FARWELL – The Farwell School Board discussed its budget, approved operational invoices totaling $205,734.43 and accepted a $500 donation for replenishing the Clare “Take Home Reading Program.”
 Superintendent Dave Peterson said as far as the budget goes, “Things are getting clearer from the state…and it was looking poor in January, it’s looking worse now.”
The budget is [...]

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CLARE – Can city taxpayers afford to maintain a well-equipped, well-staffed, well-trained police department with a budget closing in on $1 million to operate?
Do they need to?
Clare City Commissioner Tom Koch posed these questions after recent budget planning sessions.
Curiosity emerged when Koch saw the city of Ithaca advertise a police chief position for a department [...]

Late bid from one waste hauler spurs trash talk at Clare City Hall (see below for more details)
CLARE – The Clare City commissioners failed to agree on the time period for vesting within the employment contract for their new city clerk, Diane Schmidt.
In the contract she negotiated, City Manager Ken Hibl said she asked for [...]

HARRISON – How far would you travel to get a new pet? For a London couple, the answer is to Harrison, Mich., and the Clare County Animal Shelter.
Sparky the cat earned the Clare County Animal Shelter local, national and international attention recently when Chris and Rosemary Rasmussen decided to adopt him. Sparky has been featured [...]

HARRISON – Clare County will advertise for a part-time employee capable of resurrecting the emergency management department.
It marks one of several changes the county plans to make along the line of personnel.
County Commissioner Jim Gelios filled the post long enough to realize the depth of all the state and federal requirements required. He is ready [...]

Dear Editor:
Bad for Business!!
After reading the article, “Board retains Weinlander CPA firm,” in the May 26, 2009, issue of The Clare Sentinel, I’m sure a few citizens would like to know more, as I do.
First, what are the “extenuating circumstance” that accompany a “couple of issues” that Tom Weaver, board president had with our superintendent’s [...]

CLARE – Blaine Bailer grew up around hunting, fishing and trapping.
“My grandpa was a trapper,” he said. “That’s what he did for a living. And my dad owned a gun shop in Coleman and did work for Jay’s. I grew up around Jay’s, I was always here.”
Bailer said that his family ate everything they hunted, [...]

CLARE – Several school board members expressed concern over Superintendent Greg McMillan’s recommendation of switching businesses for audit services at their meeting Monday, May 18.
President Tom Weaver said he had a couple of issues with the recommendation for several reasons.
“I have a couple of issues,” he said. “I appreciate the time they put into this. [...]

SHERIDAN TOWNSHIP – Clare County’s cooler weather and open space brought Cletus and Rosanna Yoder here from Delaware to open a retail plant business and build a home at 6047 E. Surrey Road, just east of Cornwell Road and two miles east of Jay’s Sporting Goods.
Cletus learned the plant business working with his father who [...]

On Aug. 1, Clare County will have 72 foreclosures to auction
HARRISON – With negative balances in the general fund and revolving loan fund for most of the last six months, the Clare County treasurer has asked the Board of Commissioners to appoint an ad hoc committee to figure out a plan to get through next [...]