By John RaffelCorrespondent ALLEGAN – Candidates seeking election to the Michigan House and Senate have filed and Commissioner chairman James Storey has pointed out “it’s clear voters need to be sharply attuned to the lines drawn to cut Allegan County into six House and three Senate districts. The names of the candidates who filed for Read More…
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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 Cemetery
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 officiating. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery. The family will receive visitors at the church on Friday, Read More…
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 formerly of Mount Pleasant, Ionia, West Branch and Marion, MI. Jim attended the Cadillac public Read More…
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 officiating. A luncheon will immediately follow in Reflections Reception Center. The family will receive friends Read More…
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, Maddy Travis had the win, tossing all five innings and giving up five runs on Read More…
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 near Hazel Road around 9:58 a.m. April 19th.Deputies reported that the vehicle, a white 1999 Read More…
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 said the pursuit began when the blue and white sport bike (motorcycle) sped through town. Read More…
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. The Eagles racked up 135 points to get the win, while Mason County Eastern was Read More…
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. We want blue skies, warm temps, green leaves, apple blossoms, morels and trout. It’s been Read More…