With deep love and gratitude, we celebrate the life of Ivan Leigh Waldron, who passed away peacefully on March 5, 2026, in Tampa, Florida, at the age of 85. Born on September 15, 1940, in Temple, …

By Gloria Yoder We walked in the quiet of the morning. It was a tad before 5:00 a.m. No one seemed to mind the early morning exertion. At the corner of the country gravel road, we met several …

By DIANNE ALWARD-BIERY Cleaver Senior Staff Writer HARRISON – The March 9 regular meeting of the Harrison Community Schools Board of Education was preceded by a get together recognizing …

By DIANNE ALWARD-BIERY Cleaver Senior Staff Writer HARRISON – Community Reports at the March 10 Hayes Township General Board meeting began with Harrison Community Fire Department Chief …

By SONJA KROHN Capital News Service LANSING – While fire departments and EMS agencies across the U.S. face recruitment and retention challenges, volunteers play a vital role in providing …

By LILY COLE Capital News Service LANSING – Plastic bags, bottles, cans, fishing debris and even human excrement are just some of the waste found on or in lakes and streams during ice …

As spring approaches and Michigan’s estimated 12,450 black bears emerge from their dens — many with new cubs in tow — here are a few important things to remember. Bears have an …

by John Hiner, MPA President, President, MLive Media Group Every Sunshine Week, the Michigan Press Association honors a public official who advances open government. This year, for the first …

ORLANDO, Fla.- International Motors, LLC* ("International") announced the International ®  and IC Bus ®  Dealer of the Year award winners at its annual dealer meeting this week …

MT. PLEASANT, Mich.  - The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is working to reopen  M-20 (Remus Road) between Sherman Road and Costabella Avenue in Isabella County . On …

Michigan Department of Attorney General Press Release LANSING  – On Tuesday, March 17, Phillip Lee Sprague, 62, of Farwell, was arraigned in front of Magistrate Steven R. Worpell, Jr. of …

William Harry Common , age 93, of Harrison, formerly of Flint, passed away Friday, March 6, 2026 at MediLodge of Clare, surrounded by family. Devoted husband to Jan and loving father to Susie, …

Daniel “Dan” Keith Duma Sr., passed away at the age of 74, on Sunday, March 1, 2026, surrounded by family and love. He passed with grace and peace. Dan was born Tuesday, January 1, 1952, in West …

  LANSING, MICH.  Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has declared March 15-21 as  Michigan’s Severe Weather Awareness Week , and the …

Sharill Ann (Steele) Knoll, age 86, passed away peacefully at home on March 12, 2026. She was born on March 6, 1940, to Fred and Ione Steele in Flint, Michigan. She was the big sister (rule follower) …

JACKSON, MI, March 13, 2026 – Consumers Energy has 450 crews on the ground across Michigan in the midst of a significant …

In honor of the 250 Michigan Department of Natural Resources conservation officers who swore under oath to faithfully enforce the laws of Michigan and the rules and regulations of the DNR, and who …

By ANGELA KELLOGG-HENRY Cleaver Managing Editor For many years the 515 Gallery in Clare hosted an art show for area schools to showcase their talented art students. With the closing of that …

JACKSON, Mich. – Michigan’s especially cold winter led to higher heating use, resulting in increased heating bills. To help ease that burden, Consumers Energy is focusing on supporting seniors …

By SONJA KROHN Capital News Service LANSING – While charging comparably high electric rates, Michigan utilities continue to rank among the worst in the nation in reliability.  …