By Pat MaurerCorrespondent Clare Fire Department is getting a new fire engine (pumper) this week. Clare Fire Chief Jim Chapman said the new truck, which was ordered last January, has been being built. The truck chassis was built in Charlotte and then taken to Sioux Falls, South Dakota where the fire apparatus portion was built Read More…
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Turner elected vice-chair of Osceola commission
By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – Osceola County commissioner David Turner, of Marion, was elected vice chairman of the Board of Commissioners at its organizational meeting on Tuesday.He will serve a one-year term as vice chairman, replacing Roger Elkins of Evart. Mark Gregory, of LeRoy, is serving a two-year term as chairman.Turner was elected to the Read More…
Marion Village working on 2022 budget
By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – The Marion Village Council had its first monthly meeting of 2022 on Monday.“Our meeting was very quick and we basically had the usual business,” council president Flora Grundy said. “Nothing new happened at the moment to discuss except for the budget.“We will be having a special budget workshop meeting on Read More…
Governor, UIA under fire for paying fraudulent unemployment
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent According to an article by Bruce Walker, Michigan Editor for “The Center Square,” Governor Whitmer and the Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA). Have come under fire for “paying approximately $8.5 billion in fraudulent claims since March of 2020.”The fraudulent payments were uncovered during “an outside audit,” and were discovered last week “after the Read More…
Clare County set with emergency sirens
By John RaffelCorrespondent HARRISON – The Clare County emergency management department reminds residents that the County has a system of Emergency Alert Sirens controlled by the counties dispatch system that are located in the following communities:City of Harrison (Tank Hill Area) West lawn Street; Redding Township (Temple), located in Cemetery area; Freeman Township Hall; Lake Read More…
Pick-Up hits school bus, one critical
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent Deputies from the Gratiot County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the scene of a crash involving a school bus and a pickup early Tuesday morning.Deputies were dispatched to the intersection of Ely Highway and West Tyler Road in Arcada Township near Alma at 7:15 a.m. January 4th, where they found that a Read More…
Marion cheerleaders win first competition
By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – Danyel Prielipp is principal at Marion High School and continues to serve as the Eagles’ competitive cheer coach.Freshmen on the team are Lila Prielipp, Malley Raymond, J’Lynn Schoonmaker. Ella Wilson, Ashley Lewis and Alaysia Ankney.Sophomores are: Lila Krchmar, Taylor Kruse, Karma Levine, Madison Sutten and Ellie Pearson.The lone junior is Read More…
Mike’s Musings: Politicians should spend time in the private sector
Here’s a novel suggestion. Can we make it a requirement for those running for Congressional seats to spend a few years in the private sector?This idea was presented to me a few weeks ago, and the more I thought about it, the more it makes sense.Too many of our elected officials are lifetime politicians. They Read More…
Pat’s Bits and Pieces: All about January
With temperatures hovering in the mid-twenties, a winter storm forecast and already making an appearance, I’m glad today [Wednesday] is a stay-at-home-and-work-on-the-computer day.Of course, every day is a stay-at-home-and-work-on-the-computer day, as I hole up in my office and watch the weather out the window…In here the furnace is running and if I get chilly, there’s Read More…
May I Walk With You?: It’s Easy
It’s the new year-2022. As the saying goes, “If I knew I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself!” Actually, I am in pretty good shape for being an old guy. Humor put aside, it is also a time when we make resolutions to improve. Most of us Read More…