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Mid Michigan Community Action Receives $250,000 to Prevent Veteran Homelessness

Mid Michigan Community Action Agency (Mid Michigan CAA) has been awarded the FY25 Michigan Veteran Homelessness Prevention Grant (MiVHPG) from the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency (MVAA). This …
The multiple trophy-winning Mid Michigan College Women’s Basketball Team is currently competing in the NJCAA Division II National Tournament.

Mid Michigan College Laker Athletics Outstanding Performances

Mid Michigan College’s Laker Athletic teams have experienced heart-stopping highlights and exceptional performances from student-athletes this season. Cross Country Mid’s …
Pictured from left, Michala Wild, community outreach specialist with the Northern Michigan Alliance for Children, and Kasie Cooper, social worker at Harrison High School, describe the Community Fun Night planned for March 18 and the intention for additional such events in the near future.

Hayes Hears of Community Needs, Support Efforts

By DIANNE ALWARD-BIERY Cleaver Senior Staff Writer HARRISON – At its March 11 meeting, the Hayes Township Board heard from representatives of Harrison Area Community Schools and the …

Amish Cook-Scrumptious "Healthy Bars"

THE AMISH COOK By Gloria Yoder Last week's chat with you all got me on a roll with this whole organizing thing. January was the month I had set aside to go through anything and …
Local News
Search for Stolen Truck Leads to Illegal Grow, Arrests in Clare County
Clare County Sheriff Dept Release On Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at 10:40 a.m., the Clare County Central Dispatch received a request from law enforcement from Branch County Michigan, requesting …
News from Your Sheriff-March 2025
Welcome to March Clare County. You know what they say, if it comes in like a lamb it will go out like a lion. Let’s hope that is wrong this year. From the beginning of the year until Feb. 28 …
Conservation Officer Sydney Griffor verifies a northern pintail, successfully taken in St. Clair County.
Conservation Officer Appreciation Day is Saturday
As fully licensed law enforcement officers who serve a unique role in our state’s law enforcement community, Michigan Department of Natural Resources conservation officers receive additional …
Nighttime US-10 closures begin March 18 for M-30 bridge demolition in Sanford
MT. PLEASANT, Mich. -   The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is investing $7.3 million to demolish and replace  the M-30 bridge over US-10 in Sanford . As a part of the …
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Harrison Man Arrested on Multiple Charges After Hitting Clare County Patrol Car
Clare County Sheriff Release On Wednesday March 12, 2025, at 9:21 p.m., a Deputy with the Clare County Sheriff Office was conducting a traffic stop on Cedar Rd near Plum St in the township of …
Two alleged drug dealers arrested after pursuit arrest in Farwell
Clare County Sheriff Release On Thursday, March 06, 2025, at 9:38 p.m., a Deputy with the Clare County Sheriff Office was on patrol in the village of Farwell, within the township of …
More News
By DIANNE ALWARD-BIERY Cleaver Staff Writer HARRISON – What is bravery? According to Merriam Webster, it is defined as follows: “ bravery : the quality or state of having …
Attorney General Press Release LANSING  – On Friday, March 7, Roland Bourgeois, 56, of Lake, was sentenced by Judge Tara Hovey in the 55th Circuit Court in Clare County …
By DIANNE ALWARD-BIERY Cleaver Senior Staff Writer HARRISON – The Feb. 25 meeting of the Clare County Airport Committee began with the Airport Manager’s Report, wherein Gale …
By DIANNE ALWARD-BIERY Cleaver Senior Staff Writer HARRISON – At the February Clare County Board of Commissioners’ Committee of the Whole meeting, a presentation was offered on …
By DIANNE ALWARD-BIERY Cleaver Senior Staff Writer HARRISON – In his report to the Hayes Township Board on Feb. 25, Road Commissioner Bill Simpson spoke yet again of the Michigan …