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Marcellus well represented at Cass County Fair
Junior Elin Essex is just one of many Marcellus area students participating in the 2026 Cass County Fair. Essex took top honors in the Dairy Beef Rate of Gain for Big Mac (1,567 lbs), her market steer, who had a ROG of 3.62. This is the fourth rate of gain win for Essex. She is […]
Welcome to the jungle, freshmen! Wildcat Marching Band gears up for Festival Season
Incoming members of the MHS Wildcat Marching Band got a jump start on Band Camp during Freshman Basics, July 31. New members are, back row left to right, Bryson Proffitt, Callen Breseman, Stanley Drauch, Levi Kruger, Camden Mikel, Grayson Reynolds, Jashonne Robinson, Bear Woodhouse, Austin Vickery and Jesse Sylvester. Front row, […]
Cass County Fair continues through August 8 – remember to submit your Fair results and photos
A lot of familiar faces await you at the 2026 Cass County Fair, which runs through Saturday, August 8. Nate Robinson, FoMN (Friend of The Marcellus News), was caught on camera during Monday’s Dairy Feeder show. At left is granddaughter Josie Adams who is showing draft horses this week. Find the fair schedule online […]
Liquid Lounge at Patch & Remington, August 7
Something wicked this way comes! On Friday, August 7th Liquid Lounge is coming to Patch & Remington (115 E. Main St, Marcellus) for a fun-filled day of coffee, community, music, and craft cocktails. Starting at 11am, the public is invited to enjoy a coffee cocktail before we kick off live music. From 6:00-8:00 pm Starseed […]
Bluegill Frolic 2026 August Events Schedule
Pre-FrolicFriday, August 7: First Friday- Adult Beverages and Bluegill Frolic Merchandise Downtown Marcellus. 2026 Bluegill Frolic, Friday and Saturday, August 14 and 15:Friday, August 14: 2-11pm: Bluegill Frolic Grounds Open 499 S Burney Street 5pm: Beer Tent opens with Jeremy Hartman playing 6-8pm and Sierra Shame 9-11pm Saturday, August 15:7-9am: Bluegill Frolic Fishing Contest Registration […]
Farming for the Future Field Day showcases soil health, regenerative agriculture and innovation
HART, Mich. — Farmers, growers, agricultural professionals and community members are invited to attend the annual Farming for the Future Field Day on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Michigan State University (MSU) AgBioResearch West Central Michigan Research and Extension Center, located at 5185 N. Oceana Dr., Hart, MI 49420. Hosted in partnership […]
Cal Thomas: Bring back ‘nattering nabobs’
WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 24: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the re-scheduled White House Correspondents Dinner in the Presidential Ballroom at the Waldorf Astoria on July 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. The annual gala hosted by the White House Correspondents Association was re-scheduled to tonight after the original event in April was cut short […]
Jim Hightower – America’s #1 Populist: The Data Center Revolt . . .
The Data Center Revolt Is a Populist Rebellion Against Corporate Ruleby Jim Hightowerjimhightower.com Not that it matters, but sometimes I wonder if the billionaire potentates of artificial intelligence ever wonder why they’ve become so despised. I doubt it, since introspection doesn’t seem to be in the DNA of hubristic AI demigods like Bezos, […]
Memories from The Marcellus News – August 6
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The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: Columns
by John Mooy Having now written a number of columns for The Marcellus News (the only newspaper in the world who knows who I am). I have covered a variety of topics through the years. It has been by design that my words range from the serious to the somewhat absurd. Somehow every column has […]
Bits & Pieces: Cartoon Characters
by Paula Johnson Did you grow up with Saturday morning cartoons? Remember the cartoons featured as lead-ins to a major film at the theater? Those were pure entertainment – though they would later be questioned as to their violence. For whatever reason I never saw them as violent. Sure, the Roadrunner and Acme Dynamite […]
