Marion Eva Drake, age 99, of Marion passed away on Wednesday, June 1, 2022 peacefully at her home surrounded by her children. She was born in Rock Lick, Kentucky on November 13, 1922 to Albert and Hattie (Deaton) Crawford. She moved to Michigan in 1936 and married Vernal Drake in 1937 in Lake Orion where Read More…
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Obituary: Roland C. Andreas
Roland C. Andreas, age 97 of Lake, passed away Friday, June 3, 2022 at MyMichigan Health in Midland. Roland was born the son of the late Merle and Thelma (Reed) Andreas on June 8, 1924 in Ann Arbor. He was united in marriage to Ann Gale on May 14, 1949 in Angola, Indiana with her Read More…
Obituary: Helen Mowl
Helen Mowl Age 89 of Farwell formerly of Owosso passed away at her home Friday, November 26, 2021 with her family at her side.Helen was born January 14, 1932 at home in New Haven Township, to Jerome and Laura (Hartman) Serr.She graduated from Owosso High Schools in 1950 and continued her education at Central Michigan Read More…
Pat’s Bits and Pieces: Summer is here…watch out for those wild babies
With the arrival of June, it’s time to look out for those wild babies again.With warm weather back, we might see babies along the roads, in the woods and fields and even in our yards at times. They are so adorable; you just might be tempted to pick one up and bring it home.Don’t.Even if Read More…
Faces in the Crowd: Jon Stahl
Jon Stahl, a 2019 Marion graduate, had initially thought that he might become a math teacher. But after a college visit to Mid-Michigan Community College, he changed course.He went into HVAC, earned his certifications, and hit the ground running. First with Advanced Mechanical out of Leroy, and now with Maveric Mechanical out of Cadillac.These days Read More…
Cochran selected as new Osceola County Clerk
By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – Tracey Cochran has been appointed the new clerk for Osceola County.County commissioner Roger Elkins of Evart confirmed the appointment which was made by the two circuit court judges.Cochran has been the deputy clerk. She will serve out the remainder of retiring clerk Karen Bluhm’s unexpired term through Dec. 31, 2024.At Read More…
Osceola delays economic development for election outcome
By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – The Osceola County Board of Commissioners, voted to not move forward with economic development until after the August Primary.“There was some concerns that we have some millages coming up and those didn’t pass we’ll probably take a hard look at the budget and decide what we’re going to do,” commissioner Read More…
Marion woman sentenced for drug delivery
By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – Osceola County prosecuting attorney Anthony Badovinac has announced Shiann Ankney, 43, of Marion, was sentenced on June 3 to the Michigan Department of Corrections for a term of 4 years and three months to 20 years for a conviction of Delivery of Methamphetamine.Ankney was also sentenced to one year and Read More…
Pride Week lights up spectrum
By Scott SullivanEditorDouglas Poet Laureate Jack Ridl looked through chain links at Pride Week festivities — crowds, rainbows, music — like an outcast from life’s feast.John Porzondek, the Saugatuck guy who with-his partner-turned their home’s city-banned awning into a butterfly sporting “WTF” (“Wait, Think, Forgive” he said) signs was inside, having not cut his hair Read More…
Scrambled
You would almost think it was summer with so much ado — not only Community Pride festivities but the National Trails Day Trail Scramble at eight local sites, including Peterson Preserve (right) here.