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It’s all fun and games until someone gets wet! If The News is lucky, it won’t be Aunt Kay! The News is challenging Marcellus Elementary School Principal, Sarah Bischoff, “Mrs. B,” to a dunk off during the Bluegill Frolic.  The News will be … [Read more...] about 2024 Bluegill Frolic is Friday and Saturday, August 16 and 17!

Abby Amus with her Champion Lightweight Market Goat at the 2024 Cass County Fair. Abby Amus is one of the many Marcellus area youth who garnered accolades at the 2024 Cass County Fair.During the week long fair, Abby showed six species of … [Read more...] about More results from the 2024 Cass County Fair

Community Yard Sale 2024Friday - Sunday, August 23 - 25If your sale isn’t listed here, just add your sign to your yard! 202 E. Arbor * 205 E Main * M-40 Speedway * 93773 Siebert Ave * 505 E Main * 404 Woodland176 W Read * 320 Dibble * … [Read more...] about Community Yard Sale

Robert Parrish, who led the charge in having Dr. TK Lawless Park designated as an International Dark Sky Park, wasrecognized by the Samuel Felt Chapter of the National Society of … [Read more...] about DAR Honors Dark Sky Enthusiast

For those not in the Marcellus/Three Rivers area Tuesday, August 6, yes, what roared through at 8:19am has been designated an EF2 tornado by the National Weather Service. The NWS reported an estimated peak wind speed of 115 mph. The … [Read more...] about ICYMI: Yes, that was a tornado on August 6

1954 Bluegill Frolic Queen and Her Court: Queen Janice Medd is shown on her throne atop of the float, surrounded by the members of her court consisting of Susan Court, Dorothy Moore, Sharon Morris, Beverly Northrop, Donna Stratton, Betty … [Read more...] about The Marcellus News Remembers the Bluegill Frolic

by John Mooy Reading is such an important skill to have.  I think back to all those times while growing up in Marcellus and being in situations which promoted the learning of how to read.  Having books in our homes to those wonderful … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: Reading Material

by Paula Johnson Learning the English language can be difficult and confusing. We have our American idioms. An idiom is a saying that has a meaning that isn’t literal to the words expressed, as in “It’s raining cats and dogs.” We also … [Read more...] about Bits & Pieces: The Happiest Job

From the Editors of E - The Environmental MagazineMangroves are a lesser-known climate champion, essential for both carbon storage and coastal protection.  Dear EarthTalk: What are some “nature-based solutions” to fight climate change? … [Read more...] about EarthTalk®

by Alan Guebertfarmandfoodfile.com Milton Friedman, the patron saint of free markets and a founder of the Nobel-adorned Chicago school of economics, took a very dim view of all tariffs–ours, theirs, anyone’s.    Writing … [Read more...] about “Tariffs are never a good idea” – Farm and Food File