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 On June 19, 1865, nearly two years after President Abraham Lincoln emancipated enslaved Africans in America, Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas with news of freedom. More than 250,000 African Americans embraced freedom by … [Read more...] about Juneteenth 2023

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$20,000 Grant Will Help the Library Work with Residents to Improve Access & Inclusion The Marcellus Township Wood Memorial Library has been selected as one of 240 libraries to participate in Libraries Transforming Communities: … [Read more...] about Marcellus Township Wood Memorial Library Receives National Grant for Small and Rural Libraries

June 20, 1963: Marcellus P.O. Gets New Zip Code: Our five-digit ZIP Code is 49067, Postmaster Frank Townsend announced today. “Everyone in Marcellus, Michigan, will use this ZIP Code to speed mail deliveries,” Postmaster Townsend … [Read more...] about Marcellus Memories

The Ford Gardenby John Mooy Friends of mine have a son who just received his driver’s permit. Now he is able to drive if he has an adult in the car with him. I so recall those first days of being behind the wheel and putting into play … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories

by Paula Johnson How to make learning interesting? What piques a person interest? Sometimes learning is like a banana cream pie – you do not always know the source or the direction. One of the things I enjoy about being retired is … [Read more...] about Bits & Pieces: Gift-giving Traditions

by Jim Hightowerjimhightower.com The Unreported News About Your “Newspaper” Why would your local newspaper not even mention an important local news story? Perhaps because it’s a damning story about the conglomerate owner of the … [Read more...] about Jim Hightower: America’s #1 Populist

Some survey indicators mark dynamics to watch going forward In survey results reported to the Michigan Natural Resources Commission in Roscommon June 8, the moose population estimate for the western Upper Peninsula was not statistically … [Read more...] about DNR moose survey results show population in western UP statistically unchanged since 2019

LANSING, Mich. – Michiganders are being urged to take precautions against mosquito bites as mosquitos recently collected in Saginaw County have tested positive for Jamestown Canyon virus (JCV) at the Michigan Department of Health and Human … [Read more...] about First mosquito-borne virus of 2023 detected in Michigan: residents urged to protect against mosquito bites

The Michigan State University Department of Animal Science is seeking nominations for the 2024 Dairy Farm of the Year Award. The Dairy Farm of the Year Award is presented to a farmer, farm partners or family that has distinguished … [Read more...] about Nominations open for MSU’s 2024 Dairy Farm of the Year Award

The public is invited to learn about research and programming that impact Michigan food and natural resources EAST LANSING, Mich. — This summer, Michigan State University Extension and MSU AgBioResearch will be hosting field days at … [Read more...] about MSU AgBioResearch, Extension to host research center field days