FARWELL – Farwell Area Schools Superintendent Dave Peterson addressed some comments that had apparently been publicly made by community member Teresa Ziegler.
     “It’s a shame that people buy into rumors and things that are not true,” he said during the board of education’s meeting Monday, April 5. “Nothing was more pure than the hiring [...]

      COLEMAN –  Alma Tice was known for being caring and adventurous.
      Two of her four children,  Reanna Kelley and David Tice both said that she did all she could to help others.
     “She was always giving and positive,” David Tice said. “She was always very considerate of other people.”
      David Tice also said that [...]

     FARWELL –  Despite some of the difficulties that arise from having a spouse coach a demanding sport, the Barnharts have been able to keep their relationship strong.
     Sabine and Scott Barnhart have been married for 18 years and don’t see their rigorous football schedule as an issue in their relationship.
     “It’s a very interesting [...]

CLARE – The Tobacco River Cooperative is sponsoring a raffle available for anyone who participates in the youth hunt Saturday, Sept. 26 and Sunday, Sept. 27.
Cooperative President Steve Newkirk said that any youth who participates who get a doe during the Youth Hunt can register for the raffle at one of three locations with the [...]

MOUNT PLEASANT – An accident that resulted in the death of an infant child shortly after birth and injuries to two Farwell residents and four other people remains under investigation, according to police.
The Isabella County Sheriff’s Department responded to the two-vehicle accident on North Meridian Road and East Baseline Road at 5:01 p.m. Wednesday.
A 1994 [...]

GRANT TWP –  The Grant Township board of supervisors has agreed to raise its fee for trash service from $85 to $95.
Supervisor Dan Dysinger said the fees they are currently charging don’t cover all the charges for the service.

HARRISON – Two cases of whooping cough have been reported in Clare County in June.
Dr. Robert Graham, medical director for the Central Michigan District Health Department, said that they had five cases in January, one in April and two in June.
“We’re seeing a huge increase in the number of cases,” Graham said. “From my nine [...]

HARRISON – Mid Michigan Community College’s increased enrollment has led to the creation of a weekend course program.
President Carol Churchill said that they are doing this for the first time and are hoping to help a variety of people in the process.
“What we are trying to do is cohort kind of program so the same [...]

HARRISON – Harrison’s ROTC program will now be available through the Career and Technology Education program for all students in the Clare-Gladwin RESD.
Superintendent Thomas House of Harrison Community Schools said it is going to be open to five districts now instead of just one.
“It was our board’s decision to explore that,” he said. “It was [...]

CLARE – The Clare School Board held their election of officers and re-elected the four former officers to their positions for another year.
At their meeting on Monday, July 20, the board voted Tom Weaver as President. Ben Browning as Vice-President, Carol Santini as Secretary and Sue Murawski as Treasurer.
The board set their meeting time as [...]