By Pat MaurerCorrespondent Schools and some businesses across the area had three days off this week by press time, when rain, then sleet and freezing temperatures loaded trees and bushes with a layer of ice Monday afternoon and evening. Beautiful, but that same ice coated roads all over the area making driving treacherous and sending Read More…
By Steve Landon Having fought cancellations due to mild weather in 2020 and COVID 19 in 2021 0ne might think old mother nature would be up to giving the Marion Vintage Snowmobile Club just a little break. Sadly, the old lady remained bullheaded as always. Instead of giving race fans and club members a nice Read More…
For years I’ve noted the anniversary of the Great Ice Storm of February 22, 1922, or 2/22/22. I never thought that Mom Nature would throw another ice storm, although nowhere near the scope of the original, on Tuesday, 2/22/22. They said that the 1922 storm was one of those once in a hundred years, or Read More…
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent A propane truck rollover closed 8 Point Lake Road for several hours Tuesday, Clare County Sheriff John Wilson said Wednesday.Garfield Fire and Rescue Chief Keven Tubbs verified that incident, saying firefighters were on the scene of the Heintz propane truck rollover on 8 Point Lake Road for five hours. The call came Read More…
Matt and Maggie Keller live a beautiful example of small-town life.Work hard, play hard. Take care of your family and friends. Take advantage of the opportunities life gives you. And when life gives you hardships, become stronger.Matt, a 2004 Marion graduate, and Maggie, a 2011 grad, have made a life for themselves on their little Read More…
by Ben MurphySports Writer The second ranked Northern Michigan Christian boys basketball team took a step out of league play on Friday night, taking on a solid Traverse City Christian team. The visiting Comets were up to the task though, getting a 36-31 victory.“Tough game, we had good half court defense but our shooting was Read More…
by Ben MurphySports Writer The Farwell girls basketball team had been off for 11 days entering Monday’s Jack Pine Conference game at Shepherd. The Lady Eagles had no trouble getting back in the swing of things though, playing their way to a 36-21 victory.“We had been off (11 days) so I was a little worried Read More…
Inflation is at a 40-year high in the United States. Prices that were stable a year have taken a 7.5% jump. Going to the grocery store has put a strain on most of our pocketbooks. Used cars are 41 percent higher than a year ago, and new cars, if you can find them, are much Read More…
Yup. Free fish this weekend, or at least the chance to catch some. All you have to do is go out there on the hard water and catch them, no fishing license required for those old enough to need one. Of course, you must obey all of the fishing rules, other than the license requirement. Read More…
Eldon “Huck” Berryhill, 86 of Marion, died on Saturday, February 12, 2022, from complications due to COVID-19. Eldon was born on November 4. 1935 in Genesee County, Michigan. He grew up in the Evart and Marion areas. He met Ann Marie Booms and they were married on June 5, 1965. He worked at the Cadillac Read More…