HARRISON - A 21-year-old Harrison man was arraigned in 80th District Court on Wednesday, Oct. 24 on charges stemming from an armed robbery at the North Sunrise Station in Harrison, and many more charges may be coming.
J.C. Caryl was arraigned on seven counts: armed robbery, felony firearm, carrying a concealed weapon, possession of a firearm [...]

HARRISON – Lawyers and representatives of the parties involved in the Harrison para-professionals court case had some strong opinions to voice concerning Judge Thomas Evans’ decision to issue a preliminary injunction on Oct. 17.
The injunction prevents Harrison Community Schools and the HCS Board of Education from terminating 30 paraprofessionals and privatizing their positions until an [...]

HARRISON – For the seventh consecutive fall semester, the enrollment numbers at Mid Michigan Community College have risen, leaving the school with a population of 3,923 students.
Overall enrollment at MMCC is up 13 percent, with enrollment at the Harrison campus rising 16.8 percent.
MMCC’s enrollment has gone up every fall semester since 2000, when the school [...]

FARWELL – Fred Caldwell never made any plans to join the military in the 1940s, even after the Pearl Harbor bombing in December 1941.
Two years later, however, he found himself drafted to fight in the U.S. Army in World War II.
“[The postcard] said, ‘You’ve been inducted; report to Battle Creek,’” the 85-year-old Caldwell recalled.
Caldwell reported [...]

CLARE – An 18-year-old Clare man was arraigned in 80th District Court on Thursday, Nov. 1, in connection to an alleged sexual assault.
Alex Drost was arraigned on three charges: third-degree Criminal Sexual Conduct, a 15-year felony; gross indecency between a male and a female, a five-year felony; and accosting a child for immoral purposes, a [...]

Clare County’s the three school districts –  Harrison, Farwell and Clare –  recently conducted their September head count, bringing them closer to determining how much money they will receive from the state per pupil.
Kelly Hileman, Harrison Community Schools business manager, said that the September head count is one part of the process used to determine [...]

CLARE - The Clare School Board voted to support Clare High School’s administration’s decision to expel two Clare High School Students for 180 days during a special board meeting held on Monday, Oct. 29.
The two male students were expelled for 180 days for, “selling or transferring prescription medication on school property,” according to Superintendent Greg [...]

HARRISON – Bill Browne is 22 years old. He is a 2003 graduate of Harrison High School, and he’s just back after spending a year in Iraq. He’s SPC William Browne of the Army National Guard 144th Military Police Co.
Browne said the best part of coming home is being back with his family. He said [...]

By Nancy Gebert
HARRISON – Two Clare County communities received U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development monies on Friday, October 26, in the form of grants and loans.
The Village of Farwell received a $565,000 loan for street replacement featuring improved drainage for the area surrounding school buildings, while the Harrison Fire Department received a $17,000 for [...]