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I love books. New books, old books. Books. As is his custom, the Gardener gifted me with a book at Christmas. What was different was that I had not requested one this year and so was utterly delighted and surprised.…

By John RaffelCorrespondent MCBAIN – Missaukee County Board of Commissioners, at its meeting last week, approved the proposed lease agreement with Huntington Bank for prosecuting attorney office space.Administrator Liz Vogel presented a request for an extension on the property lease…

By John RaffelCorrespondent Evart Police Department Weekly Report   Jan. 10-23Jan. 10: Parole Violation – Officers were called to assist parole and probation to attempt to serve a parole violation warrant. Contact with the subject was made, and they were arrested on…

By Ben MurphySports Writer McBain Northern Michigan Christian sent its boys basketball team to Pine River on Thursday, Jan. 13. The Comets took a quick double-digit lead and only pulled away further as the game played out, as they took…

By John RaffelCorrespondent LAKE CITY – The Missaukee Board of Commissioners met on Jan 13 for its organizational meeting.Dean Smallegan was elected 2022 Chairperson.Pam Niebrzydowski was elected 2022 Vice-Chairperson.Chairperson Smallegan made Committee assignments for 2022.All members are on the finance…

Osceola County 4-H Program Coordinator Jacob Stieg has always had a knack for teaching.After graduating from Reed City High School in 2004, Jacob earned his degree in secondary education at Lake Superior State.And although he’s not a teacher in the…

At the Marion school board meeting, members were recognized. Students from the 6th grade class made a card thanking members and the Marion athletic boosters contributed some very nice goodies. MASB (Michigan Association of School Boards) recognizes January as school…

By John RaffelCorrespondent MCBAIN – A 23-year-old Williamsburg man was arraigned on Friday at Missaukee County 84th District Court for one count each on home invasion, breaking and entering of a building with intent, possession of firearms by a felon,…

By Pat MaurerCorrespondent Clare County students are still “in-person” despite an increasing number of COVID cases in nearby districts, but some nearby districts have gone ‘virtual.’Shepherd students are learning virtually this week due to the large number of the students…

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…

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…

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…

Jerome Gunther Schwartz of Tustin, Michigan fell asleep in Jesus January 7, 2022. Jerry would have turned 90 years old February 4, 2022.As a child he was raised by his grandmother in Germany, where he experienced the horrors of World…

These days our travels are rather limited. We shop, we tour the local countryside to see what’s new, there usually is something, and we await warmer weather. It’s just one fun-filled, armchair adventure after another. We are more than ready…

By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – Middle Branch Township had its annual meeting this past Monday with the focus being on wages and salaries.The board was scheduled to set wages and salaries for the following township officers: Supervisor, treasurer, deputy treasurer,…

By John RaffelCorrespondent Evart Police DepartmentWeekly ReportDec. 20 to Jan. 2Dec. 21: No Ops/No Plates – While conducting a traffic stop it was determined that the driver had no driver’s license and the vehicle had no license plate. The driver was issued…

By John RaffelCorrespondent MCBAIN – The Missaukee County Board of Commissioners finance committee was set to meet this week and was ready to review several financial requests.The county has been approached by Consumers Energy to upgrade the lighting in the…

by Ben MurphySports Writer Sitting in first place in the Jack Pine Conference, the Clare boys basketball team wasn’t about to have a letdown at Clare County rival Harrison on Thursday. Instead quite the opposite happened, as the Pioneers had…

by Ben MurphySports Writer The Marion girls basketball team played at Mesick in a key West Michigan ‘D’ League game Monday. The Lady Eagles weren’t able to get much going during the night though, falling 39-25.“We started slow and never…

by Ben MurphySports Writer It may still only be January, but Tuesday’s 57-51 win at Lake City was certainly a big one for the McBain Northern Michigan Christian boys basketball team. With the win the Comets sit in sole possession…