By BEN MURPHY Cleaver Sports Writer Some extra work paid off for the Clare volleyball team last week. Playing at Bullock Creek in Jack Pine Conference action, the Lady Pioneers …

By BEN MURPHY Cleaver Sports Writer The second Jack Pine Conference jamboree of the season was held at Ogemaw Heights on Wednesday, Oct. 1. Shepherd was the winning team in both races, …

The Gathering United Methodist Church at 3090 N. Clare Ave will be holding its final worship service at 11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 26. The Gathering was launched on April 9, 2006. The General Conference of …

By CLARA LINCOLNHOL Capital News Service LANSING – Meet former K-9 Maple. She made a big career switch earlier this year—from a human remains detection dog to a beekeeper at …

By DIANNE ALWARD-BIERY Cleaver Senior Staff Writer HARRISON – The September meeting of the Clare County Airport Committee began with approval of the day’s agenda and August 2025 …

Richard Clyde “Dick” Walker Jr., 91, of Lexington, Kentucky passed away peacefully on Monday, September 22, 2025, surrounded by his family. Richard was born on September 25, 1933, to …

The Thirsty Thursday Golf League, The American Legion Post 558 and Firefly Golf Links joined forces to donate $1,500 to help feed children in our community.  The donation was to the Clare Area …

The forest grows dark once again this October as the Deadwood Grove Haunted Forest returns to Mid Michigan College’s Harrison campus. Hosted by the College’s Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) …

A half-inch of rain overnight helped firefighters make headway on the Benzie Road Fire near Houghton Lake, which is now about 95% contained. Michigan Department of Natural Resources fire crews …

By CARLY KALKAUSKI Hunters Feeding Michigan student assistant Michigan Department of Natural Resources Hunger isn’t always obvious. It can show up as the quiet gnaw in a child’s …

  With fire danger extremely high across much of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula today, firefighters are working near Houghton Lake in Roscommon County to contain a …

By DIANNE ALWARD-BIERY Cleaver Senior Staff Writer HARRISON – Initial actions at the Sept. 23 Harrison City Council meeting included Adoption of Sept. 8 meeting minutes for both the …

By BEN MURPHY Cleaver Sports Writer It’s still the middle of the high school football season, but Friday’s road Jack Pine Conference game at St. Louis felt like an important one …

  By BEN MURPHY Cleaver Sports Writer Two days after getting a Jack Pine Conference win over St. Louis, the Harrison volleyball team stacked up another league win on Wednesday, Sept. …

By BEN MURPHY Cleaver Sports Writer Top to bottom, the trip to Standish-Sterling on Wednesday, Sept. 24 was a pretty good one for the Clare volleyball team. The Lady Pioneers took down the …

The Clare County Cleaver is not a UPS Access Point. A UPS Access Point is a local, affiliated retail business that provides a secure location for customers to drop off and pick up UPS packages at …

As fully licensed law enforcement officers who serve a unique role in our state’s law enforcement community, Michigan Department of Natural Resources conservation officers receive additional …

We were all huddled in the downstairs bedroom, a storm was brewing. At that moment I felt suction from the east window which was partially opened. I knew this must be it- a tornado for real. In an …

The Gladwin City Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing person. Jeremy Moss, age 35 was last seen on Tuesday September 7, 2021 around 5:30pm. Jeremy is driving a 2011 …