The Clare Fire Dept responded to a report of a pole barn fire at 11706 E. Clarbella Rd. in the S. W. corner of Clare County. On arrival they found a fully involved 30’ x 50’ pole barn. The structure and contents were insured and it is a total loss. There were no injuries. The Read More…
By Kaitlyn Campbell A Harrison man posted on Twitter last year about his desire to kill 55th Circuit Court Judge Roy G. Mienk and grind his wife into meat pasties. As a result of his cannibalistic threats, he faced federal charges. Now, after being in jail for more than a year, he has been court-ordered Read More…
By Kaitlyn Campbell An investigation into what happened at a fight between two GOP lawmakers during a Michigan Republican committee meeting on July 8 at the Doherty Hotel in Clare in ongoing.According to a report obtained by TV5 through a Freedom of Information Act request, the men involved in the fight were Mark DeYoung, chair Read More…
Missaukee County Sheriff Wil Yancer said Tuesday that the suspect in the Sunday shooting has been identified.He is Colton Helsel, 30, of McBain, the sheriff said. He has been charged with assault with intent to murder and received a $100,000 bail.The investigation is ongoing, Yancer reported.July 31, 12:03 p.m.Argument turns violent, man shot, suspect foundThe Read More…
By John RaffelCorrespondent LAKE CITY – The Hazard Mitigation plan was expected to be among the topics for the Missaukee County Board of Commissioners’ finance committee meeting on Thursday of this week.The plan is 169 pages long.It says, in part, “The Missaukee County Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan is prepared for Missaukee County, Michigan and all Read More…
By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – The Osceola County Sheriff’s Department has reported Matt Allers and Brett Bethuy have been promoted to Sergeant.Sgt. Allers began working at the Sheriff’s Office in 2019 as a corrections officer. Sgt. Allers has since moved through the ranks and will be supervising one of the night shifts as Sgt. in Read More…
By John RaffelCorrespondent EVART – At a recent meeting of the Evart City council, it was voted to accept the resignation of city attorney Jim White and to move forward with seeking proposals from other firms.In other action, the council voted to limit tent camping to 10 days within a 30-day period.It was also decided Read More…
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 of four males over the weekend.The sheriff’s office and multiple state and federal agencies arrested Read More…
(Photo: Commercial-News/Robert Tomlinson) Story Updated at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 3 By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — The City of Three Rivers is asking residents to run their water before using it after excessive levels of lead were found in multiple homes in a recent sampling. According to a release from the city Thursday, Read More…
Natelege Zartiz, a stay-at-home mom with a background in real estate, is one of three candidates running for mayor of Three Rivers on the Tuesday, Aug. 8 primary ballot. (Photo provided) By Robert TomlinsonNews Director Editor’s note: This article, originally published in the July 28 edition of the Commercial-News, is the third of three articles Read More…