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From the Cass County Sheriff’s Dept: Body Found in Farm Field, August 13
Sheriff Clint Roach reports that deputies of the Cass County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a suspicious situation in the area of McKenzie Street and Churchill Street in Cass County’s Volinia Township on August 13, 2026, at 1:50pm. Detectives and Deputies met with the landowner who found a badly decomposed body in a field. […]
BBB Tips for Donating to Southern California Wildfire Relief Efforts
The photo above was taken by News columnist Paula Johnson’s nephew Macauley. It was taken from the rooftop of his apartment building on Hollywood Blvd in Hollywood, CA. Paula reports that Macauley and his friend who was with him when the photo was taken are safe and outside the circle of fires. As of Monday, […]
Winter Nights at Dr. Lawless Park
It’s that time of the year again when we start wondering what is something fun that a family can do that isn’t going to break the bank…. and the answer is the Winter Nights program at Dr. Lawless Park! This annual program is set for January 18 and 25, along with February 1 and 8 […]
SMC Board tours new housing units in McKenzie Hall
SMC President Dr. Joe Odenwald, center, joined Board Trusttees Becky Moore and Todd Obren, January 8, in a tour of the new housing units in Keith H. McKenzie Hall. DOWAGIAC MI – On Wednesday, January 8, Southwestern Michigan College’s Board of Trustees capped a morning of strategic planning updates with an afternoon monthly business meeting […]
MHS Varsity/JV Basketball Re-cap
Sophomore Javonne Robinson evades Centreville’s #30 Cale Gingerich during the JV’s home loss to the Bulldogs, January 13, 29-61. – News Photo The undefeated Centreville Bulldogs came to town Monday, January 13, for a December make-up game against the Wildcats and added another “W” boosting their conference record to 7-0 and their overall […]
Turbo Talks Sports: Is the Bye Week Good for the Lions?!
Before we dive into this…can we take a minute to appreciate what we are witnessing? For the first time in NFL history, the Lions have the number one overall seed in the NFC. Now that that is out of the way, let’s dive into it. I think that a lot of fans have become almost […]
The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: Small World
by John Mooy We often hear the term “small world” in reference to a connection someone has with someone else. Often the connection is brought about through a strange turn of events. A popular current notion is found in the term “six degrees from Kevin Bacon.” This simply means that if you meet someone you […]
Bits & Pieces: Dead Wake
by Paula Johnson One of my greatest pleasures is enjoying a good book. In some books, especially fiction, I meet new friends and go on new adventures. Often, when I finish the book, I am sad because “our time” is over. With non-fiction books, I can go back in time or experience a […]
EarthTalk®
From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine While trees die after harvest & take decades to regrow, bamboo stalks can be continually harvested & regenerated without killing the plant.Credit: Image by Peggy und Marco Lachmann-Anke Dear EarthTalk: Why are some people in the green building industry so bullish on bamboo? — Tim Carey, Puyallup, WA […]
Farm and Food File – CoBank: 2025 rural economy will be ‘squeezed, hobbled, slowed’
by Alan Guebertfarmandfoodfile.com By far the biggest lender to U.S. farmers, ranchers, and rural businesses is the Farm Credit System (FCS) whose four banks and 56 associations hold nearly 50 percent of all debt in rural America. What’s more, the largest lender within the massive FCS is CoBank. In mid-2024, CoBank reported an “average loan […]
