Clare County Cleaver

Competing grillers and their team members gather for a group photo after completion of the judges’ scoring.

Grill Off Event Draws Contestants From 3 Counties

HARRISON – When Tammy and Trisha Galloway of Longer Table in Harrison first opened their business in the Harrison City Market, they had lots of ideas for how to give back to the community which … more

by Dianne Alward-Biery | 9/6/22

Judy Walton, Harrison Community Schools superintendent, takes “Lucille” for a spin during Street Fair 2022. This was Lucille’s swan song event, as the longtime HHS FIRST Robotics team No. 6642 robot will be retired and a new robot developed for future competitions. Young master Bentley (inset) enthusiastically takes charge of the robot remote in what may be his first step into a robotics team future (pay no attention to the blown out course perimeter wall…).

Stingers of Steel Robotics Team Shows Off Its Stuff

HARRISON – The Harrison High School robotics team had a large presence at the 2022 Harrison Street Fair, spending both days promoting the group’s self-funded efforts to instill interest … more

by Dianne Alward-Biery | 9/2/22

Harrison Woman Car Crashes Into House

MOUNT PLEASANT, MI. On September 1, 2022 at 1:00am troopers from the Mount Pleasant Postinvestigated a vehicle that crashed into a house on S. Shepherd Road north of Pickard Street inChippewa … more

9/2/22

Riding For Ryan bright yellow bike flags are distributed by Clare County Chief Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Eilisia Schwarz.

Riding For Ryan Flags Distributed at Street Fair

HARRISON – Ryan Marsman was a 6-year-old little boy who wanted to grow up to be a fireman like his dad. Sadly, while he was out riding bikes with his dad on June 13, 2019, just five days before … more

by Dianne Alward-Biery | 9/2/22

August 31 is International Overdose Awareness Day

Central Michigan District Health Department (CMDHD) would like to recognize International Overdose Awareness Day on August 31 as a stark reminder of the harm that drugs inflict on our society. It is … more

8/29/22

News from Your Sheriff-August 2022

Welcome to August, Clare County! For the months of June and July 2022 the Clare County Central Dispatch logged 6,304 incidents, with your deputies handling 4,062 of those incidents. Clare City … more

8/24/22

News from Your Sheriff-June 2022

Hello, Clare County, and welcome to summer! We currently have 171 people in our jail which consist of seven diverted felons, 97 local, two MDOC, and 65 federal. During the month of May our … more

8/24/22

Jackie Ballard works on cleaning and repairing a typewriter at the Clare County Cleaver during her internership with the Cleaver as part of the Michigan Works! Region 7B Young Professionals Program.

Typewriters Heard Again in Cleaver Office

Several years ago, an area real estate agent was cleaning out a home and in lieu of throwing away 13 antique typewriters brought them to the Cleaver office where they’ve been collecting … more

by Angela Kellogg | 8/24/22

Skip Forrest inspects and trims the garden daily. The ‘red hot sallies’ or red salvia were donated by Walraven’s Country Gardens.

Read and Feed Community Garden on Annual Garden Tour

Over 80 varieties of plants are growing in the Read and Feed Community Garden, a project of the Harrison District Library this year. The garden is in its 10th growing year and was on the annual … more

by Angela Kellogg | 8/22/22

Community Steps Up for Steppingstone Project

HARRISON – The amazing wall mural on the east side of the Harrison District Library’s refurbished Surrey House was created by local artist and art educator Ian Humphres. But, as dynamic … more

by Dianne Alward-Biery | 8/22/22

Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD)

Update from MDARD on Mystery Virus Killing Dogs

HARRISON – Prior to addressing the Clare County Board of Commissioners during its Aug. 17 meeting, Clare County Animal Control Director Rudi Hicks shared with the Cleaver some sad and … more

by Dianne Alward-Biery | 8/19/22

BOC Competitive Ballot Winnowed Down to 2 Seats

HARRISON – The Clare County Clerk’s office has posted the unofficial results of the Aug. 2 Primary Election. Candidate fields were whittled down and, as previously noted, many local races … more

by Dianne Alward-Biery | 8/15/22

Don't miss Free ORV Weekend Aug. 20-21

Free ORV Weekend, which takes place twice a year, is a great time to see, experience and test out Michigan’s off-road vehicle trails. The final Free ORV Weekend of the year takes place … more

8/15/22

Teresa Korn and Aunt (2nd Cousin) Lillian Leposky

New Member for Daughters of the American Revolution

On Aug 2, the Michilimacinac Chapter of Clare/Gladwin Counties welcomed a new member Teresa Korn to its Chapter. Korn was sworn in by Kathleen Lofton and given a Membership Certificate, DAR Pin … more

8/15/22

Letter to the Editor-Dave Carmine

Dear Editor: The passing of David A. Carmine (Carr), former founder and owner of WKKM radio in Harrison, has left a void in personal customer service and love and loyalty to the community. Several … more

8/10/22

Dave Carmine from the Detroit Free Press, 1971

Harrison Loses Their Country King Dave Carmine

You may not know the name Dave Carr or Dave Carmine, but most Harrison residents know radio Dave, owner of WKKM, the Country King, the long-time local radio station. Harrison lost its radio Dave on … more

by Angela Kellogg | 8/10/22

These photos provided by Tom Pirnstill show the vast outpouring of goodwill and compassion for the victims of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The collaborative effort of Orphan Grain Train and Living Hope Lutheran Church of Farwell yielded more than four tons of materials and supplies much needed in Ukraine and in other countries supporting Ukrainian refugees.

Orphan Grain Train Drive Highly Successful

HARRISON – Living Hope Lutheran Church of Farwell recently helped coordinate a donation drive in association with the Orphan Grain Train. A 53-foot semi-trailer was parked at the church for … more

by Dianne Alward-Biery | 8/8/22

These graphic images show a plan in process, a rough draft of the Animal Shelter’s new pole barn.

Old Shelter Razed, New Structure on Horizon

HARRISON – The Clare County Animal Shelter staff has waited a long, long time to be able to tear down the old original shelter building and erect in its place a safer, larger, more versatile … more

by Dianne Alward-Biery | 8/8/22

US-10 ramp resurfacing at Old State Road in Clare County Aug. 11-12

MT. PLEASANT, Mich. - The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will invest $179,000 to resurface the US-10 ramps at Old State Road in Clare County near Farwell. The work will … more

8/7/22

August 2 VOTE -BOC Ballot Fields 16 Candidates for 9 Seats

HARRISON – HARRISON – The Clare County Clerk’s office has provided a listing of the candidates and proposals to be on the Aug. 2 Primary Election ballot. Vying for votes at the … more

by Dianne Alward-Biery | 8/1/22