The Village of Vandalia hosts the 2025 Underground Railroad Days, Saturday and Sunday, July 12 and 13. The event co-sponsored by the Underground Railroad Society of Cass County (URSCC) features guided tours of Kentucky Raid … [Read more...] about ICYMI: Underground Railroad Days returns to Vandalia, July 12 & 13
Cal Thomas: Let the countdown begin
by Cal ThomasCalThomas.com Those annoying countdown clocks the cable TV networks use to let us know how much time remains before a presidential address or something else regarded as worthy of our attention might be useful as America … [Read more...] about Cal Thomas: Let the countdown begin
Jim Hightower – America’s #1 Populist: Can You Buy America for $5 Million? Ask, JBS, Inc.
by Jim Hightowerjimhightower.com News flash: One of the president’s media handlers has inadvertently issued a political statement that’s actually true! She didn’t mean to. She was responding to the damning revelation that Trump has … [Read more...] about Jim Hightower – America’s #1 Populist: Can You Buy America for $5 Million? Ask, JBS, Inc.
Farm and Food File: Halfway through a thin slice of baloney
by Alan Guebertfarmandfoodfile.com With 2025 half gone, the cautious American ag economy, like the slowing U.S. economy, now tiptoes into its second half. Key U.S. ag markets quietly survived the raucous first half. For … [Read more...] about Farm and Food File: Halfway through a thin slice of baloney
Memories from The Marcellus News – The Only Newspaper in the World That Cares About Marcellus
Marcellus Memories #24
Where memories were made - the cottage on Fish Lake by Willard Robinson, MHS Class of 1949 With 36 six lakes in the Marcellus area there was plenty of good fishing, boating, and swimming. One year when I was about 6 years old, my … [Read more...] about Marcellus Memories #24
News from Marcellus Township Wood Memorial Library – July 7, 2025
Whether you prefer realistic fiction or something a bit more magical, check out the new fiction shelves to find your next book. End of August by Paige Dinneny. 1979. Fifteen-year-old Aurora Taylor’s single mother prefers to leave when … [Read more...] about News from Marcellus Township Wood Memorial Library – July 7, 2025
EarthTalk®
The ubiquity of processed foods in the U.S. and elsewhere is not just a problem for human health but also for the environment. Credit: Pexels.com. From the Editors of E - The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: Is the prevalence of … [Read more...] about EarthTalk®
Contemplation Corner: We are closer to God when we are asking questions . . .
“We are closer to God when we are asking questions than when we think we have the answers.” – Abraham Joshua Heschel by Pastor Donnie BrooksMarcellus United Methodist Churchpastordonnieb@outlook.com Abraham Heschel was a … [Read more...] about Contemplation Corner: We are closer to God when we are asking questions . . .
Eric Charles Singley
February 15, 1947 ~ July 1, 2025 Eric Charles Singley, 78, of Edwardsburg, Michigan, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on July 1, 2025. Eric was born February 15, 1947, in Pekin, Illinois. His family relocated … [Read more...] about Eric Charles Singley
This Week in Marcellus’ Culinary History: July 7, 2025
We continue to feature recipes in the Meats and Casseroles section of the Home Arts of Cooking Marcellus Centennial Cookbook, 1879-1979. Hope you’ve tried a few of the recipes published 46 years ago. Bon Appétit! Kate Shannon’s Turkey … [Read more...] about This Week in Marcellus’ Culinary History: July 7, 2025
Team RickWorld Reads of the Week: July 7, 2025
Team RickWorld continues on a reading roll with just six months to go in the Marcellus Library’s Read Through the Decades Challenge! The Challenge concludes at the library’s Noon Year’s Eve Party on December 31. Groups are asked to dress in … [Read more...] about Team RickWorld Reads of the Week: July 7, 2025