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Cass Family Clinic expands dental team with addition of Dr. Madison Anderson
Madison Anderson, DDS – New provider strengthens access to comprehensive dental care in Southwest Michigan DOWAGIAC, Mich., September 9, 2026 – Cass Family Clinic is pleased to welcome Madison Anderson, DDS, to its dental team. Dr. Anderson, a recent graduate of the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine, will primarily serve patients at the […]
Cass County employees give back to community with food drive
Employees across Cass County donated nonperishable food items to support local food pantries. CASS COUNTY, Mich. — As families across the country prepare to gather around their Thanksgiving tables, Cass County employees are turning their gratitude into action by helping restock shelves at local food pantries. Earlier this month, Cass County Administrator Jennifer Rentfrow launched an employee-led food drive in response to the temporary delay in […]
Former clerk’s vintage painting returns to walls of great-niece’s office
Cass County Clerk/Register Monica McMichael poses with a painting of the Cass County Historic Courthouse created by her great-uncle, former Cass County Clerk Kenneth Poe. CASS COUNTY, Mich. — Hanging on the freshly restored walls of the Cass County Historic Courthouse, a recently installed painting of the same building comes alive in gentle, nostalgic brushstrokes […]
SMC expands President Search
In the search for the institution’s next president, the Board of Trustees of Southwestern Michigan College will interview an additional finalist, Dr. Klint Pleasant of Rochester Hills, Mich., on December 9. After public on-campus interviews October 21 and 22, the board decided at a special public meeting on November 7 to consider additional prospects. […]
Farm and Food File: Three strikes and you’re out!
by Alan Guebertfarmandfoodfile.com While Congress spent most of the fall perfecting the useless art of finger pointing, the ag economists, farm finance experts, and ag policy wonks at farmdocDAILY kept grinding through the season’s farm news and numbers to understand what it all might mean for farmers and ranchers in 2026. Their well-researched opinion? […]
Jim Hightower – America’s #1 Populist: Creating our own Thanksgiving blessing
by Jim Hightowerjimhightower.com These days, with so much economic greed and political meanness in the news, it’s hard to lift your head up and notice the common goodness and community spirit that’s actually flourishing all around us. So, this Thanksgiving season, why not shake off some of that debilitating negativity by focusing on the […]
Cal Thomas: Not ready for a female president?
by Cal ThomasCalThomas.com Former first lady Michelle Obama says America is not ready for a female president. In a series of recent interviews promoting her new book, Michelle Obama points to the losses of Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton as evidence of what she regards as sexism. Recall that similar things were once said […]
Bits & Pieces: Vacation Onset 2025
by Paula Johnson Curt was bitten by “the cruise bug” after our first cruise 20 years ago to Alaska. We each love cruises but for very different reasons. Curt loves having something new to do every day, and new places to see and visit often over the length of the cruise. I love not […]
Memories from The Marcellus News – November 27
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The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: Albert Einstein
by John Mooy Sunday afternoon. An absolutely beautiful fall day. The sun is out, the temperature is warming and I’m sitting here in our work cottage alone with my thoughts. The mind is certainly a marvelous creation. And if scientific research is anywhere near correct the mind for the most part goes unused. I’m basing […]
News from Marcellus TWP Library – November 24, 2025
“Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude.” Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne. For those of us that enjoy reading tales of fantasy, romance, friendship, or revenge, we have some early writers of fairy tales to thank. Mrs. Endicott’s Splendid […]
