This softball season was one full of new opportunities for Braelyn Bunting as she had to put her team’s needs ahead of her own in more ways than one.  From having to play a new-to-her position to ...

How 'bout these potatoes? Given the steady drum beat from certain politicians even up until today that Joe Biden did not beat Donald Trump, you would have thunk that the overall confidence in our ...

Looking for something unique and free to do this summer? Come to the Montcalm Heritage Village festival July 31 through Aug. 2. Heritage Village is located on the campus of Montcalm Community College.

My main career was being a motivational speaker, so I love inspiring messages.  I believe commencement speeches aren’t just for graduates. As seniors are commencing, so are the rest of us.

Earth Day is every day. This was brought home to me as I read “Reading Nature,” by John Seibert Farnsworth. (MSU Press, 2025) Its subtitle, “The Evolution of American Nature Writing,” gives the theme ...

I blinked.  What was I seeing? I opened my eyes in the stillness of the night. The room had like a dark cloud all over it. Strange.

Closed since the fall of 2023, the former Rite Aid building on the North Lafayette corridor will find new life, partially, in ...

For a second consecutive year, area children had the opportunity to learn important lessons focused on fire and bike safety, ...

The unspoken pressure was on Kate Hardy at the start of this year's softball season. Being the only senior player on a ...

Music in the Park series kicked off a little later in Howard City than in some communities, but it was worth the wait. Dozens ...

The Greenville girls basketball team’s summer offseason is one they haven’t seen for quite some time.  The Jackets had one of ...

If you’re from Michigan (and why wouldn’t you be?), you’re probably familiar with St. Ignace’s “Mystery Spot.” I’ve been there a few times over the years because I’m a sucker for dumb, postwar ...