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Community rallies around the Wildcats’ trip to the finals
Marcellus showed its support for the Orange and Black during a community pep rally, Thursday, June 11. The crowd wished the team a raucous “good luck” before the ‘Cats headed to MSU on Friday. – News Photo ###
Michigan Medicaid Options as Eligibility Requirements Restart
Eligibility redetermination packets to start being mailed to beneficiaries depending on renewal date LANSING, Mich. – Medicaid beneficiaries will have to renew their coverage this year, starting in June, as Michigan resumes Medicaid eligibility redeterminations to comply with federal legislation. During the federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, Congress enacted the Families First Coronavirus Response Act […]
Edwards Corners Bible Church Collects 8, 625 items for Gospel Mission
The Edwards Corners Bible Church made a large donation to the Kalamazoo Gospel Mission. Super Bowl Sunday, February 12, was the final day for congregation members to bring in donations of socks, gloves, mittens, or hats and scarves. At the annual Soup-R-Bowl lunch after church, it was announced that 8,625 items were collected. A friendly […]
DDA Welcomes New Board Members – Makes Appointments
The Marcellus Downtown Development Authority is starting the new year with a full complement of board members. Pictured, left to right, are Kay McAdam, Chair; Nicki Hackenberg, Vice Chair; Blake Terrill, newly sworn-in members, Nicole Hostetler, Seth Carlson, Secretary, and John Ayers; Village President Dennis Irwin, and Patty Buckhold. Not pictured: Treasurer Estela Salazar. The […]
And. . . she’s off!
Chris Nofsinger is on the road! Nofsinger dips her back tire in the Atlantic on her way to the Pacific. The former Marcellus TWP Wood Memorial Library director is embarking on a 2,900 bike ride to raise funds for the library. Chris Nofsinger, Marcellus, checked in with The News, Tuesday, February 14, to announce she’s […]
More light shines on Shannon School story
Nancy Sziede Smoker, with the help of Grandma Doris Sziede, has helped identify a few of the individuals pictured at the Shannon School on Burlington. Teacher Loraine Swift is in the back row, second from the right. Doris is the third from the right in the second row with her sister May at her left. […]
Powerlifting Team Scores at Regional
Mackenzie Schuur under the watchful eye of Coach Tanya Marsh during the MHSPLA regional powerlifting meet at Edwardsburg High School, Saturday, February 11, 2023. Schuur took 2nd place in the 145-pound weight class. Photos and text by Megan Schuur On Saturday, February 11, 2023, part of the Marcellus powerlifting team competed at the MHSPLA regionals […]
Marcellus Varsity Basketball Round-up
Ladycats Win Back-to-Back Contestsby Head Coach Don Price After losing 5 games in a row, the varsity Ladycats won back-to-back games last week over Hartford (51-38) and Battle Creek Calhoun Christian (48-32). Tuesday night, February 7, the team traveled up to Hartford where it’s always difficult to come away with a victory. Hartford came […]
The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories
Losing a Bit of Childhoodby John Mooy For many of us who grew up in Marcellus our childhoods were filled with sports heroes. Those athletes we admired were most often talked about during the season in which they played. Often, we tried to imitate their athletic prowess in games we played in vacant lots, gymnasiums […]
Bits and Pieces: Famous Landmarks and Their Names
by Paula Johnson Names are an interesting thing. Some names are a continuation within a family, like George Foreman who named his five sons after himself: George, Jr. (II) through George VI. Some names might reflect an ancestor in the family as my brother who is John Thomas after both his grandfathers. Others could be […]
Marcellus Schools Bus Riders of the Week ending February 10
Savannah Sears (center) is the High School Bus Rider of the week ending February 10. She was nominated by her bus driver Mrs. Faith Rowe (right), who says Savannah always goes above and beyond to help with the little kids on the bus, has a super positive and kind attitude, and is always smiling. MHS […]
