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Creative Kids 4-H garner ribbons, hardware and good times at 2026 Cass County Fair
submitted by Michelle Schuur Creative Kids 4H Club in Marcellus had another great year at the Cass County Fair. The participants’ results include Maddi Fleckenstein: Participated in four Still Exhibit Projects this year – Woodworking, JigSaw Puzzle, Diamond Dot Art & Perler Beads. Maddi earned all “A” ratings and a Best of Show with […]
Jim Hightower – America’s #1 Populist: The Billionaire Bros Do The Immigrant Worker Two-Step
by Jim Hightowerjimhightower.com One thing you can say about Trump is that he’s absolutely clear on his furious opposition to immigrants taking American jobs. Except, of course, when the corporate honchos profiting from cheap immigrant labor are billionaire funders of Trump’s campaigns – or, hello, when Trump himself is doing the hiring! […]
News from Marcellus Township Wood Memorial Library
New year, new you…or are you struggling to maintain your resolutions for 2025? Two new books at the library may be able to help: The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can’t Stop Talking About by Mel Robbins. What if the key to happiness, success, and love was as simple as […]
Contemplation Corner: You Can’t Go Home Again
“You can’t go back home to your family, back home to your childhood, back home to romantic love, back home to a young man’s dreams of glory and of fame, back home to exile, to escape to Europe and some foreign land, back home to lyricism, to singing just for singing’s sake, back home to […]
Letter to the Editor
Editor:Local business in need of help Most of you that follow this group [Marcellus Informed on Facebook] saw the post from Chapters 2 Customs about the current blight issue. I stopped in to see Adam, the owner, yesterday about some issues with my Jeep. I have had work done on all of my vehicles […]
Marcellus Memories
West Main Street, Marcellus – Exact date unknown (most likely before 1910) ###
USDA: Michigan December 1 Grain Stocks
On December 1, 2024, Michigan corn stocks totaled 301 million bushels, 1 percent above a year earlier, according to Marlo D. Johnson, Director, USDA NASS, Great Lakes Regional Office. About 68 percent of the corn was stored onfarms. The first quarter disappearance was 97.2 million bushels, compared with 88.4 million bushels a year earlier. Soybean stocks on December 1, 2024, were 84.7 million bushels. That was 14 percent higher than stocks a year […]
USDA: Michigan Annual Crop Summary
Michigan farmers reported record high corn yields in 2024, according to Marlo D. Johnson, Regional Director of the USDA NASS, Great Lakes Regional Office. Michigan’s average corn yield was 181 bushels per acre, up 13 bushels from 2023. Production was 346 million bushels from 1.91 million acres. Acres harvested for grain were down 150 thousand from 2023. The average Michigan soybean yield was 49 bushels per acre, up 3 bushels from 2023. There […]
Two Hours, Eight Plays, 100 Percent Local
Local Playwrights Showcases Their Talents in Beckwith Theatre’s 10-Minute Play Festival DOWAGIAC, MICH. – The Beckwith Theatre Company is excited to put local talent front and center with their upcoming Local Playwright Festival. Works of five talented local playwrights will be brought to life by local actors and directors. Each “play” is approximately 10 minutes […]
FEMA Seeks Leaders for Youth Preparedness Council
CHICAGO – FEMA is now accepting applications for the Youth Preparedness Council (YPC) until March 3. YPC is a program that brings teens together from across the nation who are interested and engaged in community preparedness. Council members are selected based on their dedication to public service, their efforts in making a difference in their communities and […]
DAR Marian Anderson Legacy Scholarship Accepting Applications through January 31
Marian Anderson performing in Constitution Hall, 1943 WASHINGTON – Undergraduate and graduate students studying music can apply for the DAR Marian Anderson Legacy Scholarship through January 31, 2025. Sponsored by the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), the scholarship provides a one-time $5,000 award to one student annually who is pursuing undergraduate or graduate […]
