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This week the library is featuring two new non-fiction books. Take Care of Them Like My Own: Faith, Fortitude, and a Surgeon’s Fight for Health Justice by Ala Stanford, M.D. In her inspirational memoir, Stanford, the founder of the Black … [Read more...] about News from Marcellus Township Wood Memorial Library

Pastor Donnie Brooks    This may be an overly optimistic idea. It’s hopeful and helps us situate ourselves humbly with even our enemies, but somehow so contrary to our experience of the world. Didn’t the 20th century have such … [Read more...] about Contemplation Corner: “Man’s enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.” – Lao Tzu

Editor:    After the latest orgy of racism and sexism at the New York Trump rally where his cronies declared the U.S. Territory of Puerto Rico to be a “floating island of garbage”, it seems his followers have lost their … [Read more...] about Letter to the Editor

The October 14, 2024, Newberg Township General Meeting was called to order at 7:00pm at the Newberg Township Fire Department. Present: Griffiths, Dff, Blackburn, Covey and Harvey. Motion made by Dff, supported by Blackburn, to approve the … [Read more...] about Newberg Township October 2024 General Meeting

Joe Watts, left, co-owner of Electric Moon, 101 E. Main, with Tony Ruacho, co-founder of Patch & Remington, 115 E. Main, Marcellus, during the annual Homecoming Parade, Friday, October 11, 2024. Watts has declared his candidacy as a … [Read more...] about Election 2024! Early voting begins Saturday, Oct. 26 – General Election Tuesday, Nov. 5

One of the most common questions posed to The Marcellus News, “Where can I search back issues of The News?”, is getting a definitive answer thanks to Cass District Library’s Local History branch.     In an October 17, 2024,  email … [Read more...] about Back issues of The News coming soon to newspapers.com

  You may have heard about the MiNeighborhood grant (this is in addition to the CHILL grant, but more on that later!) over the past few months. Applications are now available both online and in paper form. Paper copies can be picked up at … [Read more...] about Residents of the Village of Marcellus: Applications open for MiNeighborhood Grants

DETROIT, Mich. – Today, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson launched the Michigan Voting Dashboard, an interactive tool that allows the public to access election data by county and jurisdiction with a focus on absentee and … [Read more...] about Michigan Voting Dashboard available for the public to access daily election data

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by John Mooy I vividly recall my youth in Marcellus when there was no place else on the planet where I desired to be.   That was all for good reason.    Going to the city meant making the trip to Kalamazoo which was … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: When the World Was Smaller

by Paula Johnson  A few weeks ago, I wrote about the oxymoron “happiest job.” This week I ran across the phrase “healthiest desserts.”    I grew up in an era of fresh fruit or even simple jello with fresh fruit for … [Read more...] about Bits & Pieces: Healthy Desserts