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Bethann Martin as Mad Scientist during the Annual Harvest Fest at Lawless Park, October 19. submitted by Lauren Wilds    For the fifth year in a row, the Creative Kids 4-H Club brought chills and thrills to the community … [Read more...] about Creative Kids 4-H Club Hosts Spooky Fun at Lawless Park’s Harvest Fest!

Perry Sanford was a freedom seeker who escaped slavery in Kentucky. He was a part of what later became known as the 1847 Kentucky Raid in Cass County. After making his way along the Underground Railroad to Battle Creek, he chose to stay, … [Read more...] about Two Michigan sites added to National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom

Mike Moroz and Cathy LaPointe, representing URSCC, accept the Michigan History Society2024 award for Local Society Underground Railroad Society of Cass County (URSCC) is proud to announce they won Michigan Historical Society 2024 award … [Read more...] about URSCC Wins Michigan Historical Society Award

Marian Anderson performing in Constitution Hall in 1943 Application portal opens November 1, Apply by Jan. 31 WASHINGTON – Undergraduate and graduate students studying music can apply for the DAR Marian Anderson Legacy Scholarship … [Read more...] about DAR Marian Anderson Legacy Scholarship Opening Soon for Applications

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