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Downtown Mackinac Island. Credit: Steph Castelein/Mackinac Island Tourism Bureau

How small businesses thrive on Mackinac Island

By OLIVIA O’NEILL Capital News Service LANSING – It’s a beautiful fall day and you don’t hear any cars, just the clip-clop of horses. A horse-drawn carriage strolls down the Main …
Gene E. Brimer July 26, 1956- October 19, 2026

Gene E. Brimer

Gene E. Brimer, age 70 of Winter Haven, FL., formerly of Harrison, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 19, 2026, at the Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center in Lakeland, FL.  On …

Turning Clare County Green for the Veterans Who Served

Every county in America has a role to play in honoring the veterans who served our country. In Clare County, we honor the brave men and women in uniform by connecting them to the benefits, care and …

Late Shepherd score spoils Harrison’s bid for crossover win

by BEN MURPHY Cleaver Sports Writer Harrison came just a few plays away from being able to claim a victory in their Jack Pine Conference crossover football game on Friday. The Hornets were …
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Downtown Grand Rapids at the peak of foliage season. Credit: Pure Michigan
How El Niño Could Affect Fall Colors in the Great Lakes Region
By KYRMYZY TUREBAYEVA Capital News Service LANSING – This year, El Niño could delay fall color in the Great Lakes region, make the colors less vibrant in some areas or shorten the period …
Early in-person voting begins statewide Saturday, Oct. 24 for the 2026 General Election
  LANSING, Mich . – Starting tomorrow, Michigan voters can cast their ballot for the Nov. 3 General Election in person at their early voting site. The statewide early voting period …
Amish Cook-Amish Church Peanut Butter Spread
BY GLORIA YODER Blessings don’t all come the same way; some come as soothing as the smell of fall, and some come as the cup of suffering. Lately I have been reminded of the wonder of sadness. …
Supervisor Brendan Powell responds to resident’s concerns during the Oct. 13 Hayes Township General Board meeting.
It’s a Halloween Park Grand Opening at Hayes
  By DIANNE ALWARD-BIERY Cleaver Senior Staff Writer HARRISON – Visitors at the Oct. 13 Hayes Township General Board meeting included former Harrison Community Schools …
Andrew Goodman describes the homeless problem he’s encountering in Hayes Township.
Hayes Planning Commission Works on Camping, Vendors
  By DIANNE ALWARD-BIERY Cleaver Senior Staff Writer HARRISON – The day’s business at the Hayes Planning Commission’s Oct. 7 quarterly meeting began with approval of the …
This rendering and site plan show the new Michigan Works! building proposed for construction along E. Park Street, just west of Richard Drive.
Planning Commission Approves Michigan Works! Site Plan
  By DIANNE ALWARD-BIERY Cleaver Senior Staff Writer HARRISON – A great deal of the Oct. 13 Harrison Planning Commission meeting was spent discussing sound issues in the city. …

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Bridget Bureau and Gregory Hite
Michigan Attorney General Press Release LANSING – Gregory Hite, 41, and his wife, Bridget Bureau, 41, both of Lake, were bound over to circuit court last week on multiple felony charges …
The Ideal Theatre is always a willing community partner to put a visiting authors’ name in lights in downtown Clare.
By ANGELA KELLOGG-HENRY Cleaver Managing Editor CLARE – When do best-selling authors visit a small theater in rural Clare County? When Sheila Bissonnette invites them. For the third time …
Theresa Ann Tragis (Heintz) July 11, 1953- October 16, 2026
July 11, 1953- October 16, 2026   Theresa Ann Tragis, age 73, of Harrison passed away on Friday, October 16, 2026, at Medilodge of Clare under the Care Team Hospice. In following …
George Leo Harris June 13, 1942- October 17, 2026
June 13, 1942- October 17, 2026   George Leo Harris, age 84, of Harrison passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2026 at MyMichigan Medical Center in Clare. In following with …
Dewey Haynak, surrounded by family members, proudly holds the sign honoring his father, the late Dick Haynak.
By DIANNE ALWARD-BIERY Cleaver Senior Staff Writer HARRISON – The recent grand opening and ribbon-cutting on the newly-completed Clare County Road Commission facility was grand – but it …

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