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Marcellus well represented at Cass County Fair
 Junior Elin Essex is just one of many Marcellus area students participating in the 2026 Cass County Fair. Essex took top honors in the Dairy Beef Rate of Gain for Big Mac (1,567 lbs), her market steer, who had a ROG of 3.62. This is the fourth rate of gain win for Essex. She is […]
Turbo Talks Sports: Alright Tigers Fans. . .Help Me Out!!
Last time we chatted I discussed the possibility of Tarik Skubal being traded at the trade deadline. I had a good feeling that he would remain with the team however, if the right package became available, I could see why they would trade him. But now the deadline has come and gone, and Skubal is […]
Band Notes for the Week of August 5, 2024
Welcome Freshmen! It’s Band Camp Week – August 5-9, 2024!Monday – Thursday: 8am – 4pm, Friday: 8am – 2pm Coming Up:Fri. August 9 Third Florida trip payment ($180) is due. Checks or money orders should be made payable to Marcellus Community Schools. Wed. August 14 – Marching Band rehearsal 7pm-9pm. Wed. August 21 – 6th […]
Music under the stars: Connecting Chords Music Festival returns to Cass County
CASS COUNTY, Mich. — Four years ago, when event organizers were forced to get creative to find ways to entertain masses amid pandemic shutdowns, a tradition was born at Dr. TK Lawless Park. That fall, the Connecting Chords Music Festival invited music lovers out to the Cass County Park, where they could safely enjoy music in […]
News from Marcellus Township Wood Memorial Library
This week the library is highlighting two new non-fiction acquisitions with the same theme: SHARKS! Sharks Don’t Sink: Adventures of a Rogue Shark Scientist by Jasmin Graham, with Makeba Rasin. You never forget your first shark. For author Jasmin Graham, it was a little bonnethead, a type of hammerhead shark. It was three feet long, […]
Deer hunting regulation changes: What you need to know for 2024
On July 11, 2024, the Michigan Natural Resources Commission approved the scheduled deer hunting regulations for this fall. The full package of regulations includes updates that won’t begin until after the 2024 seasons have ended; those updates will be explained at a later date. The commissioners and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources thank everyone […]
Farm Production Expenditures Up More than 6 Percent
Farm production expenditures in the United States are estimated at $481.9 billion for 2023, up from $452.5 billion in 2022. The 2023 total farm production expenditures are up 6.5 percent compared with 2022 total farm production expenditures. The four largest expenditures at the United States level total $238.7 billion and account for 49.6 percent of […]
Michigan June Agricultural Prices
Michigan June Agricultural Prices Prices received by Michigan farmers for the full month of June 2024 are listed in the table below. Some Michigan highlights were: June corn, at $4.22 per bushel, decreased $0.18 from May and decreased $2.06 from last year;June soybeans, at $12.30 per bushel, decreased $0.30 from last month and decreased $2.60 from last year; June milk, at $22.90 per cwt., increased $1.10 from last month and increased $5.10 from last year. Nationally, the June Prices Received Index 2011 Base (Agricultural Production), at 126.9, increased 2.5 percent from May but decreased 0.4 percent from June 2023. At 107.8, the Crop Production Index was up 4.0 percent […]
Endangered Butterfly Species Population Grows Due to John Ball Zoo, Partners’ Conservation Efforts
Grand Rapids, MI – John Ball Zoo and its conservation partners have made significant progress in the conservation of one of the world’s rarest butterflies – the Poweshiek skipperling. The Zoo works closely with several partners on captive rearing of the species and this season has released more than 1,200 of the endangered species into the wild this year. “We […]
