January 16, 1958 ~ March 25, 2024 At 12:25 am on March 25, 2024, LaVonda Stokes passed away at Bronson Hospital while surrounded by friends and family. LaVonda was born January 16, 1958, at Vicksburg Hospital to Kenneth and Doris … [Read more...] about LaVonda “Rudy” (Crawford) Stokes
Darl LaVern Brown
February 16, 1942 ~ March 23, 2024 Darl LaVern Brown, 82, of Three Rivers, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, March 23, 2024. He served well and finished strong, surrounded by his loving family at his … [Read more...] about Darl LaVern Brown
Esther Louise Wyman
February 25, 2024 Esther Louise Wyman, beloved sister, mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother & dear friend died peacefully at dawn on February 25, 2024. Esther was born in Lawton, Michigan to Cecil & Louise Wyman (Emery) along … [Read more...] about Esther Louise Wyman
MHS Drama Club’s The Lion King, Jr., – Roars!
A grown-up Simba, left, played by Parker Enright, is reunited with childhood friend, Nala (Faith Balkema), and realizes his destiny as ruler of his late father’s kingdom. The MHS Drama Club presented two performances, one on Saturday, March … [Read more...] about MHS Drama Club’s The Lion King, Jr., – Roars!
The Great North American Solar Eclipse, April 8, 2024
NASA’s map of the path the Great North American Solar Eclipse 2024 will take on Monday, April 8. Although Marcellus is not directly in the path of totality, there will still be a natural show to see - with appropriate eyewear that is. … [Read more...] about The Great North American Solar Eclipse, April 8, 2024
DNR hiring conservation officers for January 2025 training academy
Conservation officer recruits learn how to conduct a necropsy – a procedure to determine how an animal was killed – during the DNR’s 2022 training academy. If you or someone you know has dreamed of a career among the ranks of the state’s … [Read more...] about DNR hiring conservation officers for January 2025 training academy
Treasury: Individual Income Tax Returns due in Less Than a Month
Tax Returns Must be eFiled or Mailed by April 15, 2024 LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Treasury (Treasury) is reminding taxpayers that state individual income tax returns are due in less than a month. State individual … [Read more...] about Treasury: Individual Income Tax Returns due in Less Than a Month
Farm and Food File
by Alan Guebertfarmandfoodfile.com Meet the ‘Barons’ who ‘corrupt’ your dinner table The first economist, Scotland’s Adam Smith, had it right almost 250 years ago when, as writer Eric Schlosser notes in the foreword of an … [Read more...] about Farm and Food File
Jim Hightower: America’s #1 Populist
by Jim Hightowerjimhightower.com Should We Be Polite as The GOP Stomps on Our Democratic Rights? When a fox attacks a hen house, is it uncivil for the hens to raise a ruckus? Two Supreme Court justices say it … [Read more...] about Jim Hightower: America’s #1 Populist
Marcellus Memories
by Willard Robinson, MHS Class of ‘49 I came across the quote by singer, songwriter Noah Kahan, “You can never leave your hometown. Whether it’s physically or mentally, we still live in those places.” Noah is … [Read more...] about Marcellus Memories
EarthTalk®
From the Editors of E - The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: Why hasn’t biomass caught on more as a renewable energy source? – PJ, via email Biomass is organic material derived from living or recently living organisms … [Read more...] about EarthTalk®
Proposed change would expand allowable e-bike operation
A pair of cyclists enjoy the trail at Van Buren State Park near South Haven in Van Buren County. Land use update would affect state park-managed nonmotorized trails open to bicycles Operation of Class 1 electric bicycles on state … [Read more...] about Proposed change would expand allowable e-bike operation