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Rep. Kunse hosts local and virtual office hours 

            State Representative Tom Kunse, R-Clare, will be holding local and virtual office hours at the following times: July 16 th …

Labadie and Thompson honored as outstanding 4-H agriculture volunteers

Tyler Labadie and Garrett Thompson of Barry County are among six Michigan Farm Bureau 4-H Excellence in Agriculture Award recipients honored in 2025. Tyler Labadie and Garrett Thompson, of Barry …

DNR’s Hunter Safety Education Week Aug. 11-17, offers more than 50 in-person classes

Join the Michigan Department of Natural Resources for Hunter Safety Education Week, Aug. 11-17, offering in-person opportunities for more than 2,000 students to obtain a hunter safety education …

Hospice Patients to Benefit from Butterflies in the Park Event

MIDLAND – MyMichigan Home Care will host its annual outdoor event giving community members an opportunity to remember or honor loved ones who have had a special and positive impact on their …
Local News
Clare County Conservation District Director Christiane Rathke commissioned a land survey for their newly purchased lease agreement with the county. The survey revealed that the parcel of land planned for their new headquarters was originally deeded to the county by John E. “Spikehorn” Meyer, shown here in a popular real photo postcard.
Spikehorn’s Land Blooms Anew for July Conservation Walk
By MEGAN BARRON Cleaver Guest Writer HARRISON – The whirlwind of daily life often frays our bond with nature, but the Clare County Conservation District has been diligently at work to …
Norbert C. Kortes “Bert”
March 10, 1930- June 27, 2025
Norbert C. Kortes “Bert”
Norbert C. Kortes “Bert” age 95 of Harrison passed away peacefully on Friday, June 27, 2025, at Woodland Hospice House of Mt. Pleasant. Norbert was born March 10, 1930 in Detroit, …
2 Injured in Car-Buggy Crash in Gladwin County
On Friday July 4 at approximately 11:12PM, Gladwin County Central Dispatch (911) received a report of an injury accident involving a motor vehicle and an Amish buggy. Deputies and emergency personnel …
Amy Brown, Mary Haske, Janis Huff and Melissa Robinette have been named the four winners of the MyMichigan Medical Center Clare Volunteer 2025 Pot O’ Gold Raffle. Seen here, Medical Center volunteers gather to celebrate the second annual event.
Pot O’ Gold Raffle Winners Named, Supporting Clare Volunteers Fund
  Amy Brown, Mary Haske, Janis Huff and Melissa Robinette have been named the four winners of the 2025 MyMichigan Medical Center Clare Volunteer Pot O’ Gold Raffle. This 2 nd annual event …
Robert John Latulip “Bob”
May 22, 1960 – June 28, 2025
Robert John Latulip “Bob”
               Robert John LaTulip “Bob” age 65 of Harrison, peacefully passed at his home, surrounded by family on …
During the June 24 Hayes Township Board meeting, Brendan Powell, township supervisor, opens sealed bids for cemetery black dirt and for tennis court removal.
Another Budget Year in Books for Hayes
By DIANNE ALWARD-BIERY Cleaver Senior Staff Writer HARRISON – Reports to the Hayes Township Board during its June 24 meeting included a Lake Boards update from Trustee Bob Buckley who …
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By Julie Berry Traynor             I’ve known Lake George for as long as I can remember, and as it turned out, this little community in Clare …
Joel Hardy has been named Grand Marshal of Harrison’s Fourth of July parade by the Harrison Area Chamber of Commerce. Hardy graduated from Harrison High School in 1981. He started his career at …
By Gloria Yoder After spreading our sleeping bags across the grass, I got out a natural product to aid with sound sleep. I smiled to myself, “This should help,” I told myself as I …
Lucky Junior Hensley, age 71, of Harrison passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. Lucky was born on January 18, 1954, in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Elvera (Hatfield) Hensley and …
James “Jim” Richardson, age 80, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away on June 28, 2025. Jim was born on July 19, 1944, in Clare, Michigan, to Warner “Edward” and Elsie …