By now you should have received your winter tax bills, there were some surprises.Each year I try to get a handle on where our property tax dollars go. A lot of the items on your tax bill are voter approved. If you were asleep and didn’t vote shame on you and therefore have nothing to Read More…
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Helen Loudene Rose
Helen Loudene Rose, age 93 of Cadillac, passed away Thursday, December 30, 2021 at Whispering Pines Assisted Living in Lake City. She was born on October 15, 1928 in Creal Springs, Illinois to Cleo and Lula (Stewart) Eskew. She married Lyle Rose on December 24, 1946 in Creal Springs, Ill, he preceded her in death Read More…
Paul E. Benchley
Benchley, Paul E. Bay City, MI Paul E. Benchley, 80, passed away on Sunday, December 26, 2021 at McLaren Bay Regional Hospital. He was born on September 19, 1941 in Clare, Michigan to the late Kenneth H. and Mildred S. (Durkee) Benchley, he was number 13 of 16 children.He married Joyce M. (Urban) Finn on Read More…
Kenneth Dean Pluger
Kenneth Dean Pluger age 62 of Marion, passed away on January 1, 2022 at his home from injuries he obtained in a truck accident. He was born on July13, 1959 in Cadillac to Harley and Jeanette (Kuipers) Pluger.He had driven truck for Roger Bazuin for 36 and a half years and prior to that for Read More…
James A. Sisson Jr.
James A. Sisson Jr., “Jim” age 76 of Mt. Pleasant passed away Tuesday, December 28, 2021 at MyMichigan Medical Center Midland after surviving many hard fought battles that amazed even doctors. Jim was born in Corpus Christi, Texas on September 13, 1945 the son of James and Margaret (McCallister) Sisson. On December 30th, 1967 he Read More…
Rosemary Lightfoot
Rosemary Lightfoot (born: 5/10/29; deceased: 12/27/21) 92 years old Our beloved mother, grandmother, sister, family member, and friend was delivered on the arms of angels to her everlasting home on December 27, 2021. Rosemary passed away peacefully in her sleep after a brief illness. Rosemary was born May 10, 1929, in Saginaw, Michigan to Charles Read More…
Fire destroys Rosebush home
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent A rental home in Rosebush was destroyed in a fire Monday afternoon that gutted the building.Isabella Northeast’s Fire Department was called to the house on South Street in Rosebush at about 4:40 p.m.According to an article in the Morning Sun, Assistant Fire Chief Rob Evans said no one was injured in the Read More…
Clare top of small towns to visit
By Pat MaurerCorrespondentClare was recently named number 1 in a list of the ten “must visit small towns in Michigan, by Hotels.com,” Clare City Manager Jeremy Howard announced at the City meeting last Monday evening.“This comes as no surprise to anyone that lives, works, or visits Clare,” Howard said in his agenda report, “but it Read More…
Postcard from the Pines: Shopping Local
I stopped by Flemming’s Clothing on Marion’s Main Street before Christmas. There were a couple items on my list that I knew I would find there. Indeed I did, and so much more. I always leave Flemming’s with a smile on my face and a good feeling in my soul. A visit there is a Read More…
Osceola County makes appointments
By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – The Osceola County Board of Commissioners, at its Tuesday meeting, appointed Morris Langworthy Jr. as an at-large member to the West Michigan Regional Planning Commission for a one-year term and reappointed Commissioner Roger Elkins for an additional one-year term.“The commission is a regional type of thing that takes a look Read More…