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Marcellus Township, Cass County, Michigan – Ordinance No. 2026-001
An Ordinance to Prohibit Data Centers and Cryptocurrency Mining Facilities Within Marcellus Township; to Provide for Definitions, Enforcement,Penalties, Severability, and Effective Date Section 1. Title and Purpose1.1 Title. This Ordinance shall be known as the “Marcellus Township Data Center Prohibition Ordinance.” 1.2 Purpose. The purpose of this Ordinance is to protect the public health, safety, […]
Business Spotlight: Local Driver Wants Others to BeeSeen
Local business owner, truck driver, inventor and patent holder, Tom Chupp, unveils his self-cleaning semi tail light. “People need to be able to see you,” says long-time semi driver Tom Chupp of Marcellus. “I think it should be on every truck in America.” The “it” is Chupp’s patented self-cleaning semi taillight. After 167 attempts over […]
Good News Emanates from Marcellus’ Premier Art Gallery
Artist and jewelry designer Laura Cathcart was the guest of honor at an artist’s reception, Saturday, April 9, at Patch & Remington. Her vibrant and compelling abstract works are on exhibit through April. The vibrant and compelling works of Kalamazoo-based artist Laura Cathcart are just one of the good news stories emanating from Patch & […]
Marcellus Memories
Musical Memories from 1973 The Marcellus High School Jazz Band – the first of its kind at MHS – c. 1973 under the direction of Kenneth C. Schutter (back row, far right). The photo is from their smash-hit album, Marcellus High School Music Department presents Symphonic Band and Jazz Band. Chris Paulsen, who shared the […]
Is The Universal DH Good For Baseball?
Well, well, well…this is a conversation that I had a very good feeling was going to pop up. With the COVID shortened season we saw the MLB amend the designated hitter rule to allow both the National League and the America League use the DH to hit for the pitcher. In 1973 the American League […]
Bits and Pieces: Witness Tree Project
by Paula Johnson Not all U.S. Presidents became as beloved as George Washington or Abraham Lincoln. Not all presidents served during a time of great emotion as Franklin D. Roosevelt or John F. Kennedy. Nor did all serve as famous military men as did Andrew Jackson, Ulysses Grant, or Dwight D. Eisenhower. Some presidents “come […]
The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories
All That Water by John Mooy I continue to be amazed at what thoughts surface in my mind for no apparent reason. Perhaps these thoughts were most recently initiated by my receipt of first images via email followed by the photos they were taken from. The pictures were of the folks who comprised a […]
Community Announcements
Marcellus Home Arts Club Members of the Marcellus Home Arts Club are reminded to mark your calendars for Wednesday, April 27. Members will meet at Big T restaurant in Lawton at 6:30. Following dinner there will be a short business meeting. Dues will be collected for the 2022 season. St. Mark’s Free April Community Dinner […]
MDARD Announces Agreement with USDA to Implement Key Conservation Program
LANSING – Today, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) announced a pivotal conservation agreement with the United States Department of Agriculture’s Farm Services Agency (FSA), which reinstates Michigan’s Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP). CREP is a partnership between the state of Michigan, the USDA Farm Services Agency and Natural Resources Conservation Service, conservation […]
