officially became the new owners of the Temple Party Store.What started out as a running joke last fall, snowballed into reality this week. And the couple couldn’t be more excited.Marvin, a ’99 Marion…
Middle Branch guesthouse – still making news-
By Julie Traynor For many Marion businesses, a good window on Main Street was a valuable asset, especially if business was enhanced by displaying shiny new goods in said window. It is a timeless technique, the equivalent of ‘show them…
Evart man arrested after 53 mile pursuit
By John RaffelCorrespondent EVART – According to published media reports, Jesse Stanley Mobley, 37, of Evart, was arraigned on Tuesday, April 26, in the 82nd District Court of Roscommon County on charges of fleeing and eluding; reckless driving; driving while…
Mike’s Musings: Our tax dollars fund useless projects
Why is it that our federal government feels it can spend our tax dollars on projects that make little sense? Is it because there is no accountability? Or is it because out bureaucracy needs to spend the dollars allocated to…
Obituary: Joseph Greer
Joseph Greer, age 92, of Traverse City, died February 13, 2022 in Zephyr Hills, Florida. Services will be held at 11:30 Saturday April 23, 2022 at the Barden Funeral Home in Ithaca, Michigan. Burial will be in the North Star…
Obituary: Ruth Ann Fankhauser
FANKHAUSER, Ruth Ann – of Birch Run, age 82, entered into the presence of her Lord and Savior on January 4, 2022. Funeral Services will be held at 12PM Friday, January 7, 2022, at Fellowship Baptist Church. Pastor Darrel Manning…
Obituary: James Alexander Johnson
James Alexander Johnson, 96, died on April 19, 2022 in Lansing, MI, following a brief illness. Jim was born on January 9, 1926 in Mount Pleasant, MI, the eldest son of Mark Andrew and Verna Charlotte (Hensley) Johnson of Cadillac, and…
Obituary: Genevieve Mae Kruger
KRUGER, GENEVIEVE MAE “JENNY”, age 95, of Rosebush, passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at Rosebush Manor.Funeral Services for Genevieve will be held on Monday, April 18, 2022, at 12 p.m. at Clark Family Funeral Chapel with Pastor Tim Bateman…
Farwell softball sweeps Chip Hills
By Ben MurphySports Writer The Farwell softball team was able to pick up a pair of early season non-conference wins on Thursday, April 14. The Lady Eagles, hosting Chippewa Hills rolled to 15-5 (five innings) and 6-4 victories.In game one,…
Harrison woman dies in Tuesday crash
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent A 94-year-old Harrison woman, Annabel Matthews died in a single vehicle accident on Clare Avenue Tuesday morning.A release from the Clare County Sheriff’s Office said Central Dispatch received the 911 call reporting a crash on Clare Avenue…
High speed chase sends two to hospital
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent A high-speed motorcycle chase through Clare and north on Old US-27 led to a crash that sent the rider, and a passenger in the vehicle he hit, to the hospital last Friday afternoon.Clare Police Chief Dave Saad…
Marion boys claim victory in first WMD jamboree
by Ben MurphySports Writer There is of course plenty of work to be done, but the Marion boys’ track and field team had a big win at the first West Michigan ‘D’ League meet at Big Rapids Crossroads on Wednesday.…
Postcard from the Pines: Is Spring ever going to be Sprung?
We’ve got some green grass here and there and the maples are definitely showing signs of wanting to pop. The daffodils range from budded to barely blades, migratory birds are returning in droves and as usual we all want more.…
Pat’s Bits and Pieces: Activities gear up even when the weather doesn’t
That’s it, I am not going to talk about spring anymore.That way maybe it really will finally, actually, arrive.Well maybe I will amend that “not talking about spring” to “after this week.”It snowed again (Monday) and despite the fact that…
Farwell woman dies in Surrey Township crash
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent A two-vehicle crash on M-115 near Harding Avenue last Friday claimed the life of a Clare woman.A release from the Clare County Sheriff’s Office said Central Dispatch received the 911 call around 6:56 p.m. April 15 reporting…
Motorcycle rear ends school bus
By Pat MaurerCorrespondentA Harrison school bus that had stopped for a tree in the road last Thursday was hit from behind by a motorcycle.A release from the Clare County Sheriff’s Office said the school bus was eastbound on Townline Road…
Grimm named Marions’ Outstanding Educator
By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – At the school board meeting of Marion Public Schools on Tuesday there was an official recognition of the Outstanding Person in Education.Heather Deighton, Sixth grade teacher for Marion and MSEA president, pointed out the Outstanding…
