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Amish Cook-Hushpuppies

THE AMISH COOK  BY GLORIA YODER What a day to be remembered! When I first heard about the eclipse, I pictured something like the one we had seven years ago. As the days came close, I …
Black-legged tick (Michigan State University)

Climate change makes ticks a year-round pest in Michigan

By GABRIELLE AHLBORN Capital News Service LANSING – Michigan’s landscape is diverse, ranging from vast forests to urban areas, providing habitats for various wildlife, including …
Reed City’s downtown district.

Working-class Osceola County can’t afford to ignore politics, presidential election

By ARCHER GUANCO, DANIEL SCHOENHERR, ANNA BARNES and LAURETTA SHA Capital News Service REED CITY — In working-class Osceola County, 64-year-old ice cream server Teri Dudley recently found …

Clare County Community Foundation to take part in regional 24-hour giving day event

  Clare, MI - On May 7, the Clare County Community Foundation asks you to "give where you live" by supporting their Give Local campaign. Give Local is a 24-hour giving day where community …
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Pictured, from left, are Ruby Stanley, Tanya Stanley, Wendy Lamb, Ariana Fisher and Jaylah Fisher.
Inaugural Essay Contest Celebrates Love of the Library
By ANGELA KELLOGG-HENRY Cleaver Managing Editor FARWELL – Surrey Township Public Library celebrated National Library Week by creating a “Why I Love My Library” essay …
State Agencies Collaborate to Help Protect Children from Unintentional Firearm Injuries
LANSING, MICH. – The Michigan State Police (MSP) and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) announced today they are partnering together to protect children from unsecured …
Amish Cook-Bubble Up Pizza
Seventeen children came beaming in the doorway. There was a slight shuffling as they placed their coats on the couch and lined up in three rows to sing. Our country school next door was having a …
Northern Michigan Alliance for Children invites you to celebrate Child Abuse Prevention Month this April
Northern Michigan Alliance for Children invites you to celebrate Child Abuse Prevention Month this April Northern Michigan Alliance for Children (NMAC), is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit child advocacy …
MDOT lifting all remaining spring weight restrictions April 15
LANSING, Mich. ­-  Effective 6 a.m. Monday, April 15, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will lift seasonal weight restrictions on all state trunkline highways in the entire …
Cast members include Cara Beemer as Mother, Malachai Coulson as Victor Velasco and the mailman, Cami Loomis as Corie Bratter, Matt Holmes as Paul Bratter, and Morgan Jones as the telephone man.
Small Cast has Big Heart for Barefoot in the Park Performance
By Ethan Wallace Cleaver Student Writer This week’s Harrison High School performance of “Barefoot in The Park” by Neil Simmon is directed by Harrison High School teachers …
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By DIANNE ALWARD-BIERY Cleaver Staff Writer HARRISON – The long-awaited official groundbreaking ceremony for the new Career Education Center building at the Clare-Gladwin RESD’s …
By DIANNE ALWARD-BIERY Cleaver Staff Writer HARRISON – Addressing the March meeting of the Clare County Board of Commissioners was Doug Lewis, a co-director of New Dawn Shelter in …
The following information was submitted to the letter to the editor information form on www.clarecountycleaver.net: first name: Vikki last name: Paulus address: 514 Saginaw St city: …
Spring is bursting in splendor. Birds sing the sweetest of songs in melodious chirps, grass is growing tall enough to mow, and the garden is being tilled. Spring. Could life be any better than in …
By DIANNE ALWARD-BIERY Cleaver Staff Writer HARRISON – The March 20 meeting of the Clare County Board of Commissioners was a meeting of presentations. In addition to the Veterans …