By John RaffelCorrespondent MCBAIN – The Missaukee County Board of Commissioners, at its meeting last week, review and approved the proposed Covid-19 and Infectious Disease Response Plan.Commissioners also approved the Agreement for Services with Alliance for Economic Success for $10,000 annually for three years, as outlined in the contract.The board approved the Scope of Work Read More…
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Evart police news
By John RaffelCorrespondent Evart Police DepartmentWeekly ReportDec. 13-20Dec. 13: Child Endangerment – Officers were called to investigate a child endangerment complaint. The case remains open at this time.Dec. 15: False Alarm – Officers were dispatched to a local business for an alarm. It was found an employee accidentally activated the alarm.Dec. 15: Miscellaneous Complaint – Officers received a Read More…
Clare BOE pays tribute to fall sports teams
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent Clare’s football team was honored at the regular Board of Education Meeting Monday evening.Varsity Coach Kelly Luplow said it was “a challenging year” for the team, who finished with a 7-4 record. He is expecting great things of the team in the coming years, he said, presenting each team member present with Read More…
Obituary-Susan Lynn Gladkowski
Susan Lynn Gladkowski passed away at the age of 60 on Tuesday, December 21, 2021, after suffering complications from COVID-19.She was born on July 26, 1961. Sue enjoyed fishing, camping, hunting, sitting around the bonfire, sewing, crafting, painting, cooking, spending time with family, and playing slot games online. She married her best friend and love Read More…
Midland man dies in house fire
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent A 72-year-old Midland County man died in a house fire last Friday morning.According to a release from Midland County Sheriff Myron Green, Deputies were called to the East Bradford Road home in Mount Haley Township to assist the Midland Township Fire Department in investigating the fatal house fire that took the man’s Read More…
Clare named one of top ten small towns
According to Hotels.com Clare is one of the top ten small towns in Michigan. In fact, according to the listing, it is number one. Here is what the authors write about Clare:Michigan is a favorite destination for vacationers throughout the year, and most of the fun takes place in the state’s small towns. These humble Read More…
Jack most popular male baby name in 2021
Teachers at area elementary schools are going to have plenty of “Jacks” in their deck of student names for years to come. For the fourth time in five years, Jack and all spelling variations including Jackson, Jaxsen, Jaxson, Jaxton and Jaxxon lead the list of most popular baby names of those babies born at Spectrum Read More…
Christmas Bells – Holds hope for today
Each year has its challenges, and 2021 has been no different. Accusations of voter fraud and unfair elections led to the horrific and unfathomable attack on the Capitol in Washington DC, the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan brought more turmoil as troops and civilians were evacuated, the fight against the invisible and ever allusive Read More…
A look at last week’s high school sports action
by Ben MurphySports Writer Clare boys pick up 41-27 win over Shepherd The Clare boys basketball team was able to keep their top spot in the Jack Pine Conference standings, thanks to a home win over Shepherd on Thursday, Dec. 16. The Pioneers took down the visiting Bluejays 41-27.“Our defense was locked in and swarming,” Read More…