CLARE – Even though an out-of-state complaint against a Clare High School police liaison officer was found to be without merit, the complaint apparently has led to some changes in procedures.
Clare City Manager Ken Hibl wrote the Nebraska parent, who initiated the complaint, say ing, “This incident has caused our Police Department to amend [...]

CLARE – A local police officer turned a need for education on symptoms of child physical and sexual abuse into a training tool for professionals in various career fields.
Al White, who has spent 16 years of his 26-year career in the Clare public schools and 12 years as the school liaison officer, has seen numerous [...]

OUR VIEW (Clare Sentinel’s Opinion)
The Stephenson (Mich.) Area Public Schools recently announced that it would post its check register online for taxpayer inspection, according to Kenneth M. Braun, director of the Mackinac Center’s “Show Michigan the Money” transparency project.
We think it’s an idea whose time has come and one that should be adopted, embraced and [...]

Dear Editor,
On April 14, 2009, I wrote to the Clare Board of Education and asked that the
board agenda and minutes on their Web site be brought up to date and the board member
packets used at board meetings be put online prior to the board meetings. Most
importantly, I requested that the checkbook register be placed online.
I [...]

HARRISON – At an April 23 town hall meeting on the campus of Mid Michigan Community College, Gov. Jennifer Granholm said that everything is going to be OK.
“I wish I had a magic wand,” Granholm said, “to fix the economy, but we don’t. We all have a role in making the state the best it can [...]

CLARE— Clare Public Schools received $51,000 to increase their contract with the Mid Michigan Community Action Agency for the Great Start Readiness Program at their school board meeting Monday, April 20.
Currently, the program provides 21 slots, and if the board accepts, the program, which provides a quality preschool education to the 4-year-olds of Clare Public [...]

SAN FRANCISCO – The top 10 winners in college Spot News writing have been announced in the 49th annual William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program, in which 110 undergraduate journalism programs at colleges and universities across the nation are eligible.
First place has been awarded to KELLY HOUSE, a junior at Michigan State University.  She [...]

HARRISON – A 45-year-old Harrison man was arraigned on felony charges in connection with an alleged worldwide Internet scam, according to police and court officials.
Clare County Sheriff John Wilson said Mark Hockey was arrested after almost a month-long investigation into the online scam.
Hockey was arraigned in 80th District Court on a charge of receiving and [...]

CLARE – More than $2,000 was raised for the Clare County Arts Council and the Pere Marquette Library on Thursday night at the Spare Chair Fair.
Forty chairs decorated by artists from Clare, Coleman, Lake, Harrison, Farwell, Lake Isabella, Mount Pleasant and Lansing were auctioned off during the Spare Chair Fair Auction, said Kim Gray, coordinator [...]

Dear Editor:
I would like to take this moment to THANK all of our businesses, non-profit organizations, and volunteers who participate as mentors, or supply paid-employee release-time so their employees can mentor in Clare Middle School’s Community Learning Center.  
Participating businesses/organizations included: Big Brothers & Big Sisters, Campbell-Stocking Family Funeral Home, Central Michigan University, City of [...]