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Band Notes for the week of August 24, 2026
Want mums? Support the MHS Wildcat Marching Band during its annaul Mum Sale now through September 11.Mums will be delivered to the high school on Monday, September 21 and will be ready for pick-up from 3:00pm-7:00pm. To order: contact any band member or email kathryn.essex@marcelluscs.org Band Notes for the week of August 24, 2026 Coming Up:Thursday, […]
Public testing of election equipment for Aug. 4 Primary is underway statewide
Michiganders can observe pre-election testing that ensures votes are counted accurately LANSING, Mich. – Early voting sites open Saturday, July 25, for the Aug. 4 Primary Election, and Michigan’s county, city, and township clerks are now conducting mandatory pre-election tests of their machines to ensure they are working properly. The testing is open to the […]
The Artful Table – Dinner on Main – August 22
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Cass County Clerk/Register of Deeds announces winners of ‘I Voted’ Sticker Design Contest
Clerk/Register of Deeds Monica McMichael recognized the winners of the 2026 I Voted Sticker Contest at a Board of Commissioners meeting July 16. Pictured from left are Mia Neill, a student at Edwardsburg High School, Chloe Dennis, a student at Cassopolis High School and JaMya Hart, a student at Cassopolis High School. Not pictured is […]
Turbo Talks Sports: Second Half Tigers???
The All Star game is being us and the trade deadline is looming. The biggest question in the city of Detroit, and one frequently asked all throughout baseball is, are the Tigers going to be buyers or sellers at the deadline. Let me give you my two cents. I want to preface this with […]
As Renewable Energy Projects Expand, MSU Extension Offers Research-Based Training for Local Leaders
East Lansing, Mich. – Across Michigan, local officials are increasingly being asked to evaluate utility-scale solar, wind, and battery energy storage projects. Questions about farmland, environmental impacts, safety, decommissioning, and local control are growing, leaving many communities searching for reliable, unbiased information. This fall, Michigan State University Extension will offer six Renewable Energy Fundamentals workshops […]
Farm and Food File for the week of July 20, 2026
Just saying so doesn’t make it so by Alan Guebertfarmandfoodfile.com Too many officials in the Trump Administration and several farm state Capitol Hill leaders believe that just saying something is true makes it true. For example, on June 24, the White House said it would ask Congress for another $11 billion in “temporary […]
Earth Talk: The future of Ag
Many farmers are working hard to move away from hazardous fertilizers and pesticides. EarthTalkFrom the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: What can we do to get away from hazardous agricultural fertilizers and pesticides? — Mark Winston, New York, NY Hazardous agricultural fertilizers and pesticides have had a long history. A previously commonplace […]
Guest Opinion: Conservation impacted due to USDA staff cuts
by Nash Leef, policy associateCenter for Rural Affairs For producers, federal conservation programs are complex compared to straightforward transactions with equipment or seed vendors. Enrolling in a three-to-five-year federal contract requires extensive data logging, compliance reporting, and strict implementation guidelines. Producers rely on U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) local offices, specifically the Natural […]
The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: The Entertainment of Watching Work
by John Mooy On Burney Street in Marcellus years and years and years ago, the powers that be decided that there would be an addition put on the school. It would look quite modern. As for myself, I later walked down the hallway – I can’t tell you how many times – as the addition […]
Bits & Pieces: John’s Stuff
by Paula Johnson Many of you have met my little brother John through these pages. He knows me well and supplies me with various thoughts and ideas that are like flinging poop at a barn door to see what sticks – it’s often amazing what I pick up on to keep. He sent me […]
