Curtis Hertel, Chair of the Michigan Democratic Party, spoke during a recent town hall meeting in the Dowagiac Community Center. text and photos submitted by Naomi Ludman, Dowagiac People filling the Community Center on … [Read more...] about Dowagiac Town Hall Attendees Have Questions for Congressman Tim Walberg
Team RickWorld – What we’re reading the week of August 25
Another week of Reading Through the Decades for Team RickWorld. The challenge is sponsored by Marcellus Township Wood Memorial Library. Justin Ware: The Grandest Game by Jennifer Lynn Barnes. Book number five of the … [Read more...] about Team RickWorld – What we’re reading the week of August 25
This week in Marcellus’ Culinary History – August 25, 2025
And here we are at the end of our journey through the Home Arts of Cooking Marcellus Centennial Cookbook, 1879-1979. Many thanks to Ron Lofts for suggesting The News share tidbits of Marcellus’s culinary history! Hope you’ve enjoyed our … [Read more...] about This week in Marcellus’ Culinary History – August 25, 2025
Update on search for new SMC president
Southwestern Michigan College provided an update recently on the search for its ninth president. Director of Human Resources Nicole Lehman noted that the position was promoted on nine different professional job boards and … [Read more...] about Update on search for new SMC president
SMC enjoys enrollment ‘four-peat’
An enrollment “four-peat” is a significant milestone in Southwestern Michigan College’s history, Interim President Brent Brewer reported to the Board of Trustees at its regular monthly meeting on August 13. “Our headcount as … [Read more...] about SMC enjoys enrollment ‘four-peat’
Memories from The Marcellus News
The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: The Eagles
by John Mooy I think we could all agree that of all the birds found in the United States none is more grand than the American bald eagle. Growing up in Marcellus never allowed me to locally see any of these great birds … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: The Eagles
Bits & Pieces: Learning
by Paula Johnson School is in session. For many of us, we recognize the many changes in school now compared to school when we started. Yet, school “back then” was even more advanced and different than earlier schools. Yes, and we … [Read more...] about Bits & Pieces: Learning
Farm and Food File: Half-baked USDA plan makes less sense even when ‘95 percent baked’
by Alan Guebertfarmandfoodfile.com First, a little Trump-USDA history. After U.S. Department of Agriculture researchers “published and funded objective analyses of issues such as climate change, the efficiency of food … [Read more...] about Farm and Food File: Half-baked USDA plan makes less sense even when ‘95 percent baked’
Jim Hightower – America’s #1 Populist: Gerrymandering Means Your Local Representative Isn’t Local . . . And Isn’t Yours
by Jim Hightowerjimhightower.com In a 2006 documentary, I assailed Texas Republican lawmakers for ramming a brutish gerrymandering scheme into law, doing my report from a street sign in central Austin. That sign was … [Read more...] about Jim Hightower – America’s #1 Populist: Gerrymandering Means Your Local Representative Isn’t Local . . . And Isn’t Yours
Cal Thomas: Did Trump get rolled in Alaska?
by Cal ThomasCalThomas.com Promising severe consequences if Russian President Vladimir Putin didn’t agree to a ceasefire with Ukraine and then apparently reversing himself is what sends a signal of weakness, not only to Putin, but to … [Read more...] about Cal Thomas: Did Trump get rolled in Alaska?
News from Marcellus TWP Wood Memorial Library – August 28, 2025
If you’re looking to live more deliberately, making choices to build the future you want, these new titles may guide the way: What Matters to You: How Your Values are the Key to Transforming Your Life and Work by Greta Bradman. … [Read more...] about News from Marcellus TWP Wood Memorial Library – August 28, 2025