This has been a concern for many in the USA. Some of us believe our economic foe is exerting way too much influence on our country and by buying up U.S. acreage, that influence will only increase. My friend and…

By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – Osceola County Sheriff Deputies, in the early morning of June 24, were dispatched to a report of a burglary alarm at the Tustin EZ-Mart in Burdell Township.Upon arrival, Deputies cleared the building finding no one…

By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – The OK was granted by the Osceola County Board of Commissioners at last week’s meeting to EMS to purchasesix ventilators from Boundtree Medical at a cost of $76,798.62.“These were mass produced because of COVID,” commissioner…

Quilting.Helping.Those two words pretty much describe Joann Westfield.The daughter of Ruthann Pollington and Dale Orvis, Joann lost her dad to cancer when she was 16. Fortunately for her, she had a pretty good role model in her mom to keep…

Mark Harmon VanValkenburg, age 65, of Webberville, formerly of Harrison, passed away Sunday, June 18, 2023, at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing. A Celebration of Mark’s Life will be held at the VFW Post 1075, 3190 North Clare Avenue, Harrison, on…

We found this week’s topic on the Marion Community page on Facebook. Someone asked about the Irish Inn and got a great variety of answers, mostly regarding the excellent food dished up there for many years, and one of its…

In this article I want to raise some questions that for me surround the transgender issue that has been in the news and offer some commonsense solutions. First, I am not against transgender people. I have empathy for those who…

Schools are complex organizations to be certain. Clare has a long history as an exceptional place for learning, but not without difficult times as well. In the Board’s pursuit of excellence, one of its collective priorities has been consistent fiscal…

The rain gauge is showing an inch and a half of water for the first time in weeks.After a rainy muddy spring, summer weather since the end of May has been DRY.We have only had two short sprinkles all month,…

By Pat MaurerCorrespondent The fate of a $25 million grant establishing a “Complete Health Park” north of the City of Clare is still unsure.The grant funds, awarded to the reportedly non-profit group, “Complete Health Park” developed by Director David Coker,…

By Pat MaurerReview Correspondent The Fourth of July weekend is here and there will be parades and events around the county this weekend and winding up on Tuesday, the 4th of July.Rosebush:The Rosebush 4th of July celebration will be going…

By John Raffel Correspondent MARION – It was quite a baseball season for Marion’s Aden Yowell. Yowell was a senior All-Conference and All-District pitcher who was 10-1 on the season. “The key was hard work and good practices,” Yowell said…

The popularity of UFC has eclipsed boxing and kickboxing ten-fold. I can remember going to my first local match about fifteen years ago. It was in a ballroom, and there wasn’t a seat to be had. Local fighters, our friends…

The Boy’s Track and Field team, now State Champions, were honored at the Clare City meeting Monday. Athletes (not in order) include: : Ty Allbee, Wyatt Allbee, Kelso Baker, Sean Bomorra, Jace Burhans, Noah Camp, Ethan Cook, Landon Cook, Logan…

By Pat MaurerCorrespondent A slight increase in revenues and a light decrease in expenditures marked the budget the Clare Board of Education adopted after holding their budget hearing Monday evening.Projected revenues for 2023-24 totaled $20,376,688. The final 2022-23 budget revenues…

Downtown Clare By Pat MaurerCorrespondent Clare is one of 48 counties, cities, townships and villages that took part in the annual MGC Challenge for the environmental leadership.Clare, certified silver, was also the only one in the Mid-Michigan area to earn…

By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – The Osceola Board of Commissioners this week voted to approve the updated Job Classification/Changes policy as presented.“It’s new policies to clarify anniversary dates that will be made on the date the new position is started…

By John RaffelCorrespondent MCBAIN – The Missaukee County Board of Commssioners, at its monthly meeting last week, voted to waive the sealed bid requirement and approve the bid from Bloxsom Roofing for the additional portion of the roof that was…

Faces in the Crowd: Matt MooreMatt Moore, a 1990 Reed City graduate, has been through his fair share of ups and downs.He was deployed to the war in Iraq, as a civilian contractor in ’03 and ’04, and his detachment…

  On June 19, 1954, sixty-nine years ago, the George Cole Circus played to big crowds in Marion, Michigan. When this much anticipated circus arrived it at the park, it pitched a big, Big Top and as we saw it,…