Dear Valued Readers, Starting with the February 3rd issue we will no longer provide home delivery of the Morning Star. Instead, copies of the Morning Star will be available for FREE pickup at nearly 700 local businesses in Calhoun County, Jackson County, and the Surrounding Area. These locations will always have many copies available, so Read More…
Albion Recorder & Calhoun/Jackson Morning Star
Historical Notebook: THE RECORDER—A SHORT HISTORY
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…
Looking Out: Childspeak
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…
Yellowjackets rout Spartans, Wingfield gets 1,000th career point
By Bill MullalyContributing Writer The huge battle on Wednesday night between Big 8 Conference rivals Springport and Concordwas a crucial mid-season contest played in the Yellowjacket home gym. The game was postponed oneday due to the bitter cold weather in the area that canceled school for both teams. The two local rivalsfinally got going in Read More…
Library parking issue a challenge in Concord
By Ken WyattContributing Writer Concord’s gift of its 1901 opera house to the county library system is causing a new round ofparking issues in the village. The matter has come up at the last two meetings of the Concord Village Council. As villageofficials reported, the Concord branch manager of the Jackson District Library started restricting Read More…
Area struck by extreme cold temperatures with rest of nation
All photos by Sylvia Benavidez By Sylvia BenavidezContributing Writer The City of Albion and Marshall both announced a snow emergency for Friday, Jan. 12 at 8 p.m.through Sunday, Jan. 14 at 8 a.m. Parking on the streets in Albion was only allowed for quick stops forbusinesses downtown. By Saturday U.S. National Weather Service reported snow Read More…
Overall new year goals lack measurements and benchmarks for success for Albion’s EDC board and president/CEO
By Sylvia BenavidezContributing Writer Board members Ben Wallace, Victoria Garcia Snyder, Vicky Clark, and Chair Jerome Harveywere at the first Albion Economic Development Corporation board meeting of the new year. During theEDC president and CEO’s report, interim Virgie Ammerman reviewed the EDC goals for the next fiveyears, EDC Multicultural 10-Point Plan Goals, and competencies for Read More…
Mike’s Musings: Local newspapers are the lifeblood of the community
I have a confession to make. I’m a local newspaper addict. I write them, I sell them, and most importantly I read every single one I can get my hands on.Unfortunately, or maybe fortunately depending on your viewpoint, I also buy them. Amazingly I’ve had a great deal of success in doing so.This week I Read More…
Mike’s Musings: Ditch the resolution, for promises that can be accomplished
I never thought I would be writing about 2024. When I was a youngster, the year 2000 seemed so futuristic, let alone 2024. We are almost a quarter of the way through the 21st Century, yet my mind always reverts to the 20th Century, where I have spent most of my formative and adult years. Read More…