HARRISON- Gary Stocking, former owner of Stocking Funeral Home, Inc. of Harrison will always be remembered as a caring, compassionate, giving individual.
Stocking died suddenly at his home on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008 at the age of 67.
“He was a wonderful man and he was great to the community,” Karen Lipovsky, chair of the Clare County [...]

FARWELL- Although they have been open only a couple of months, Deb’s Place already has daily regulars at their restaurant just outside of Farwell.
“Business has been good so far,” owner Deb Pacheco said. “We have been staying busy. We’ve got our own regulars who come in every day. We have a lot of repeat customers. [...]

CLARE- Ten students from the Clare-Gladwin RESD will travel to Lansing March 14 and 15,  to compete in a food service competition.
The competition is similar to the Iron Chef competitions seen on the Food Network, only less intense.
“Students are judged on different aspects and techniques,” Sheryl Presler, RESD Superintendent said.
The students have to prepare a [...]

CLARE COUNTY- Each year, many people across the nation make vows as to something special they are going to do throughout the following year.
These resolutions can vary from losing weight and giving up soda, to wanting to do the best job possible for the surrounding community as an official.
Clare County Administrator Bill Newkirk fashioned his [...]

HARRISON- Hayes Township officials approved the buying back of two graves at the price of $35.
Delores Daugherty had requested the township buy back two graves, number four and number five, on lot 157.
Clerk Kevin Breese said this is something the township normally does on a yearly basis and it allows them to sell it again [...]

CLARE COUNTY- Area police are gearing up, getting ready for the New Year’s holiday and all the problems it may bring.
Most commonly, police officers have seen many intoxicated subjects, foot traffic as well as vehicle issues, Sergeant Del Putnam of the Michigan State Police, Mount Pleasant post said.

CLARE- For many years, the downtown streets of Clare would be lined with sculptures of snow and ice, done by people from the surrounding area for the annual Snow Show.
However, because of the fluctuations in the weather, the festival has been canceled the last eight years.
“The winters got to be so unpredictable that they had [...]

HARRISON- Many fraternities have a stereotypical image about what they are and what they do for the communities in which they are located.
However, many of them are trying to break that image the public has of them and try to create a more family-based, helping environment for those involved.
Harrison’s Moose Lodge is one of those [...]

CLARE – Most of the information about a July 31, 2008, incident report regarding “inappropriate relations” between a demoted police lieutenant and a department subordinate continues to be kept secret from the public.
Still under wraps are the identity of the subordinate, the nature of the relations and what if any discipline the subordinate received.
Some information [...]

HARRISON- A third person involved in an early morning crash on Christmas has died from their injuries.
At 12:10 a.m., Clare County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a two vehicle accident with injury on northbound 115, west of Harding Ave.
It was a fatal accident, due to one of the vehicles involved losing control and striking the second [...]