By Pat MaurerCorrespondentIt is shaping up to be anexciting, busy holiday season around Clare Countywith loads of special eventsand businesses o eringgreat gi ideas.Dec. 10 –Clare Chamber Outdoor Holiday Cra Show*You can  nd somethingspecial at the Clare AreaChamber of…

By Pat MaurerCorrespondent Gladwin Public Schools Varsity Football Team coaches were honored at the City meeting Monday evening. The High School Varsity Team, the Flying G’s, recently won the Division 5 High School Football 2022 State Championship title.Head Coach Marc…

The shiny red tinsel poinsettias are mounted on Main Street’s lamp posts and have been since before the opening of firearm deer season. These glittery seasonal blooms are the most recent in Marion’s long history of public Christmas décor. It…

by Ben MurphySports Writer The McBain girls basketball team had yet another great season last winter. The Lady Ramblers went 20-4 overall and won the Highland Conference championship and district titles. They’ll have a good cast of players returning as…

by Ben MurphySports Writer Last year was the breakthrough that the Clare wrestling program had long been waiting for. The Pioneers had an impressive 24-6 dual meet record and was able to win their first ever Jack Pine Conference championship.…

Richard A. Harding, 89, of Chesterfield, Va., went home to be with the Lord, November 29, 2022. A native of Detroit, Mich., he was the son of the late Petronella “Pet” Hardin and John “Jack” Hardin. He was also preceded…

Johnnie J. Uber Sr.Died December 4, 2022Marion – Johnnie Joseph Uber Sr., lifelong resident of the area passed away, with family by his side, at home on Sunday, December 4, 2022. He was 64.Johnnie was born on May 17, 1958,…

John Paul Haley, age 76, of Harrison passed away Monday, November 28, 2022, at MyMichigan Health-Midland. John was born January 20, 1946 in Flint, Michigan the son of Thomas James Haley and Julia Carolyn (Bielawa) Haley. John graduated from Harrison…

Evelyn J Maull Schort: Born in Jackson, Michigan on January 28, 1936. Shepassed away peacefully on November 29,2022.Preceded in death by her partner of 45 years, Mike Nichols and her oldest son, Charles W. (Schort) Williams.The surviving children include: Roxanne…

Doug Wachowiak, age 66 of Farwell, passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at his home in the loving arms of his wife after a long illness. Doug loved his family and enjoyed all the time he spent with them. He…

Connie Jean Musil, 80, of Farwell Michigan passed away at Schnepp Senior Care & Rehab Center in St. Louis Michigan on Monday November 21st. She leaves behind a large loving family that she was very proud of.Connie was a loving Wife,…

Marion – Jonathan Carl Bean, of Houghton Lake, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, December 4, 2022, at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor.Jonathan was born on November 18, 1946, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to Clarence and Ruby (Moore) Bean.…

I am sitting here looking at the calendar and just realized that Christmas is just two weeks away! And I thought I was doing good this year…Last week I wrote about being late. This year I am proving it, because…

Growing up on a dairy farm just south of McBain, Judy [Meyering] Gilde was taught the importance of a hard day’s work.And as a child, Judy earned her first camera by working for it: riding her bike around the neighborhood,…

By John RaffelCorrespondent MARON – Newly elected board member Jack Nehmer was sworn in at Monday’s Marion monthly council meeting taking over for Steve Henderson.Also sworn in were Flora Grundy as president and two other incumbent board members, Bonnie Tenney…

82-year-old Martha Menefield of Valley, Alabama was handcuffed and driven to jail last week for failing to pay her Waste Management trash bill for three months- June, July and August.I did a quick reread when this was sent to me…

By Pat MaurerCorrespondent Judy Marie Boyer, 55 of Farwell, will spend the rest of her life behind bars after she was sentenced Monday by Circuit Court Judge Roy Mienk. She was sentenced for both first-degree and second-degree murders committed in…

The ‘give the gift of small appliances’ season is fast approaching. You know what I mean; the trendy and/or cheap small appliances are often the gift of choice this time of year. Everything from food processors and toaster ovens to…

By Pat MaurerCorrespondent Charges against Ryan Beatty as accessory to the Boyer murders last October have been dropped, a Monday press release by Clare County Prosecutor Michelle Ambrozaitis said.He was originally facing charges including Accessory after the Fact to a…

By Pat MaurerCorrespondent An Amish couple were critically injured and alcohol is believed to be a factor in a crash involving a vehicle rear-ending an Amish buggy Sunday evening, November 27th on East Colonville Road.A release from the Clare County…