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The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: The North Side of Main Street
by John Mooy You’ll recall in a most recent article our walk together down the south side of Main Street in Marcellus from years long since past. Talk about a trip down memory lane. We ended that part of the journey in the old Dairy Bar just across the railroad tracks where we enjoyed […]
Cass District Library – January 2025 Program Schedule
January 2025 Program Schedule T’ai Chi with Alyse KneppleMason/Union Branch – Mondays: 11:00amJoin Alyse Knepple at the Mason/Union Branch for T’ai Chi. T’ai Chi is a series of gentle physical exercises and stretches. Alyse will offer a free introductory class, followed by four weekly classes which will cost $40.00. Cardio Drumming*Howard Branch – Mondays: 5:00pmCardio […]
Heritage Southwest ISD celebrates School Board Recognition Month
Heritage Southwest Intermediate School District is joining 537 local and 56 intermediate school districts across Michigan to celebrate January as School Board Recognition Month. “In another year full of challenges for public education, our school board members persevered through the adversity of 2024 to provide the best possible education for our students,” said Superintendent […]
Wildcat Grapplers Place at Area Tournaments
by Wendell HughesMHS Athletic Director The Wildcat wrestling team had a busy holiday break competing in three different area tournaments. On December 27, the Lady Wildcats traveled to Montague with three wrestlers adding to their personal hardware collections. Sophia Cottoni finished 3rd, Madisyn Harrison 4th, and Carlee Osborn 6th in their respective weight […]
State Police Pilots First Battery Electric Vehicle in Patrol Fleet
LANSING, MICH. The Michigan State Police (MSP) is announcing the addition of its first battery electric vehicle (BEV) to be used on patrol starting today. The 2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E is assigned to MSP’s State Security Operations Section to be used by state properties security officers, who are armed, uniformed members of the MSP who specialize in general law enforcement and […]
Inside the Marcellus Community Schools
Announcements and Upcoming Dates to Note● The first semester draws to a close on January 17 and marks the mid-way point of the 2024-25 school year. On January 15-17, Marcellus High School students will take semester exams. As the exam period approaches, teachers and staff are reminding students that these exams provide an […]
Band Notes for the week of January 13, 2025
Coming UpJan. 15: Exams Jan. 16: Exams Jan. 17: Half Day and Exams Jan. 20: Next trip payment for the 2025 November trip is due Feb. 8: High School Solo and Ensemble at SMC Feb. 12: Pre-Festival Band Concert, 7pm Feb. 14: High School Band Clinic at SMC. Early morning – mid afternoon. 6th Grade […]
SMC names students to Fall 2024 President’s List
Southwestern Michigan College named 48 students to the President’s List for the Fall 2024 semester. Students on the President’s List must earn a perfect 4.0 grade-point average (GPA) on a 4.0 scale while carrying a full study load of at least 12 credits. The 190 students making the Dean’s List achieved at least […]
On the road with Jake’s Country Meats: Neither snow nor sleet. . .
Laurie Scott, Director, Harvest Health Holland, checks in her Jake’s on a winter weather advisory kind of a Friday, January 3. -News Photo Neither snow nor sleet nor winter weather advisory stays Jake’s couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds by Kay Schten […]
Handmade gift pays tribute to Cass County Historic Courthouse
Commissioner Ryan Laylin recently awarded Jeff Copenhafer, ELITE Companies superintendent, and Jack Whitman, ELITE Companies senior project manager, with a Cass County honor coin, as thanks for the American flag art he created using restored pieces from the Historic Courthouse. Pictured left to right are, Laylin, Commissioner Roseann Marchetti, Copenhafer and Whitman. CASS COUNTY, Mich. […]
