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Turbo Talks Sports – Justin Verlander to Make Final Start
I have to admit, this one hits kinda hard. It is one of those times in my life where it hits me in the face that I am indeed old. Players that I saw come up, make their professional sports debut and is now riding off into the sunset. But should Verlander be celebrated like […]
Farm and Food File for the week of December 22, 2025
Howard’s priceless gift of simple giving by Alan Guebertfarmandfoodfile.com A NOTE: My Christmas wish is the same each year: I hope your holiday season is as affirming and memorable as what Howard offered a boy way back when. –Alan The Christmas tree was a scrub cedar hacked from the edge of the woods […]
Earth Talk for the week of January 5, 2026
Proponents of EVs are worried that Trump’s elimination of tax credits could kibosh U.S. leadership on the clean energy transition. Dear EarthTalk: Will Trump’s killing of the $7,500 electric vehicle tax credit significantly slow the transition to EVs? Are carmakers adjusting their plans in favor of gas cars now? – Paul Jones, New York, NY […]
Earth Talk for the week of December 29, 2025
Rivers in Alaska’s Brooks Range run orange due to iron leaching out of melting permafrost combined with toxic concentrations of heavy metals. Credit: U.S. Geological Survey / Josh Koch. Dear EarthTalk: Why are Arctic rivers and streams turning orange? – Will Mortimer, Largo, FL Over the past decade, an increasing number of orange rivers and […]
Earth Talk for the week of December 22, 2025
Wildfires were once seasonal and somewhat predictable, but now they are more destructive, harder to contain and less predictable. Credit: Pexels.com. Dear EarthTalk: Is it true that wildfires are changing due to various man-made and natural factors and what can we do to adapt our control and prevention efforts? – Nick Maloney, via email […]
News from Marcellus TWP Wood Memorial Library the week of January 5
We are introducing a new event at the library–Personal Curriculum Life Long Learners Meet Up starting on Thursday, January 22 at 5:30 PM. A new trend on social media is individuals making and sharing their own personal curriculum. Instead of setting goals or making resolutions, a personal curriculum is a road map to follow […]
Contemplation Corner: Of the Change of Seasons
Of the Change of Seasons by Pastor Donnie BrooksMarcellus United Methodist Churchpastordonnieb@outlook.com Autumn steadily flows into this night As the light steadily descends from the day The air becomes cooler as the green of the leaves fade from our sight The life in abundance will soon fall into months of decay And from that life […]
Letter to the Editor: January 8, 2025
Editor:  After reading the letter dated September 18, 2025, from the Village of Marcellus to Marcellus residents,  I had to take a few steps back and ponder what was written. In a nutshell I have come to this conclusion: If not being able to walk down taxpayer sidewalks in our downtown […]
Mystery solved: Elusive cougar cubs documented again in Michigan
An adult cougar walks down a trail in the Upper Peninsula followed by two cougar cubs on Dec. 6, 2025. The DNR verified this photo from a private trail camera by enhancing the image to verify the existence of the three cougars, including the cub bringing up the rear. (Photo courtesy of private landowner) […]
Eggs today, trout and salmon tomorrow: Fall and winter egg collections wrapping up at DNR facilities
In all, fisheries staff collected more than 16 million trout and salmon eggs this season The Department of Natural Resources stocks fish in Michigan waters every year, providing fishing opportunities and helping maintain healthy ecosystems. Where do the fish being stocked come from? It begins with collecting fish eggs, and the DNR has been […]
Cass District Library January 2026 Program Schedule
All Edwardsburg Branch programs are subject to change due to our upcoming move. Please keep an eye on our website and Facebook page for updates. PUZZLE SWAP – HOWARD BRANCHJANUARY 2 – JANUARY 31Stop by the Howard Branch throughout the month of January to exchange your gently-used puzzles for new ones! Jigsaw puzzles of all […]
