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Car Show July 12, 2026, at Van Buren County Museum
Van Buren County Museum hosts its Second Annual Museum Car Show “rain or shine” on July 12, 2026, from 1 pm to 5 pm on the museum lawn at 58471 Red Arrow Highway, Hartford, MI. Look for door prizes, 50/50 raffle,food, and music by the Vineyard Chicks at this family-friendly event. The museum, featuring dozens of rooms of Van Buren County history on four floors, will be open to visitors too. This year the Museum Car Show welcomes the NSRA Safety Team performing vehicle inspections. Trucks,tractors, and motorcycles are all invited. Cash-only registration – at just $10 – begins at noon […]
New Michigan DNR Hunt Fish app offers one-stop shop for licenses, harvest reporting and more
The new Michigan Department of Natural Resources hunting and fishing app is now available for download to Apple and Android devices. Introduced in July after months of development and testing, the free Michigan DNR Hunt Fish app offers a convenient way for hunters, anglers and other outdoor enthusiasts to: • Buy hunting and fishing licenses […]
Band Notes – August 22, 2022
Coming up next: August 24 – Evening rehearsal (marching band) 7pm-9pm August 31 – Evening rehearsal (marching band) 7pm-9pm (dinner provided for athletes) September 1 – Music Department Fall Mum Sale begins. September 7 – Evening rehearsal (marching band) 7pm-9pm (dinner provided for athletes) September 9 – First Home Football Game. Marching Band members report […]
Inside the Marcellus Community Schools
The 2022-23 school year begins on August 29 and is a half day for students. In preparation for opening day, important information is listed below. School year Calendar Please find the school year calendar at https://marcelluscs.org/calendar/. Paper copies will be available at each building’s Open House and Back to School events and will be provided […]
2022 Michigan Wolverine Predictions
by Ryan ‘Turbo’ Jackson Ok wow…where did the summer go? It seems like the older you get the quicker summer goes and the longer winter stays. But nonetheless, it is coming up on my favorite time of year. College football starts, NFL football starts, and MLB baseball playoffs get under way so let’s goooooo!!!! So […]
Insurance Agents Response to Roadworthy ATV’s
By Ryan Jackson, Account ExecutiveKemner Iott Benz I have to admit, I think all of us Marcellus folks were excited to learn of the most recent rule allowing ATV’s to be used on the streets in the Village. But after I put my insurance agent hat on there are some things that I want to […]
The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories
A Very Pleasant Fellow(Home Improvement)by John Mooy Typically as you know if you read The News, my stories don’t center on politics, religion or something I believe you should do. Just what anyone needs, someone else telling them what to believe and what to do. I attempt to find the stories that perhaps no one […]
Bit & Pieces: Word Choices and Idioms
by Paula Johnson Maybe because I have done so much travelling over the years that is why I believe that nothing teaches us more about our language than learning or working with a foreign one. Sometimes a person doesn’t even have to leave the country to learn a new way of speaking. Bro John sent […]
Marshall Historic Home Tour Tells Education Oak Story
The Thompson Home: The 110-year-old school is on the tour for the first time as a private home. Marshall, Mich. – Visitors to the 57th Marshall Historic Home Tour on Sept. 10-11 can walk in the footsteps of the founders of the nation’s first public school systeThe tour will tell the Education Oak story about […]
EarthTalk®
From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: Are carbon capture technologies pie in the sky or really feasible as a global warming mitigation technique? – Paul C., Scranton, PA The short answer is … we’ll see. To understand how to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from our atmosphere, it is important to […]
Michigan Apple Growers to Harvest 29.5 Million Bushels in 2022
Official Crop Size Estimate for 2022 Announced CHICAGO – Michigan’s official crop estimate of 29.5 million bushels (1.239 billion pounds) of apples was announced this afternoon as part of the USApple Outlook meeting which is held in Chicago. The 2022 estimate is well above average for the Michigan Apple industry. “Ideal weather conditions in spring […]
