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Hangar/terminal building with airport overview.

Airport Committee Considers Hangar/Terminal Condition

By DIANNE ALWARD-BIERY Cleaver Staff Writer HARRISON – At the March meeting of the Clare County Airport Committee, a discussion of turf runway 9/27 repair was led by Scott Taylor. He …
Nicolas Patnode, 19, of Kalkaska poses with an illegal 9-point deer he killed in 2022. Patnode and Zander Garrett face a combined 14-charges after torturing a porcupine and illegally hunting throughout the county during October-November 2022. Both Kalkaska men are due back in court on May 20.

Kalkaska men arraigned, accused of torturing animals and illegal hunting

Nicholas Patnode, 19, and Zander Garrett, 20, were arraigned Monday in Kalkaska County District Court in Kalkaska for multiple wildlife violations that took place throughout Kalkaska County during …

Amish Cook-Crispy Crunchy Salad

THE AMISH COOK BY GLORIA YODER I stood with Daniel’s cousins as we sang song after song. It was one of those priceless moments- too precious for words, yet not something any of us would …
Tracy Miracle with her mother Sherry McClellan at Sheri’s Diner in Harrison, Michigan

Miracle Creates Miracle for Herself, Others Struggling with Addiction

By: MEGAN BARRON Cleaver Guest Writer HARRISON – One cannot prepare and serve food without a dollop of heart and a pinch of soul blended into the mixture. Sherry McClellan of …
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Steve Scoville, superintendent of Farwell Schools read two books to third-graders as they ate their brown bag lunch as part of the Earth Day activities in the school forest.
Earth Day Celebrated at Farwell School Forest
By ANGELA KELLOGG Cleaver Managing Editor FARWELL – Farwell Schools celebrated Earth Day almost exactly the way Steve Scoville envisioned last year. Scoville, superintendent of Farwell …
Amish Cook-Hushpuppies
THE AMISH COOK  BY GLORIA YODER What a day to be remembered! When I first heard about the eclipse, I pictured something like the one we had seven years ago. As the days came close, I …
Black-legged tick (Michigan State University)
Climate change makes ticks a year-round pest in Michigan
By GABRIELLE AHLBORN Capital News Service LANSING – Michigan’s landscape is diverse, ranging from vast forests to urban areas, providing habitats for various wildlife, including …
Reed City’s downtown district.
Working-class Osceola County can’t afford to ignore politics, presidential election
By ARCHER GUANCO, DANIEL SCHOENHERR, ANNA BARNES and LAURETTA SHA Capital News Service REED CITY — In working-class Osceola County, 64-year-old ice cream server Teri Dudley recently found …
Clare County Community Foundation to take part in regional 24-hour giving day event
  Clare, MI - On May 7, the Clare County Community Foundation asks you to "give where you live" by supporting their Give Local campaign. Give Local is a 24-hour giving day where community …
Goodbye, Rudi! Happy trails.
Long-Serving Animal Control Director Bids Adieu
By DIANNE ALWARD-BIERY Cleaver Staff Writer HARRISON – Pretty much every pet owner in Clare County knows who Clare County Animal Control Director Rudi Hicks is. That’s how it is …
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I glance back, I see memories. I look in the future, I see no certainty. I look at the moment and thank God for what I have right now. Now when I look too long at things I don’t …
By DIANNE ALWARD-BIERY Cleaver Staff Writer HARRISON – New businesses seem to be blooming in the City Harrison, and another one is planned for 215 N. Second St. Attending the April 9 …
A signing of the Northern Michigan Alliance for Children multi-disciplinary team agreements was held April 12 at the NMAC Child Advocacy Center in Harrison. NMAC is celebrating its 10-year …
Michigan’s trout season opens Saturday, April 27 Buy a license, know the regulations and decontaminate! Michigan’s statewide trout opener approaches, and anglers across the …
By ANGELA KELLOGG-HENRY Cleaver Managing Editor FARWELL – Surrey Township Public Library celebrated National Library Week by creating a “Why I Love My Library” essay …