by Ben MurphySports Writer The McBain Northern Michigan Christian girls basketball team was able to have their way with host Evart on Thursday, Jan. 6. The Lady Comets downed the Lady Wildcats 50-33 in Highland Conference play.NMC played to an 11-8 lead after the first quarter and took control of the game by the half Read More…
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McBain drops close one
by Ben MurphySports Writer They continue to get closer to the outcome they want, but the McBain boys basketball team is still searching for their first win of the season; this after a narrow 39-38 setback at Pine River Friday night.The Ramblers led the Highland Conference game 14-11 after the first quarter, but the Bucks Read More…
Clare wrestlers win two in JPC
by Ben MurphySports Writer The Clare wrestling team opened up the Jack Pine Conference portion of their schedule on Tuesday, at Gladwin. The Pioneers were able to pick up two wins, taking down Farwell 78-0 and Gladwin 47-32.Clare has a 12-3 overall team record this year to go along with their 2-0 start to JPC Read More…
Coleman boys back on track with win
by Ben MurphySports Writer The Coleman boys basketball team snapped a four game losing streak Monday night. The Comets, playing at Merrill in a Mid-State Activities Conference game, were able to pick up a 65-50 victory.“Great team win, we dominated the entire game,” head coach Chance Wells said.Konner Carbeno had a career high 19 points Read More…
Coleman girls win twice, now 5-1
by Ben MurphySports Writer The Coleman girls basketball team was able to put themselves right in the thick of the Mid-State Activities Conference race Monday night. The Lady Comets were able to dethrone the defending league champs, 50-45, in what certainly felt like a key game.“This was a big win for our program,” head coach Read More…
Monday evening Clare City Clerk Diane Lyon was presented with a certificate honoring her for her 15 years of service to the City.
COVID numbers surging, area schools still back in session
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent With the first week of the new year coming to a close, the number of COVID cases in the Central Michigan Health District (CMDHD), in Michigan and across the country continue to increase.The average number of new cases in Michigan from Monday to Wednesday reached a new record of 13,673 per day. Read More…
Faces in the Crowd: Advice for 2022
“What’s the best advice you’ve ever been given?”That’s a common question we ask in our conversations for Faces in the Crowd. And with each response, we learn something new.With 2022 and our new year’s resolutions now upon us, we look back at some of the best advice our interviewees had to offer in 2021.Troy Finstrom Read More…
Rollover due to bad weather
A vehicle traveling too fast for conditions may have caused a vehicle to roll into the median Thursday morning, Clare Fire Chief Jim Chapman said.The Clare Fire Department was called to the scene on north bound U.S. 127 at mile maarker 164 around 10:40 a.m. Thursday. Another vehicle , possibly trying to avoid the first, Read More…
Letter to the Editor: More Small Town memories
Mike,Truly enjoyed your column about small towns. My years may predate you a bit but I can take some of those memories to a next level.I well remember the parties at the gravel pits, but the real bonanza was when a buddy got the key to his dad’s hunting cabin out in the woods near Read More…