By John RaffelCorrespondent ALLEGAN – Allegan County Commission chairman Jim Storey praised the addition of school resource officers in local school buildings.“The safety of kindergarten through 12th grade students and the staff surrounding them is the goal of school resource officers such as Allegan County Deputy Joe Knapp, who is assigned to the Hamilton school district,” Read More…
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Water Service interrupted in LaFayette after storm- officials jump in to action
Here is the culprit. The storm destroyed the main water line to LaFayette as shown in this photo by Pamela Holloway. By John BriceCorrespondent In the aftermath of fierce thunderstorms that plagued East Alabama on Monday, March 27th 2023 there was severe flooding across Chambers County and it was especially destructive in the vicinity of Read More…
MSP report: Lillywhite allegedly went 96mph, denied being driver in February crash
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director SCHOOLCRAFT TWP., Mich. — St. Joseph County Sheriff Mark Lillywhite was reportedly going 96 miles per hour and denied to first responders that he was the driver in his alleged drunk driving crash back in February, according to a Michigan State Police report on the incident last week. The crash occurred Read More…
Constantine sup’t outlines plans forbond project to community
Photo provided by the Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s OfficeConstantine Public Schools Superintendent Joe Holloway addresses those in attendance at a bond informational hearing held at Constantine High School Friday, March 24. By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CONSTANTINE — The Constantine community got their first taste of what an upcoming school bond project would look like at a Read More…
Clare and Farwell Eggstravaganzas April 8th
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent Youngsters from Clare, Farwell and the surrounding areas are in for a treat next weekend. On Saturday, April 8th, both communities will be holding their annual Easter Egg events to celebrate the Easter Holiday.Beginning with registration from 9:30 am to 10:30 am, Clare’s “EGGstravaganza” event will feature the arrival of the Easter Read More…
Adams facing prison
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent Jeremy Scott Adams, 46 of Harrison is facing up to five years in prison for threatening the life of a Clare County Judge, the Judge’s wife and his own neighbor on social media last spring.Adams pled guilty in U.S. District Court – Eastern District in Bay City Monday, March 20 to one Read More…
Search underway for new County Drain Commissioner
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent With the death of long-time County Drain Commissioner Carl J. Parks III, Clare County is looking for someone to take his place.According to MCL (Michigan Compiled Laws written by the state legislature) 201.35 and MCL 168.209, The County Clerk (Lori Mott), Prosecuting Attorney (Michelle Ambrozaitis) and Probate Judge (Marcy A. Klaus) are Read More…
Faces in the Crowd: Matt Roach and in memory of John Uber
You can never be sure what tomorrow is going to bring.It wasn’t all that long ago, really, when I interviewed John Uber and Matt Roach. It was February of 2020 – back in the pre-Covid days – when I wandered down to John’s All-Vehicle Sales and Service in downtown Marion to talk with the duo.Johnnie Read More…
Osceola County Gas Prices Rise
By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – AAA reports gas prices for Osceola County as of March 29 was at $3.456 and was among the highest in the areaGas prices for other counties were $3.515 for Wexford County, $3.483 for Missaukee County, $3.508 for Clare County, $3.494 for Mecosta County and $3.415 for Gladwin County.The AAA national Read More…
Osceola County Unemployment at 5.7 percent
By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – The Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget release its recent unemployment figures for the 83 counties for January in the state and Osceola County came out with 5.7 percent, tying it for 33rd with Houghton County and Cass County.The figures for other counties included 3.4 percent for Livingston and Read More…