By Kaitlyn Campbell A Clare County school district is ready to have their students back for another school year, and they’ve made some changes in order to help with their success.Clare Public Schools had an overall successful school year last year, said superintendent Jim Walter.“Enrollment continued to bounce back from the COVID era, and we Read More…
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Clare County undersheriff calls it quits
Dwayne Miedzianowski has resigned from the undersheriff role at the Clare County Sheriff’s Department after being in the position for over a decade.In a statement to The Morning Sun, Sheriff John Wilson said that Miedzianowski “resigned in good standing” and that he was looking for another job in law enforcement elsewhere.Wilson did not elaborate more Read More…
Author to appear at Marion Library
By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – Michigan Humanities announces the Fall 2023 author tour dates for the 2023-24 Great Michigan Read author, Angeline Boulley.She will be at the Marion Library next month.Boulley’s book, Firekeeper’s Daughter, was named the 2023-24 Great Michigan Read selection in March.The tour begins on Sept. 25 at the Alpena County George N. Read More…
Faces in the Crowd: Three Birds Coffee and Tea
7 years ago, Jason and Stephani Keeler weren’t the least bit interested in coffee.But their oldest son, Josh, was. A student at Central Michigan at the time, Josh had brought his coffee habit home with him, and eventually, his dad, Jason, became hooked.But Jason wasn’t just hooked on the caffeine. A science teacher by trade, Read More…
Osceola Board approves health care quote
By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – The Osceola County Board of Commissioners, at its meeting this week, approve the Jail InmateHealthcare BCBS Quote as presented with a one-year contract.“We anticipate possibly up to 25 percent savings,” commissioner Tim Michell of Marion said.Commissioners accepted the County 2022 Audit as presented by Ken Talsma of Anderson, Tackman & Read More…
Check out elementary renovations Aug. 23
The public is invited to celebrate completion of the latest Douglas Elementary School renovation at a dedication ceremony Thursday, Aug. 23, starting at 5:30 p.m. Building tours and refreshments will follow the short ceremony, made possible by voters passing a $35.6-million bond issue March 10, 2020. As a result of the elementary’s $11.3 million renovation, Read More…
‘Mighty Mac’ trip view was over top
By Jim Hayden Correspondent Hear ye! Hear ye! The Saugatuck Town Crier declares view Aug. 10 from the top of the Mackinac Bridge as spectacular! Art Tolsma, a 6’6” roofing business head and winner of a Felt Estate fundraising raffle in December for two tickets to travel and climb there, looked out on a clear Read More…
Voters pass operating millage for Otsego Schools
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Otsego Public Schools superintendent Jeff Haase was able to breathe a sigh of relief when the official results of the Tuesday, Aug. 8, primary election were announced.By a margin of 88 votes, the 18-mill operating millage requested by the district was approved by voters.“On behalf of the Otsego Board of Education, I Read More…
Otsego prepares for another Gus Macker Tournament
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor From Friday, Aug. 25, through Sunday, Aug. 27, some streets near downtown Otsego will once again be transformed into basketball courts.That’s when the Gus Macker 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament will make its annual stop in Otsego.The festivities begin Friday evening with packet pick-up for teams that have registered as well as a Read More…
Eight ex-mayors walk into a bar …
Eight former Saugatuck mayors convened after Nov. 16 after last year’s election to regale each other with laughs and memories at The Sand Bar on Butler Street not far from city hall. Shown (from left) are Russ Gardner, Barry Johnson, Mark Bekken, Ken Trester, Catherine Simon, Chris Peterson, Jane Verplank and Bill Hesse. (Photo by Read More…