In a conversation I had with a fellow teacher years ago, she lamented that all the good men had been taken. She was a single mom, with a young son, who was doing her best to hold down a teaching job, run a household, provide all the transportation, and raise a child. She was exhausted. Read More…
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent The highlight of Monday night’s City Commission meeting was a report, and pictures of the completion of the Pere’ Marquette Rail trail project, completing the ‘Clare Gap’ through the City.City Manager Jeremy Howard’s report to the Commission said, “The (rail-trail) project is essentially complete. The only major piece that was left was Read More…
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent A months long investigation led to the arrest of a 57-year-old pastor of the Trinity Baptist Church in Farwell, Harold Norman Cole, Jr.The Clare County Sheriff’s Office got the report of Criminal Sexual Conduct second degree on March 5th of this year, saying the CSC occurred between Cole and a Juvenile male.The Read More…
Elvis at the VFWElvis Tribute Artist, Jake Slater, will be performing at the Clare VFW, 145 Wilcox Pkwy, on November 8th from 7-9pm! (call 989-386-7221 to purchase tickets). Snacks and drinks will be available for purchase. Ideal Theatre to provide ‘Happyness’ movie for donationsOn November 9th at 11 am, Ideal Theatre will be hosting a Read More…
By John RaffelCorrespondent BIG RAPIDS — Clare (17-15-2) extended its season by at least one more match on Wednesday.The Pioneers advanced to Thursday’s title match against Reed City with a 25-16, 25-17, 25-10 win over the Warriors (5-20) at Big Rapids.The Warriors were battling with serve receive the first two sets. Clare’s Marlee Clark got Read More…
By Mike WilcoxPublisher We know that the holidays, “the most wonderful time of the year,” can actually be a bummer for some.We know that lack of essential food and clothing, not being able to buy meaningful Christmas gifts for your children, and even struggling to afford a Christmas tree, are burdens faced by many area Read More…
2024 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS WINNER – DONALD TRUMP MICHIGAN 2024 ELECTION RESULTS PRESIDENT – DONALD TRUMP Donald Trump – 2,794,257, 49.7%Kamala Harris- 2,713,281, 48.3% SENATOR – ELISSA SLOTKIN Elissa Slotkin – 2,690,225, 48.6%Mike Rogers – 2,671,872, 48.3% 2ND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT – JOHN MOOLENAAR Clare County and several other West Michigan countiesJohn Moolenaar – 275,488, 65.1%Michael Lynch – 134,280, Read More…
BY SCOTT SULLIVANEDITOR Saugatuck voters returned three incumbents and added a former mayor to four open two-year city council seats in the Tuesday Nov. 5 election In Douglas, all four incumbents withstood two challengers, also for four available two-year seats. Official results await certification by the Allegan County Board of Canvassers Thursday, Nov. 7. Initial Read More…
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director ST. JOSEPH COUNTY — St. Joseph County placed new officeholders in a few contested races on Election Day Tuesday, while also voting on a few local school and city proposals. Turnout in the election in St. Joseph County was reported to be fairly high in many places around the county, with Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorWHITE PIGEON—Entering the fourth quarter of its Division 8 opening-round playoff game against White Pigeon on Friday, Nov. 2, coach Bill Dunn’s Saugatuck football team seemed to have the game well in hand.After all, the Trailblazers had jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first quarter and hadn’t trailed on the Read More…