FARWELL – Some students at Farwell schools may be seeing some improvements in their buildings while others may be transported in a new school bus after the Farwell Board of Education took action on a school bus purchase and improvement loan at its recent meeting.
     “It was a good meeting,” said Farwell Superintendent Dave [...]

         FARWELL  – In economically challenging times, Farwell Schools were able to end the 2009-2010 school year with a fund balance of more than $1 million.
     Superintendent Dave Peterson said the final budget amendment for the 2009-2010 school year was approved. “We had a balanced budget for 2009-2010,” he said.
     Additionally, the fund balance is [...]

An account has been set up at Chemical Bank for donations to help the family with hospital and funeral expenses. There also is the Matthew R. Meyers Fund, c/o Community Alliance Credit Union, 37401 Plymouth Road, Livonia, MI 48150. Matthew’s funeral took place at Farwell High School June 3. Burial was in Lincoln Township Cemetery, [...]

By John Raffel
The Clare Sentinel
     BEAVERTON – Farwell’s softball team celebrated a Division 3 district title on Saturday with a 1-0 upset victory over Beaverton  in the title game.
     “This is extremely exciting for this team,” said Farwell coach Steve Klinge. “This has been the goal the whole season as it always is and I [...]

     FARWELL – A 39-year-old Lake man recently entered a plea in connection with his alleged involvement in making threats that caused a local school to be locked down in March, according to court officials.
     Darrel Lee Runyon was arraigned on Tuesday, March 16 in 80th District Court on two charges of telecommunications service – [...]

“He talked to a lot of different schools trying to make the right choice for himself on what he wanted to study and where he wanted to play. I know baseball was a large part of it as well.”
Farwell Eagles head football coach Scott Barnhart

By John Raffel
The Clare Sentinel
     FARWELL - The chance to play [...]

 
Rep. Tim Moore, R-Farwell, decided not to vote on school retirement incentive package, due to a potential conflict of interest associated with him becoming an elementary principal
     CLARE – Clare Superintendent Greg McMillan didn’t want to predict how many teachers and school employees would be coaxed into retirement by a retirement incentive package the Michigan Legislature approved [...]

     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 [...]

Dear Editor: I disagree with the decision to hire Tim Moore as the Farwell Elementary School principal.  If he has to be brought “up to speed,” he is not qualified.  And, by resigning his post early, he is saying to the voters that elected him, “Thanks, but I’ve got a better offer now.”
Susan Rees   
Farwell

Lake man arrested in connection with incident
     FARWELL – A 39-year-old Lake man was arrested Monday after making threats that caused a local school to be locked down until the situation was resolved, according to police and school officials.
     Farwell Superintendent Dave Peterson confirmed that the school district has various levels of security safety practices [...]