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The Amish Cook-Campfire Stew

BY JULIA YODER This Saturday was Youth season, so I really wanted to go hunting. But both Grandpas weren't in the area, so it was decided that someone else would go with me. Mom's cousin Joel …

More than 1.39 million Michigan voters have cast their ballot one week before the General Election – nearly 20% of all active registered voters

LANSING, Mich. – With one week left until General Election Day, Nov. 3, a total of 1,392,170 Michigan voters have already cast their ballot – a turnout rate of 18.8% of all active registered …
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 …
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Clare soccer falls 3-2 against Standish in district opener
by BEN MURPHY Cleaver Sports Writer Clare battled tough, but it was unable to keep its soccer season alive on Wednesday, Oct. 14. The Pioneers were taking on Division 3 district tournament …
Clare football rolls to road win over St. Louis
by BEN MURPHY Cleaver Sports Writer A season high in points led to a lopsided victory for the Clare football team on Friday. The Pioneers were taking part in their Jack Pine Conference …
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 …
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  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 …
  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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …