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June 6 marks 82nd anniversary of the largest invasion fleet in history – D-Day 1944
The D-Day invasion map marking the Allied code names for the beaches targeted for landing along the 50-mile stretch of Normandy coast: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword. Omaha was the costliest beach in terms of Allied casualties. Saturday, June 6, marks the 82nd anniversary of the Allies landing in Normandy better known as D-Day. […]
Porter Township Minutes
Porter Township Van Buren County, Michigan Budget Workshop, May 11, 2022 Supervisor Oxley called the Budget Workshop to order at 6:30 p.m. Members present- Meade, Nesbitt, Oxley and Packer. Also present – Attorney Schuitmaker. Supervisor Oxley closed the Budget Workshop at 7:07p.m. Porter Township Van Buren County, Michigan Regular Meeting, May 11, 2022 Supervisor Oxley […]
When the Lemonade Stand Makes Bank: Young entrepreneurs and taxes
Teens and young adults often go into business for themselves over the summer or after school. This work can include babysitting, lawn mowing, dog walking or other part-time or temporary work. When a teen or young adult is an employee of a business, their employer withholds taxes from their paycheck. However, when they are classified […]
St. Julian Winery’s Ciao Bolle Awarded Double Gold at 2022 Rosé Competition
PAW PAW, MI – Michigan’s longest operating winery, St. Julian Winery, has added more esteemed awards to its portfolio following this year’s THE Rosé competition held in May at the Fort Lauderdale women’s Club in South Florida. St. Julian’s Ciao Bolle received a Double Gold while the 2021 Braganini Reserve Mountain Road Rose and 2021 […]
Michigan Dept. of Agriculture & Rural Development Announces 2022 Grant Recipients for County Fairs
LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) Director Gary McDowell today announced the recipients of the 2022 competitive grants to county fairs to make building and other capital improvements on their fairground facilities. Additionally, MDARD also awarded grants to associations or other organized events hosting fairs/expositions showing livestock and commodities. […]
COVID Emergency Rental Assistance Program Application Period to end June 30
Michigan renters, landlords encouraged to apply as soon as possible ahead of deadline LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) has announced that it will soon have enough applications through the COVID Emergency Rental Assistance (CERA) program to encumber all funds available. Applications for CERA through the online portal will stop being […]
‘It is Our Time to Take on the World’: MHS Holds 133rd Commencement
At approximately 4:00pm, Sunday, June 5, the fifty-five seniors receiving diplomas became official graduates of Marcellus High School. While a couple of mortarboards took flight, it was a mass of confetti that marked the students’ readiness to begin their new journies. The atmosphere in the Marcellus High School gym Sunday afternoon, June 5, was contagious. […]
MHS Senior Honors Night
May 26, 2022:Over $500k in Scholarships and Awards presented Class of 2017 Pay-It-Forward: Lea Cardella $500 Big Fish Lake Property Owners Association Scholarship: Emma Holmes $500 Elliot Presley $500 Cass County Sheriff’s Community Scholarship: Bailey Asmus $1,000 Emma Holmes $1,000 Van Buren Tech Center – Graphic Design Student of the Year : Dawson Knipp Dowagiac […]
Do Refs and Umps Stink?
Let me start off by saying if you are a sports fan you have had an official make a call the wrong way against your favorite team so let’s just throw that out the window. But, one would seem with all of the rule changes and now instant replay one would think that officials would […]
