By Paul GarrodStaff Writer PAW PAW – Van Buren County Commissioners on Tuesday, Jan. 11, approved a proposal to use $82,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to cover the costs of the HVAC improvements for Van Buren County’s 911 Operations Center.Commissioners said the HVAC project consists of major HVAC improvements for the 911 Read More…
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Firefighters battle Red Arrow blaze, $150k in damages estimated
Lawrence Township Emergency Services Fire Department, with assistance from Hartford Fire Department, Paw Paw Volunteer Fire Department, and Bangor Fire Department, battled a blaze early last Saturday morning Jan. 15, at 46724 Red Arrow Highway, Lawrence Township. Lawrence Township Emergency Services Fire Chief Mike Anchor said Lawrence responded to the initial call for a structure Read More…
Clarwin garage destroyed by fire
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent A Sunday night fire at a home at 2638 North Clarwin Avenue on the east side of Clare County destroyed a garage, but firefighters were able to save the attached home.Harrison Fire Chief Chris Damvelt said the call came in at 11:17 p.m. January 9th and the Harrison Fire Department was dispatched Read More…
wilcoxnewspapers.com undergoes renovations, debuts new features for 2022
By Jordan WilcoxTech Manager We here at Wilcox Newspapers are proud to announce our newly renovated website. Since we switched to a consolidated website in 2020, our news stories have had no proper online home. That changes for 2022.As many of our readers know, the first thing you see when visiting our website is the Read More…
Saturday is deadline for art sculpture walk entries
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent Artists interested in displaying a sculpture in Clare as part of the Clare County Arts Council’s “Destination Clare Art Sculpture Walk,” only have one more day – tomorrow (Saturday) – to apply, and be considered, for one of the places available in the City for the event, which begins in the spring.For Read More…
Faces in the Crowd: Brice and Nikki Mosher
From their little piece of heaven, just northwest of Falmouth, Brice and Nikki [Taylor] Mosher run Infinity Microfarm.At Infinity Microfarm, locals can purchase a share of the Mosher’s farm for the season. With each share, families get weekly produce, including lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, carrots, onions, cabbage, beats, broccoli, and just about anything else you Read More…
Osceola to receive coronavirus emergency grant
By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – The Osceola County Clerk has received a letter from Nancy Becker Bennett, Division Director Grants and Community Services Division, for the Michigan State Police, regarding Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding.The letter from Bennett states;“I am pleased to inform you that the County of Osceola, Osceola County Courts has been selected to Read More…
COVID cases rise as Omnicron blankets area
By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – COVID-19 total case numbers in Osceola County rose to 4,113 cases last week.Death numbers increased to 66.The previous weeks, the numbers were: 3,973 cases and 65 deaths; 3,866 cases and 62 deaths; 3,845 cases and 60 deaths; 3,784 cases and 54 deaths; 3,568 cases and 50 deaths; 3,466 cases and Read More…
MPD asking for help to ID fraud suspect
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent The Mt. Pleasant Police Department is asking for the public’s help to locate a man who attempted to use a stolen credit card at the Mt. Pleasant Target store.A January 7 social media post said the card was stolen from a vehicle (on Wisconsin Street) inside the City limits, and later attempted Read More…
Grant Twp discusses $249k cost for Kapplinger Road
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent About half of the Grant Township meeting Tuesday evening involved the road projects for the coming year specifically the improvements to Kapplinger Road, which Township Supervisor Dan Dysinger said is “currently way over budget, even without the finish surface.”The board had questions and concerns about the cost overruns on Kapplinger, Dysinger said. He Read More…