By John RaffelCorrespondent EVART – Osceola County sheriff Mark Cool announced earlier this week an operation conducted in Evart to uncover a sex trafficking sting was successful.Cool said the sex trafficking sting which occurred in Evart resulted in the arrest…

It’s here at last! Marion, Michigan’s Old Fashioned Days weekend has arrived. It’s that one weekend each year that every Marionite by birth or at heart, considers a personal holiday of the highest order. It’s time to celebrate us and…

            Many years ago, I asked what I thought was a rather complicated and difficult question of a Catholic priest.  I don’t remember the question, but I remember the answer.  He simply said, “Jesus is the answer.”  It was so…

Carl “Cork” Haring Jr., age 72 of Farwell, passed away June 17, 2023 at his home.  Cork was born the son of Carl and Ruth (Rayner) Haring on April 13, 1951 in Mt. Pleasant.  He was united in marriage to…

Surrounded by her family, Linda Lou Slater Skillman, walked into the arms of Jesus at her home on February 27, 2022 after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.  She was born on November 15, 1940 to Louis and Hazel Slater…

I sometimes stand in wonderment at the inefficiencies and heavy handedness of our federal bureaucracy. As a taxpayer I think the sheer number of federal government employees and their inefficiencies costs us billions a year, and we need to get…

We tried to cancel but we failed. A movie and a video have been the subject of much controversy for the past few weeks and attempts to cancel them have only fueled the fire to make them more popular.I went…

By Pat MaurerCorrespondent There was a sigh of relief from Clare officials at the City Commission meeting and from many downtown businesses after a press release from MyMichigan Health Monday said the hospital will remain and expand and upgrade the…

By Pat MaurerCorrespondent Next year Farwell will have a new Health Center in the Village.A groundbreaking ceremony for the new health facility was held Wednesday afternoon.The new building will be located where the former physician’s office of Dr. Jennings was…

By Pat MaurerCorrespondent Part of a lengthy release from MyMichigan Health Monday addresses the confusion with the “Complete Health Project” proposed on the north side of the City of Clare.As part of their recent announcement that the Medical Center will…

Old Fashioned Days is just around the corner, beginning Thursday, August 3rd, running through Sunday August 6th. The theme for this year’s celebration is “1903; 120 years of Old Fashioned Days”“It’s 1903; that is the year that it changed from…

By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – The Marion Public Schools will have an operating millage renewal proposal on the ballot in the special election on Aug 8.The proposal would allow the school district to continue to levy the statutory rate of…

By John RaffelCorrespondent ROSE LAKE TOWNSHIP – Recent published reports indicate the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office responded to a recent accident where a man was killed in a four-wheeler accident on his private property.The reports say deputies were called to…

Thursday, August 3rd9:00 AM – 5:00 PM: Marion United Methodist Church Rummage Sale6:00 PM: Bump & Run/Half Ton Truck Derby @ Marion Fair Grandstand – Sponsored by Marion Fair $12.00 at gate. Contact Marty (231)409-9985 for more information.9:00 PM: DJ…

It is almost August and we are more than half way through the year and on the road to autumn. For some it feels like the beginning of the long slide into winter, for others, it is the high point…

            In the scriptures we read that God is Love and that whoever lives in Love lives in God and God lives in them.  If God is love, then Love created the Universe and all that is in it including…

The 12th annual Lumberjack Festival begins today with loads of events, contests and entertainment that will keep you busy right through Saturday afternoon. It is a great time to take a “step back in time and enjoy some of the…

Beverly Jean Wood – Lifelong resident of Harrison passed away at her home at the age of 92 on Friday, July 14, 2023. Beverly was born on August 1, 1930 to parents Austin Eli and Virginia May (Hilts) Dunkle. Beverly…

Jesse Clair Brasington, age 102 of Mt. Pleasant and Gilmore Twp., passed away Sunday, July 16, 2023.  Jess was born on September 11, 1920 in Mt. Pleasant, the son of Ivan and Oleva (Gardner Walker) Brasington.  He was a graduate…

Dennis W. (Denny) Lay – 71 of Lake passed away on Wednesday, July 12, 2023. He is survived by his wife of 22 years, Jan Lay, his children; Dennis (Daisy) Lay, Brandy Lay, Thomas (Melissa) ZienKiewicz, Chasty Lay, Perry (Nakia)…