Clare County Review & Marion Press Obituaries

Obituary: Michael H. Gage

Michael H. Gage, age 72 of Clare, formerly of Farwell, passed away on Saturday, March 2, 2024 at the MyMichigan Medical Center of Midland surrounded by family. On March 14, 1951, Michael was born the son of Alfred J. and Maben (Hassler) Gage in Saginaw, Michigan where Michael grew up and graduated from Arthur Hill Read More…

Clare County Review & Marion Press Columns

Pat’s Bits & Pieces: Think Spring and green for the Irish Feastival !!!

March so far has been quiet…and mild.High temperature here on Monday was 72!I don’t know if that qualifies as “in like a lamb” or not, but it certainly has been warm enough for signs of spring this week, and the sun has been shining quite a bit. In fact, daughter Lisa posted that she has Read More…

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Grand Blanc restaurant group eyes Harrison for a Taco Bell

By Genine Hopkins Harrison has lost a few restaurants over the years, more recently with the closing of the Budd Lake Bar. But a Grand Blanc restaurant group – Great Lakes Taco Bell LLC – has a goal of bringing Taco Bell back to Harrison, ending a nearly two decade absence of Taco Bell in Read More…

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Irish Festival underway next week!

By Pat MaurerReview Correspondent It looks like it will be nice weather for Clare’s annual Irish Festival next week.Even if Mother Nature pulls a surprise on us and the week is snowy outside, the 49th annual Irish Festival is sure to turn everything green, especially around the City of Clare. Along with the all new Read More…

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Faces in the Crowd: Ron and Glenda Lloyd

There has been a transition with family farms for many decades.  Dairy farming has slowly, and not so slowly, accelerated from small family farms milking a small number of cows to milking several hundred and some milking several thousand or they go out of business.  Farming has changed the way the crops are raised and Read More…

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Large scale solar subject of town hall

The Osceola County Planning Commission and MSU Extension have initiated a planning process and community conversation around large scale solar. As Michigan transitions to using more renewable energy, many Osceola residents are wondering about the good, the bad, and the trade-offs related to large scale solar. As part of this planning process, the project steering committee Read More…

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Missaukee County man faces charges

By John RaffelCorrespondent MCBAIN – The Michigan State Police has reported a Missaukee County man has been arrested for felony drunk driving and carrying a concealed pistol.The MSP say troopers at 2:30 a.m. on March 3 stopped a vehicle on 16 RD near 47 RD in Cedar Creek Township. The driver, Shaun William Lewis, of Read More…