The Latest
MHS inducts four alumni to Athletic Hall of Fame, October 10, 2025
MHS inducted four alumni into the Athletic Hall of Fame, Friday, October 10. Inductees are, from left to right, Sam Cropsey, Class of 1980; Sherri (Northrop) Lewis, Class of 1979; Denise (Brown) Peters, Class of 1977; and Derek Flory, Class of 2018. Derek Flory – MHS Class of 2018plaque presented by Joe Mater Derek Flory […]
Gov. Whitmer Signs Balanced, Bipartisan FY26 Budget to Fix the Damn Roads, Cut Taxes, Lower Costs, Protect Public Health & Safety
Balanced budget delivers on the kitchen-table issues including roads, taxes, health care, public safety, government efficiency, and protections for Michigan’s air, land, and water LANSING, Mich. — On Tuesday,October 7, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed her seventh balanced, bipartisan budget into law. The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) budget secures sustainable, long-term funding to fix Michigan’s state and […]
MHSAA’s annual Sportsmanship Summit series returns in November
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Oct. 7 – The Michigan High School Athletic Association’s annual Sportsmanship Summit series will return this November with four stops across the Lower Peninsula, providing training on sportsmanship topics affecting students both on and off the field of play. The MHSAA has conducted Sportsmanship Summits across Michigan for more than […]
From the County Prosecutor’s Office: Trever Wallace Felony conviction sentencing for Walnut Tree theft/concealment
Trever Wallace was sentenced Friday, October 10, 2025, to 38 months to ten years in prison for his criminal concealment of a fully mature walnut tree. Â The Defendant was found with the felled tree at an area lumber yard on December 21, 2024. The deciduous tree was surreptitiously taken from a rural estate […]
Shop for the Troops Day – October 18
 The Southwest Michigan Chapter # 179 of Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc. will be holding their annual Shop for the Troops Day on Saturday, October 18, 2025 at Family Fare in Paw Paw from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The day of the event, the Blue Star Mothers and friends will greet […]
Wildcats tame the Tigers, welcome Beavers in final home game
stats courtesy of Head Coach Nate Davies The Wildcats improved their season record to 4-3 thanks to a trampling of the visiting Lawrence Tigers, Friday, October 10. The ‘Cats roster was bolstered by the addition of the JV squad whose members got to see action in the second half of the ‘Cats 48-8 walloping […]
EarthTalk® – From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine
The Varroa mite might be the main cause of honeybee dieoffs recently, but other human-caused environmental factors are also at play. Credit: Pexels.com. Dear EarthTalk: Have scientists figured out what’s causing honeybees to die off across the country and is there anything we can do about it?    — Millie Swan, Sumpter, SC The beekeeping industry is in […]
Consumer advisory: Michiganders encouraged to check their freezers for recalled shrimp, shrimp products
LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Departments of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) and Health and Human Services (MDHHS) are encouraging consumers to check their freezers for recalled shrimp products which may contain Cesium-137 (Cs-137), a human-made radioactive substance. Consumers are advised not to eat or serve the recalled shrimp and should dispose of it or […]
Hunters invited to use new online survey to report ruffed grouse and American woodcock hunting activity
Grouse hunting in Lucy County Just in time for the start of Michigan’s ruffed grouse and American woodcock hunting seasons, hunters now have a new way to share information from their hunts. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has launched the Michigan Ruffed Grouse and Woodcock Dashboard, https://tinyurl.com/MI-Grouse-Dashboard, an electronic survey dashboard where hunters […]
Pheasant Season opens in lower peninsula October 20
Season opens Oct. 10 in Zone 1, Oct. 20 in zones 2 and 3 The pheasant management unit open to hunting Oct. 10-31 in Zone 1 (Upper Peninsula) includes all of Menominee County and portions of Delta, Dickinson, Iron and Marquette counties. Zones 2 and 3 (Lower Peninsula) are open to pheasant hunting […]
ICYMI: Superintendent Dunn appears on WNN’s The Woodhouse Report
 Marcellus Community Schools Superintendent Dr. Michael Dunn was interviewed recently by Brock Woodhouse on WNN’s The Woodhouse Report. Watch it on YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/Oct-10-Woodhouse-Report ###
