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Public Notices of Registration – September 24, 2026
NOTICE OF REGISTRATION FOR THE ELECTION TO BE HELD ONTUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2026NEWBERG TOWNSHIP TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF NEWBERG TOWNSHIP: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that any qualified elector of Newberg Township who is not already registered, may register to vote at the office of the Township Clerk, the office of the County Clerk, Secretary of […]
Home Arts Club to Meet – December 15
The Marcellus Home Arts Club will meet Monday, December 15, at the Rock for their annual Holiday dinner. Cocktails begin at 5 p.m., with dinner at 5:30 p.m. Dinner will be ordered off the menu. Please bring a surprise gift, priced no more than $20, to share. Roll call will be “Your Favorite Christmas Carol.” […]
Michigan’s Minimum Wage Set to Increase on Jan. 1, 2026
LANSING, MI – On Jan. 1, 2026, Michigan’s minimum wage rate will increase from $12.48 to $13.73 per hour as set by Michigan’s Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act which establishes the annual schedule of increases. Effective Jan. 1, 2026: For further information regarding Michigan’s minimum wage and overtime laws, including FAQs and the required employer poster, visit: Michigan.gov/MinimumWage. ###
As I See It: MHS Band’s 2025 Disney trip was “fire. . .”
November 26, 2025, Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista, Florida: “Disney’s Imagination Campus is proud to present the Marcellus High School Marching Band from Marcellus, Michigan, under the direction of Kathryn Essex. Please welcome to the Advent Health Waterside Stage, the Marcellus High School Marching Band.”– News Photo by Kay Schten McAdam, EditorFive time MHS Band […]
LaPointe awarded Hortense Simmons Memorial Prize
Cathy LaPointe, an original founder of the Underground Railroad Society of Cass County, on the steps of the Bonine House. The Underground Railroad Society of Cass County, Michigan, is proud to announce that Cathy LaPointe is the recipient of the Hortense Simmons Memorial Prize for Advancement of Knowledge. The award was given by the national […]
Team RickWorld: What we’re reading the week of December 1, 2025
Team RickWorld keeps rolling along in its pursuit of glory during the Marcellus Library’s Read Through the Decades Challenge. The challenge concludes with a Noon Year’s Eve Party on December 31. Justin Ware: … Katy Essex: Black Bird by J.T. Bishop. Conclusion in the Daniels and Remalla detective series. Story ends leaving room for a […]
Turbo Talks Sports: Did Michigan State get the best coach in this hiring cycle?
by Ryan ‘Turbo Jackson I know I don’t write a ton about the Green and White and honestly it is because there really hasn’t been anything great happening in East Lansing. The football team has been less than newsworthy, with the exception of off the field things, and the basketball team really hasn’t been relevant […]
Cal Thomas: We love, they win
by Cal ThomasCalThomas.com In 1988, when President Ronald Reagan was asked by a reporter during the summit in Moscow what his goal was in the Cold War, he said: “we win, they lose.” When it comes to today’s Russia and its unprovoked war with Ukraine, President Trump’s goal at least in practice and outcome appears […]
Jim Hightower – America’s #1 Populist: Big Oil’s Slick Attempt to Greenwash Its Massive Plastic Pollution
by Jim Hightower Let’s all sing the holiday classic: “All I want for Christmas… Is Something Not Made of Plastic.” Easier sung than done. Plastic is now ubiquitous in toys, electronics, tools, air, water… and us. And don’t forget the plastic Baby Jesus in Christmas tableaus. What is plastic, anyway? It’s a toxic […]
Farm and Food File: T’was the season of all our seasons–and for good reasons
by Alan Guebertfarmandfoodfile.com On the southern Illinois dairy farm of my youth, we marked seasons by the work more than by the month. The planting season, for example, usually began in April and often ended when we drilled soybeans into wheat stubble in early July. Harvest season started when silage season ended and, more […]
