Clare County Cleaver

Clare Man Killed in Collision with Ambulance

Clare County Sheriff’s Dept Release On 4/23/2022 at 6:59 p.m., Clare County Central Dispatch received radio traffic of a vehicle running a stop sign and colliding with a Mobile Medical … more

4/25/22

HCS Superintendent Rick Foote, who will retire at the end of June, listens with a quiet smile to what will be the last school board visit by foreign exchange students during his tenure.

HCS to Implement Hive Remediation Program

HARRISON – Exchange students at Harrison High School this year are Carlotta Postigo Del Ser of Spain, Merja Sarholz of Germany, and Kerem Turkus of Turkey. Postigo Del Ser and Sarholz visited … more

by Dianne Alward-Biery | 4/25/22

Grammar Guy-There’s a splinter in your word

It’s the time of year when we get outside and curse at weeds. Yes, it’s spring, which means I’ll be refusing garden gloves in favor of the feeling of dark, rich terra firma … more

4/25/22

Amish Cook Will Continue

Daniel Yoder, 33, passed away on April 4 from injuries sustained in a logging accident. The tragedy leaves Gloria, who pens the weekly Amish Cook column, to raise six children. … more

By Kevin Williams | 4/20/22

Where have all the watchdogs gone?

LANSING – Who’s keeping an eye on Michigan’s $78.2 billion annual budget? On state legislators who drive drunk? On suspiciously cloaked political and campaign … more

By Eric Freedman, Capital News Service | 4/19/22

News from Your Sheriff-April 2022

Welcome to spring, Clare County! During the months of February and March 2022 the Clare County Central Dispatch logged 5,407 incidents. Your deputies handled 3,410 of those with other law enforcement … more

4/18/22

Former District 4 Commissioner Jack Kleinhardt takes the oath of office April 8, administered by County Clerk Lori Mott. During that meeting, the Board of Commissioners moved to appoint Kleinhardt to serve the remainder of former District 4 Commissioner Stephanie Brown’s term of office.

BOC Appoints Interim District 4 Commissioner

HARRISON – At the March meeting of the Clare County Board of Commissioners, it was announced by Commissioner Stephanie Brown that she was resigning, immediately. That left her position vacant … more

by Dianne Alward-Biery | 4/18/22

Presentation Addresses Pervasive Youth Vaping Problem

HARRISON – On Thursday, April 7, Harrison Community Schools hosted “Vaping in Plain Sight” presented by Shay Tullar, Ten16 Recovery Network Prevention Coordinator for Mecosta … more

by Dianne Alward-Biery | 4/18/22

Clare County Administrator Tracy Byard announces to the Clare County Board of Commissioners that she will be leaving Clare County to take a position as county administrator in Oceana County

Longtime Clare County Administrator Resigns

HARRISON – After the Clare County Commissioners had completed their April 8 task of interviewing and appointing a person to fill out the term of Stephanie Brown, former District 4 Commissioner, … more

by Dianne Alward-Biery | 4/15/22

Harrison Man Injured in School Bus Incident

Clare County Sheriff Department Release On 04/14/22 at approximately 3:15 p.m. Deputies responded to a report of a personal injury traffic crash on Townline near Grant. Deputies found that a … more

4/14/22

Amish Cook-A Milestone for the Yoder's

Note from Kevin Williams, Editor of the Amish Cook column: It is with great sadness and shock that I tell readers that Gloria's husband, Daniel, died in a logging accident on April 4. At the … more

4/13/22

Gladwin County Sheriff Extradite and Arraign Man on CSC Charges

Gladwin County Sheriff's Press Release of Felony Extradition The Gladwin Conty Sheriff's Office investigated a sexual assault crime which led to the arrest of Kurtis Dell. Kurtis Dell was located … more

4/8/22

Easter Coloring Contest Sponsored by Dan Durga State Farm and the Clare County Cleaver

Kids ages preschool to 5th grade- enter the Easter Coloring Contest sponsored by Dan Durga State Farm and the Clare County Cleaver. Coloing pages are in this week's Cleaver or from the offices of … more

4/8/22

Pictured, from left, are soon-to-retire Harrison City Manager Tracey Connelly, Justin Cavanaugh and Mayor Stacy Stocking. Marking a “time of change,” the three gathered beneath the Council Chambers clock after the April 4 Harrison City Council meeting where Cavanaugh was appointed to become the new Harrison City Manager.

Council Appoints New Harrison City Manager

HARRISON – Harrison City Council began its April 4 meeting by adopting its meeting minutes of March 21 and the current bills as presented. There also was a brief tongue-in-cheek “Welcome … more

by Dianne Alward-Biery | 4/6/22

Bradley James Orr, of Clare, Michigan, pleaded guilty on Sept. 30, 2021, to controlled substance – delivery/manufacture 50 – 449 grams and operating while intoxicated.

Clare Man Sentenced on Multiple Charges

Prosecutor’s Office release Bradley James Orr, of Clare, Michigan, pleaded guilty on Sept. 30, 2021, to controlled substance – delivery/manufacture 50 – 449 grams and operating … more

4/5/22

Joe Prato, right, salutes along with Ken Spiegel after the folded flag is placed at the market which memorializes the 58,479 service men and women who never returned from the Vietnam War.

Vietnam Veterans Mark 11th Year of ‘Welcome Home’

HARRISON – The 11th Annual Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day program was held Saturday, March 26 at Harrison American Legion Post 404. The pre-program coffee hour provided time to chat up … more

by Dianne Alward-Biery | 4/1/22

Sheriff John Wilson, left, and Undersheriff Dwayne Miedzianowski listen as commissioners bandy about whether to and, if so, how to meet their requested salary increases.

BOC Approves Salary Increase for Sheriff, Undersheriff

HARRISON – When the March 16 meeting of the Clare County Board of Commissioners had worked through all of the speakers and agenda motions presented for BOC approval, Item D-5 was addressed: … more

3/28/22

Animal Shelter Receives Huge Donation

The 100 Women Who Care in Clare County, featured in a previous Cleaver issue, have once again proven their generosity in donating $100 each to the Clare County Animal Shelter. Stephanie Graham, the … more

3/23/22

Library Hosts ‘Pickin’ with the Champ’

In one of their first in-person adult events since the pandemic, the Harrison District Library hosted morel mushroom picking champion Anthony Williams. More than 25 community members were eager to … more

by Angela Kellogg | 3/23/22

Commissioner Stephanie Brown announces her resignation from her position as representative for Clare County’s District 4 during the March 16 BOC meeting.

Commissioner Stephanie Brown Resigns from BOC

HARRISON – After a meeting in which she had spoken in support of appropriate compensation for the sheriff and undersheriff, Commissioner Stephanie Brown informed her fellow commissioners that … more

by Dianne Alward-Biery | 3/23/22