By John Raffel Correspondent MARION – The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office took 511 calls for service for the month of December. The corrections staff booked 57 subjects into the jail between Dec. 1-31. The average daily inmate population for the month was 59 inmates. The number of calls the office took during the month of Read More…
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Faces in the Crowd: Dan and Georgia Salisbury
We celebrate another one of Marion’s favorite sons and now a favorite daughter, Dan and Georgia Salisbury. Dan and Georgia Salisbury are the 3rd generation of Salisbury Trucking. Dan was born into the family of the Milk Hauling Business and Georgia married into this expanding enterprise in 1976 when she and Dan were married. They Read More…
One dies, four escape Harrison fire January 4th
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent A Thursday morning fire, January 4th, in a mobile home, a rental, on Ash Road in Harrison, claimed the life on one man found inside on the east end of the building, but four others who were reportedly on the west end of the trailer were able to escape the fire.Harrison Fire Read More…
First heavy winter blast blankets area
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent The further north you traveled, the more snow fell, during the area’s first severe winter storm Tuesday and Wednesday. Because rain fell and froze on the roads first, travel was extremely treacherous Clare County Road Commission Manager DeWayne Rogers estimated around 10 inches fell in the northern parts of Clare County. He Read More…
Two men found dead in pickup truck in pond
Two men found dead in pickup truck in Gladwin County pondTwo men were found dead in a Gladwin County pond on Monday, Jan.7, according to the Gladwin County Sheriff’s Office.At around 4 p.m., the Gladwin County Central Dispatch received a call to the 4700 block of Beaverton Clare Road.Officials stated that the caller said they Read More…
Preview: At least 12 music acts featured at ‘Winter Blues’ in downtown Sturgis
“Winter Blues” is set for 5:30-9 p.m. Jan. 12 in downtown Sturgis. The event is presented by Sturgis Downtown Development Authority, and opens DDA’s 2024 festival schedule. It features live music at participating businesses; trolley rides for $1 per person; and ice sculpture carving at Free Church Park. Food vendors will be on-site and theme Read More…
Partygoers in TR ring in new year with Midnight on Main
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — A chilly night on Main Street did not deter the dozens that gathered in the middle of downtown Three Rivers Sunday night at 11:59 p.m. to count down the final minute of 2023 and usher in 2024 with a ball drop that, while it wasn’t Times Square in Read More…
Train hits vehicle on Fourth St., no one injured
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — No one was injured Tuesday when a pickup truck was hit by a train in Three Rivers.The incident occurred Tuesday in the afternoon hours at the railroad crossing on Fourth Street near Pleasant Street. According to the Three Rivers Police Department, they claim the driver of a white Read More…
Group explores options for community poolupgrades, possible relocation
By Dennis Volkert Sturgis Public Schools and residents held “visioning sessions” in November and December to discuss the direction of Sturgis Community Pool. It was open by invitation to community members, and involved parents, students, educators and athletic department staff. At a meeting Dec. 11 of Sturgis Public Schools Board of Education, superintendent Art Ebert summarized information Read More…
City commission meeting schedule set for 2024
Sturgis City Commission has approved its meeting schedule for 2024. Kenneth Rhodes, clerk/treasurer for the city of Sturgis, presented the proposed schedule at the board’s previous meeting, and it was approved. Regular meetings are scheduled for the second and fourth Wednesday each month, with a few exceptions. To make it possible for commissioners to attend the Michigan Municipal Read More…