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Former Speaker of the House sentenced to 55 months
By John RaffelCorrespondent GRAND RAPIDS – U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten announced this week that Rick Vernon Johnson, 70, of LeRoy, was sentenced to serve 55 months in federal prison and fined $50,000 for soliciting…
Fireman’s Ball among Marion Fire Department Fundraisers for 2023
MARION FIREMAN’S CLUB PRESENTS:FIREMAN’S BALL AT THE OLDE MILLNOVEMBER 4TH, 2023 @ 6 PMTICKET SALES END OCTOBER 21ST – PURCHASE YOURS TODAY!On Saturday, November 4th, the Fireman’s Club is welcoming everyone to come out and support the Marion Fire Department…
Marion High School has week-long homecoming celebration
By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – It’s Marion High School’s homecoming Spirit week from Monday through Friday.The theme is Taylor Swift’s Era. Marion’s version.Monday was class color day. It was neon for the middle school, blue for freshman class, red for…
Ebels General Store comes to Evart
By John RaffelCorrespondent EVART – Ebels General Store and the Ebels Family have announced in a press release it is expanding our to Foster’s Market in Evart.“We are thankful for this opportunity to have a new Ebels General Store location…
Mike’s Musings: Menendez, Johnson latest examples of corrupt government
I’ve always had a healthy distrust of government. From the time as a college student working in the U.S. Capitol and state legislature, I have felt that many of our politicians are there to enhance themselves and not the public…
Parts of Clare health park lawsuit dismissed by judge
By Kaitlyn Campbell An Isabella County judge has dismissed some parts of a civil lawsuit that involves two would-be developers of a stalled healthcare park in Clare.On Sept. 26, Judge Mark Duthie’s opinion and order dropped civil fraud, conspiracy and…
Clare Old Fashion Day set for September 30th
On Sept. 30, the Clare County Historical Society Hosts Annual ‘Old Fashion Day,’ with the Sunshine String Band; Vera Wiltse from Michigan Barn Preservation Network; special displays; old vehicles and more. Visitors to the Clare County History Park on Old…
Clare bond project discussions continue
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent The Clare Board of Education discussed the current bond project at their regular meeting September 18. Superintendent Jim Walter reported that 45-50 people attended the last community forum and nearly two-dozen question were answered. The discussion continued,…
Clare, Harrison cross country teams run in Cadillac invitational
By Kaitlyn CampbellThe Clare and Harrison cross county teams ran in the Cadillac Veterans Serving Veterans Invitational at the Veterans Serving Veterans Park on Sept. 23. The Clare boys took first place in their race, while the Clare girls took…
Runners compete at Cadillac
By John RaffelCorrespondent MCBAIN – McBain Northern Michigan runners competed in the Veterans Serving Veterans Invitational at Cadillac on Saturday.For the boys in the Blue Division, Hunter Fisher was 141st (27:26.70) and Brett Ritsema was 139th (26:18.35).McBain also competed. For…
Obituary: June Geraldine Pond Emmons
June Geraldine Pond Emmons– age 103 of Farwell passed away at North Woods Nursing Center on Wednesday, September 6, 2023. June was born on May 24, 1920, in her parents’ farmhouse just outside of Mendon, Ohio. She was the older…
Proud to be a Pioneer: What Kind of Schools Do We Want?
The last 45 years for me have been spent in schools. From Clare to Alma College, a couple of districts in western Pennsylvania, two districts in southern Michigan, and back to Clare…you may get a kick out of the fact…
Postcard from the Pines: Twenty-three Smoky Miles
This is the time of year when we all long for a great color tour. A few years ago we planned to travel on the Color Tour Train along a section of the old Ann Arbor Railroad. These tracks still…
Faces in the Crowd: In Memory of Ken Richardson
Marion’s own Ken Richardson passed away September 18th, 2023. He was 94 years old. We were fortunate enough to speak with him a couple of years back and learn a little bit about his story. His story carries with it…
Board hears comments on cost of boat slips
By John RaffelCorrespondent MCBAIN – At last week’s Missaukee County Board of Commissioners meeting, Tom Detloff, county park user, addressed rising costs of the county boat slips and the lack of the depth of the channel to get to the…
Mike’s Musings: Nightmare in a latrine, lady can’t get out
A few days ago, a story popped up on my computer screen entitled Michigan police rescue woman trapped in outhouse. It piqued my curiosity because the article proclaimed it happened in Otsego, MI, where we publish the Union Enterprise. After…
Clare Public Schools to ask voters again to approve bond proposal
By Kaitlyn Campbell The Clare Public Schools bond proposal that was voted down in May will be on the ballot again in November with changes.After listening to feedback from the community after the proposal in May was turned down by…
Harrison seeks investors for new hotel project
By Kaitlyn Campbell The Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) has provided a toolkit for cities to “help shape the future of their communities by building strong foundations of planning, zoning and economic development practices.”The kit, which was developed by experts,…
May I Walk with You? REBUILDING THE CHURCH
One of the most beloved saints is St. Francis of Assisi. I like St. Francis, not only because he loved animals, was simple, lived quietly, and gave up his earthly wealth, but because he could also misinterpret what God was…
Postcard from the Pines: Tree Time
I come from a long line of tree lovers of one kind or another. Great-grandpa Milt Beebe came to Osceola County as a boy with his father Raymond, in 1873. They settled in the well forested Highland Twp, chosen, in…
