Marcellus News

Fun, food, family & treats at Dr. T.K. Lawless Park Saturday, October 19, 2024    Breathe deeply, and you can almost imagine the cool, crisp autumn days that are soon to be upon us; what better way to enjoy those vibrant … [Read more...] about Harvest Fest/Trunk-n-Treat 2024 at T.K. Lawless October 19

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan’s Minimum Wage will increase twice in 2025 – first increasing on Jan. 1, 2025, following the usual rate increase schedule, and again on Feb. 21, 2025, in accordance with the recent Michigan Supreme … [Read more...] about Michigan Minimum Wage Rate 2025 Increase Schedule  

The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point Grand Rapids, Michigan – Explore West Michigan easily using the West Michigan Live Camera Gallery from the West Michigan Tourist Association (WMTA). You can preview different … [Read more...] about Live Views from Whitefish Point- Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum Now Available 24/7

HOLT BOSSE SQUIRREL MURAL  - 116 State St., St. JosephThis Midwestern mural is nuts enough that you have to see it to believe it! In 2019, advertising agency Holt Bosse partnered with the St. Joseph Today to fund a piece of art that isn’t … [Read more...] about SW Michigan Tourist Council launches new mural challenge

When driving 55 miles an hour, it only takes about five seconds to travel the length of a football field and catch up to a piece of equipment going 15 miles per hour. | Photo by Michigan Farm Bureau With harvest season in full swing … [Read more...] about Michigan Farm Bureau appreciates drivers’ patience during harvest season

BENTON HARBOR, Mich.- Michigan Works! announced that applications opened October 1 for the popular Going PRO Talent Fund. This competitive grant opportunity provides funds to local companies for training, developing, and in some cases … [Read more...] about Michigan Works! announces Going Pro season

by Willard Robinson, MHS Class of ‘49    Growing up in the 1930’s I didn’t have many toys.  Money was so tight because of the Great Depression that food and clothes were the priority.  I do recall that I had a doll … [Read more...] about Marcellus Memories #19

From the Editors of E - The Environmental Magazine Lots of food packaging contains toxic chemicals that come into contact with foods during manufacturing, packaging or transportation. Dear EarthTalk: Are we really all exposed to many … [Read more...] about EarthTalk®

by Alan Guebertfarmandfoodfile.com Like farmers and ranchers, veterinarians love to pour concrete. Many build customized facilities dedicated to their animal health mission: examination rooms, operating theaters, cattle chutes, … [Read more...] about Farm and Food File: Massive Nebraska feedlot ‘just the opposite of what we need

by Jim Hightowerjimhightower.com In high-school, my friend Charlie and I once poked into an abandoned Victorian house in our hometown. Up in the attic, we found a secret door to a space containing several boxes of … [Read more...] about Jim Hightower – America’s #1 Populist: To Fight Right-Wing Book Bans, Read Banned Books!

A work of fiction and one of nonfiction are in the library’s spotlight this week. The Curious Kidnapping of Nora W. by Cate Green, Nora Wojnaswki is her family’s matriarch, a Holocaust survivor, and at 122 years and four months old, … [Read more...] about Marcellus Township Wood Memorial Library

Editor of The Marcellus NewsOctober 5, 2024 Dear Editor:    Shortly after I moved to Marcellus, I was approached by several women in the community who asked me to join their book group. Truly, it was more than a book group … [Read more...] about Letter to the Editor