By Pat MaurerCorrespondent February, and spring, aren’t far away, but winter is still in full swing with “Magical Harrison Frostbite 2024” on tap for February, so dress in warm clothes and get ready for some great events!Harrison’s 36th annual Frostbite Winter Festival begins in just two weeks.Events begin Thursday, February 8th and wrap up on Read More…
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent Despite her protests that she “doesn’t deserve this honor,” Clare’s Lori Nevill, with an impressive list of service to the Clare community and surrounding area, has been deservedly selected as this year’s Irish Festival Grand Marshal.She truly embodies the philosophy of “giving back to her community.That includes her time working with the Read More…
We in the Greater Marion Area are blessed to have our featured person on the front page this week. She is accomplished in her field and an inspiration for community involvement in reaching out and touching people’s lives. As you will see in our interview her passion is to help people in any area of Read More…
By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – Marion school superintendent Danyel Prielipp said coming into this week there have been three snow days in the district so far this school year.She said the district is in a similar situation as it was this time a year ago.Prielipp was asked how she determines when or when not to Read More…
By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – The Osceola County Board of Commissioners, at its meeting last week, approved the Community Corrections Director Position to increase from 35 to 37.5 hours per week effective January 1, 2024.Commissioners approved the EMS non-contractual Administrative Write Offs to Collections for the 2023 fourth quarter and approved the EMS. Service Fee Read More…
By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – Osceola County Circuit Court Judge, Kimberly Booher, on Jan. 19. sentenced Richard Shoemaker, 50 years old, of 335 South Sears, Reed City, to three consecutive terms of 25 years each following a two-day jury trial where Shoemaker was convicted of three counts of criminal sexual conduct in the first Degree Read More…
Sturgis Area Chamber of Commerce is holding a job fair, 1-5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 24, at Youth For Christ, 266932 U.S. Highway 12, Sturgis, next door to Dairy Queen. More than a dozen employers are expected to attend, each hiring currently. IN addition, representatives from Michigan Works will be on-site 11 a.m.-1 p.m., prior to Read More…
THREE RIVERS — Two people were hospitalized following a fire at the Erie Street Apartments complex in Three Rivers Sunday night. According to the Three Rivers Police Department, firefighters and officers were dispatched at 6:24 p.m. for a report of heavy smoke coming from an apartment in the 600 block of Erie Street. Search and Read More…
By Frank PassicAlbion Historian In the 1860s, political alliances were strong, and newspapers were major avenues of espousingthe political views of the Democrat or Republican parties. In Albion, the Albion Mirror newspaper, founded in 1855, espoused the views of the Democratic Party. To counter that, the Albion Union-Herald was founded in 1861 to reflect the Read More…
By Jim Whitehouse Having recently spent some time driving in southern Florida’s major metropolitan area, Ihave some Yankee country boy observations to share. Given the total lack of freeze/thaw cycles and given that the roads in Florida are built onsand, not clay, there is no excuse for the existence of potholes. True—they are not as Read More…