Newberg Township General Board Meeting: The April 8, 2024, General Board Meeting was called to order at 7pm at the Newberg Township Fire Department. Present: Blackburn, Covey, Griffiths, Duff and Harvey. Minutes from the March 11, 2024, … [Read more...] about Newberg Township General Board Meeting, April 8, 2024
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Village of Marcellus Council Proceedings – Regular Meeting, March 26, 2024
President Irwin called the regular meeting of the Marcellus Village Council to order at 7:00 p.m. on March 26, 2024, in the Marcellus Village Hall. Trustees present: Markle, Engstrom, Welburn, Thomas, Haley and Webb. AgendaMotion … [Read more...] about Village of Marcellus Council Proceedings – Regular Meeting, March 26, 2024
“We’re all in this together,” says Market Van Buren Executive Director
The orange cones in Marcellus are akin to Christmas trees to Zach Morris, Executive Director of Market Van Buren. The cones are harbingers of good things, good times and revitalization to come. The News has reported about it, the … [Read more...] about “We’re all in this together,” says Market Van Buren Executive Director
UMC Welcomes All: Open hearts, open minds, open doors
Pastor Donnie Brooks welcomes everyone to the United Methodist Church, 197 W. Main, every Sunday morning at 9:15. “I’m a philosopher above all,” Pastor Donnie Brooks says. Brooks, pastor at the Marcellus United … [Read more...] about UMC Welcomes All: Open hearts, open minds, open doors
Put on your boogies shoes and help support the MHS Wildcat Marching Band!
Cass District Library announces construction award for new Edwardsburg Branch
Cass District Library (CDL) is excited to announce the construction award of the district’s new Edwardsburg Branch library to Cornerstone Construction Management. The Library’s Board of Trustees unanimously accepted the $4.6 million bid. … [Read more...] about Cass District Library announces construction award for new Edwardsburg Branch
Construction on M-40 and US 131 Resumes Monday, April 15
M-40 rebuilding in Van Buren County resumes Monday, April 15KALAMAZOO, Mich. ¬- The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is completing work this year to rebuild and repave more than 3.5 miles of M-40 from South Lagrave Street in Paw … [Read more...] about Construction on M-40 and US 131 Resumes Monday, April 15
Farm and Food File
by Alan Guebertfarmandfoodfile.com Another $1 billion to refinance status quo won’t stop ag pandemics When word came out of Texas on April 1 that avian flu had made another unwelcome hop–this one from a dairy cow to a human–the … [Read more...] about Farm and Food File
Cass County Hazardous Waste & Used Tire Collection
The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories
PREHISTORIC, a While Ago Anywayby John Mooy In my youth I recall wondering the wooded areas, streams and lakes around Marcellus wondering what it must have been like hundreds, thousands and even millions of years ago. … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories
Bits & Pieces: Sounds You Don’t Hear
by Paula Johnson As in an old Perry Mason episode, “we see, but we don’t see” led to the solving of a murder mystery. The murderer ditched his elevator heeled shoes and bought a kid’s Halloween costume to blend in and … [Read more...] about Bits & Pieces: Sounds You Don’t Hear
Jim Hightower: America’s #1 Populist
by Jim Hightowerjimhightower.com Before there was a USA – before our Constitution was adopted, and even before our 1776 Declaration of Independence – one of America’s best democratic institutions was already delivering for the people: … [Read more...] about Jim Hightower: America’s #1 Populist