LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget (DTMB) is officially kicking off the search for the tree to grace the Capitol grounds for the 2026 holiday season. DTMB is tasked with the search and harvest of … [Read more...] about DTMB begins search for the 2026 Michigan Christmas tree
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MDARD Provides Safety and Sales Guidelines for Wild-Foraged Mushroom Season
Wild mushroom season brings culinary delights, but also food safety risks LANSING, Mich. – As the spring wild-foraged mushroom season gets underway, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) is reminding … [Read more...] about MDARD Provides Safety and Sales Guidelines for Wild-Foraged Mushroom Season
Heritage ISD accepting bids – For Sale
Public Notices – May 14, 2026
Marcellus Community Schools Places Zero-Tax-Rate-Increase Bond Proposal on August 4 Ballot
Drone shot of the Marcellus Community Schools elementary, high school and sports complex. - Photo credit: Dean McKenzie Voters in the Marcellus Community Schools will consider a $12.25 million zero-tax-rate-increase bond proposal on … [Read more...] about Marcellus Community Schools Places Zero-Tax-Rate-Increase Bond Proposal on August 4 Ballot
Downtown Marcellus storefront ready for new chapter
The Cass County Land Bank Authority and Village of Marcellus have invested nearly half a million dollars in grant funding to support the renovation of a downtown Marcellus storefront, which is now available for redevelopment. CASS … [Read more...] about Downtown Marcellus storefront ready for new chapter
Home is where the art is. . . Watts’s exhibition at Patch & Remington celebrates Marcellus
Local artist Erica Watts celebrates Home in her recently installed exhibit at Patch & Remington. The works feature Watts’s interpretation of buildings throughout Marcellus, including the Hudson building pictured above with Watts. - … [Read more...] about Home is where the art is. . . Watts’s exhibition at Patch & Remington celebrates Marcellus
Newspaper publishers facing tight supply of newsprint and rising costs
Dear Readers: Over the past 20 years, the US has lost nearly 3,500 newspapers and more than 270,000 newspaper jobs. According to Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, 136 newspapers closed in 2025 up from … [Read more...] about Newspaper publishers facing tight supply of newsprint and rising costs
RickWorld’s Reading Recommendations – May 7, 2026
Happy Spring, Book Lovers! We are back with our recommended reads for the month of April. Sarah Essex recommends: “A Calamity of Souls,” by David Baldacci. The novel is set in the south in the 1960s. It is not … [Read more...] about RickWorld’s Reading Recommendations – May 7, 2026
WNN’s Woodhouse Report welcomes ‘Tie Dye Man’ Joe Watts
Host Brock Woodhouse, right, welcomes Starseed Social Club’s Joe Watts to the May 4 edition of WNN’s The Woodhouse Report. Watts discusses the debut CD, Good Grief, of Starseed Social Club and gives an update on the Class of 2026’s … [Read more...] about WNN’s Woodhouse Report welcomes ‘Tie Dye Man’ Joe Watts
Band notes for the week of May 4, 2026
by Katy Essex, Director of Bands This Day in Music History - May 7 1977: Running 6:08 and loaded with metaphor and guitars, “Hotel California” tops the Hot 100. 1968: On a plane ride with the band Bluesology, keyboard player … [Read more...] about Band notes for the week of May 4, 2026
