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Man Charged of Assault with the Intent to Murder Against His Grandmother

On Saturday, November 30, 2024 at 1:41 p.m., The Clare County Central Dispatch received a 911 call from a subject reporting a stabbing.  The 911 caller was traveling on Harrison Ave when she was …
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Man, Woman Arrested on Drug Charges

Sheriff Department release HARRISON – On Tuesday, Nov. 25, the Clare County Central Dispatch received a call from the owner of a rental residence located at 9860 Maple Dr. in Lake, located …
The local team is shown with thire jam-packed car, ready to head out from Lansing on their Halloween week trip to North Carolina. They are, from left, Stacy Kendziorski, Linda Bailey, Jackie Denison and Maye Tessner-Rood.

Community Steps Up to Assist Hurricane Victims

By DIANNE ALWARD-BIERY Cleaver Staff Writer HARRISON – While Hayes Township resident Maye Tessner-Rood was enjoying her second trip to Scotland this fall, she received a call from her …

CMDHD is Offering Free Rapid HIV Testing in Honor of World AIDS Day

Extended hours testing is available by appointment at our Mt. Pleasant office on Tuesday, December 3. Central Michigan District Health Department (CMDHD) is recognizing World AIDS Day by offering …
Local News
Lisa Kaspriak provides a detailed annual Medical Examiner’s Report for commissioners during the Nov. 6 Committee of the Whole meeting.
Medical Examiner Statistics Ebb, Flow
By DIANNE ALWARD-BIERY Cleaver Staff Writer HARRISON – Addressing the Nov. 6 meeting of the Clare County Board of Commissioners meeting of the Committee of the Whole was Lisa …
News from Your Sheriff-November 2024
Hello, Clare County, and welcome to my favorite time of year, fall! Well, the 2024 election is over, and I want to thank all of Clare County for their continued support for myself and the entire …
Harrison Tractor Supply Announces Fall Feed Swap Event
BRENTWOOD, Tenn., NOV. 14, 2024 – Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ: TSCO ), the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the United States, announced today a brand new opportunity for equine customers …
Attendees salute during the playing of the national anthem at the start of the Veterans Day Ceremony in Harrison.
Veterans Honored at Freedom Park Ceremony
By DIANNE ALWARD-BIERY Cleaver Staff Writer HARRISON – Five speakers brought perspective to the Nov. 11 Veterans Day Ceremony at Veterans Freedom Park in Harrison. First to address …
Sportsmen Against Hunger Deer Drive
Hunters can bring in legally harvested and tagged deer to donate at the Clare Jay’s Sporting Good location to help feed the hungry in our Michigan communities. Also, every donation is one entry …
The SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior on Nov. 10, 1975.
How a famous Great Lakes shipwreck became trendy on TikTok
By CLARA LINCOLNHOL Capital News Service LANSING – As the gales of November approach, social media users are channeling the most famous Great Lakes shipwreck as tongue-in-cheek …
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Throughout Michigan, hunters are preparing stands, blinds and camps for the upcoming firearm deer season, which begins Friday, Nov. 15. Although there's understandable excitement ahead of the opener, …
By BEN MURPHY Cleaver Sportswriter Friday was definitely not the way the Harrison football team envisioned the season ending. The Hornets were playing at McBain in both teams’ …
THE AMISH COOK BY GLORIA YODER I stepped back in the kitchen after my hour of quietness at the cabin. Debating what I should do next on this Saturday afternoon, I picked up the phone to check …
By DIANNE ALWARD-BIERY Cleaver Senior Staff Writer HARRISON – Dreaming is one of those things that pretty much all people have in common; some dreams are fleeting and occasionally …
The City of Clare has again been awarded a $3,000 Consumers Energy Forestry Operations tree grant for 15 trees to be planted along the city’s right of way. The trees were purchased from …