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The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: Columns
by John Mooy Having now written a number of columns for The Marcellus News (the only newspaper in the world who knows who I am). I have covered a variety of topics through the years. It has been by design that my words range from the serious to the somewhat absurd. Somehow every column has […]
Bits & Pieces: Cartoon Characters
by Paula Johnson Did you grow up with Saturday morning cartoons? Remember the cartoons featured as lead-ins to a major film at the theater? Those were pure entertainment – though they would later be questioned as to their violence. For whatever reason I never saw them as violent. Sure, the Roadrunner and Acme Dynamite […]
EarthTalk: Removing microplastics from drinking water
Given the uncertainties around current wastewater treatment’s efficacy for microplastics, scientists are developing novel removal methods. EarthTalkFrom the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: What are some innovative ways researchers are removing microplastics from drinking water? — Bill J., Chicago, IL As concern over microplastics grows, so do efforts to avoid consuming them. […]
Guest Opinion: REAP is worthwhile for farmers
by Val Ankeny, senior policy associateCenter for Rural Affairs    Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), a U.S. Department of Agriculture program, helps agricultural producers and rural small businesses invest in renewable energy systems and energy efficiency improvements. In March of this year, USDA announced that REAP applications will be paused until new […]
News from Marcellus TWP Wood Memorial Library the week of August 3, 2026
Stop by the Bluegill Frolic to see your favorite hometown library! We will have a booth set up. Stop by for some bookish fun! New Book Arrivals:Dangerous, Dirty, Violent, and Young: A Fugitive Family in the Revolutionary Underground by Zayd Ayers Dohrn: The son of Weather Underground radicals tells the story of a childhood on […]
Contemplation Corner: The power of the story. . .
“The power of the story of Jesus’ suffering and death is that it is both an account of the greatest political tragedy in history, the death of the son of God, and a display of the most profound and intimate personal and interpersonal interactions and betrayals. That’s the whole point. It’s never just about God, […]
‘Turbo Talks Sports: Skubal . . .
Is HUGE, Right? This might be very controversial to Tigers fans so proceed with caution…LOL!!! I say that in jest, kinda, because this has become a hot button topic not just this last week but for the last year or so. Do the Tigers trade Tarik Skubal? Well Detroit and the baseball world got their […]
DNR Hunter Safety Education Week begins Aug. 10
Dozens of in-person classes offered throughout the state Registration is open for more than 50 in-person hunter safety education classes, all taking place during the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Hunter Safety Education Week Aug. 10-16. These classes, held at locations around the state, provide a convenient way to earn your hunter safety […]
Long live the sturgeon! Lake sturgeon lifespans may be even longer than we thought
A close-up of a lake sturgeon captured for egg collection and tagging in the Sturgeon River in Baraga County. Lake sturgeon: the living fossils. They’ve earned this moniker not only because they first appeared in the fossil record at least 100 million years ago or because their bony scutes give them a dino-like appearance, but […]
Band Notes for the week of August 3, 2026
Coming Up:Band Camp – August 10-14 – Monday-Thursday 8am-4pm; Friday 8am-2pmSaturday, August 15: Bluegill Frolic Parade 10am. Report time is 9:15am.Wednesday, Aug. 19: Marching Band Rehearsal, 7pm-9pm.Wednesday, August 26: Marching Band Rehearsal, 7pm-9pmThursday, August 27: Home Football Game. Marching Band Report at 5:30pm.Wednesday, Sept. 2: Marching Band Rehearsal, 7pm-9pmThursday, Sept. 3: Home Football Game. Marching […]
