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DNR hiring for accelerated Conservation Officer Training Academy
A conservation officer on a dirt bike patrols a trail intersection. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is hiring conservation officer candidates for an accelerated training academy — one that starts this spring and could be the perfect opportunity for current and prospective law enforcement professionals eager to protect Michigan’s woods and water. The Conservation Officer […]
Field Hockey Debut, Tennis Finals Change Among Most Notable as Fall Practices Begin
By Geoff Kimmerly MHSAA.com senior editor AUGUST 8, 2025 The addition of girls field hockey as a sponsored postseason championship sport and a revised schedule for Lower Peninsula Boys Tennis Finals are the most significant changes to fall sports as practices began Monday, August 11, for an anticipated 100,000 high school athletes at Michigan […]
Cass County Historical Society hosts annual Fall Festival
The Cass County Historical Society is set to host its annual Fall Festival, Saturday, October 11, 11:00am – 3:00pm, at the historic Newton House on Marcellus Highway. The free event features Civil War reenactor, complete with cannon firing demonstrations; self-guided tours of the Newton House, wagon rides through Russ Forest, Kids and Adult pie […]
Cass County Women Who Care make award to County Historical Society
Pictured is Rebecca Steenbeke presenting checks totaling over $5100 to a representative of Cass County Historical Society. They won based on their choice of projects – The Little Red Schoolhouse. Congratulations to CCHS!! This quarter’s meeting was at Cass County Council on Aging in Cassopolis. ###
Happy 100th, Marcellus Township Wood Memorial Library!
The architect’s rendering of the proposed Russell Alger Wood Library in Marcellus, 1924. Russell Wood’s legacy, the Marcellus Township Wood Memorial Library, is celebrating 100 years of service to the community in 2025. by Kay Schten McAdam, Editor Memories are funny things or shall we say fuzzy things. However, books that impact one’s life can […]
Flyover Art one of 63 Main Street Small Businesses to Receive Grant Funding
Tony Ruacho, co-founder of Patch & Remington at 115 E. Main, the home of Flyover Art. -News Photo Match on Main grants will create 166 new full-time and 278 part-time jobs, activating over 107,000 square feet of vacant and underutilized space LANSING, Mich. – Flyover Art, the nonprofit headquartered at Patch & Remington, is one […]
Village CHILL Grant open to additional homeowners
Hello Village of Marcellus Residents! You may have heard about the CHILL grant over the past few months and we’re happy to announce that now we have been able to process the first round of applicants, we are able to support additional homeowners with remaining funds. What is the CHILL grant?The Village of Marcellus […]
Four weeks to 2025 Mackinac Bridge Walk
ST. IGNACE, Mich. – For the safety and convenience of all those participating in the 2025 Mackinac Bridge Walk, Monday, September 1, the Mackinac Bridge Authority (MBA) will again start the event from both ends of the bridge, at Bridge View Park in St. Ignace and the Jamet Street ramp in Mackinaw City. Starting […]
Kids-N-Kids 4-H Club shine at 2025 Cass County Fair
Madison Marshall took fifth place in her Market Barrow Swine Class at the 2025 Cass County Fair. Madison is a member of the Kids-N-Kids 4h Club. submitted by Treasa Ridenour Great Job Stephanie and Madison Marshall at the 2025 Cass County Fair! This is Stephanie and Madison’s final year showing and they put their all […]
Band Notes for the week of August 4, 2025
Marching Band season is upon us! The Marcellus Wildcat Marching Band is in the midst of pre-season Band Camp through Friday, August 8. The band is working on this year’s Festival Show, “Stay Out of My Swamp,” which features music from Shrek. Band Director Katy Essex, pictured, debuted the students’ official band shirts during First […]
Team RickWorld Reads of the Week – August 4, 2025
Team RickWorld has five months to go in the Marcellus Library’s Read Through the Decades Challenge! The Challenge concludes at the library’s Noon Year’s Eve Party on December 31. The team is contemplating titles for Banned Books Week, October 5 – 11. Learn more at https://pen.org/banned-books-week/. Justin Ware: The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes. […]
