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Two more employees at casino test positive for virus

Two more employees at the Gun Lake Casino have been tested positive for the Coronavirus. Casino officials last week announced that one employee had tested positive and was quarantined. The…

Editor July 7, 2020

Obituaries

Mass of Christian Burial Friday for Dorothy Crusciel

Dorothy Chrusciel of Dorr died Saturday, July 4. She was 94. She is survived by her children, Rosemary (John) Sweet, James (Debra) Chrusciel, David (Patricia Garlak) Chrusciel, Donald (Marilyn) Chrusciel, Mark (Alaine)…

Editor July 7, 2020

Articles

COVID-19 cancels Wayland City’s Concerts in the Park

COVID-19 has claimed plenty of public events as victims this year, and the City of Wayland’s concerts in the park every Friday evening in August is the latest casualty. The…

Editor July 6, 2020

Columns

Monkey Bread good treat for breakfast in the park

by Kathy Hamman Miller Monkey Bread has been a classic, easy to make, pull apart sweet treat for years, enjoyed especially for our families breakfast in the park fun! Ingredients…

Editor July 6, 2020

Obituaries

Marine Corps. veteran Margaret Fifelski dies at 77

Margaret Christine “Chris” Fifelski, died Saturday, July 4. She was 77. Born Sept. 4, 1942, she was the daughter of Melvin and Margaret (Diem) Smith. She served in the United…

Editor July 6, 2020

Articles

Two supervisor contests highlight primary ballot

The Tuesday, Aug. 4 primary election will include contests for U.S. Congress, state representative, township supervisor and township treasurer. Please remember voters cannot split their tickets in a primary. They…

Editor July 5, 2020

Obituaries

Day care provider Lisa Eisele dies at only age 51

Lisa Ellen Eisele, age 51, died Friday, July 3. Lisa had a giving and caring heart for others and her family. She loved and cherished her grandkids and the children…

Editor July 5, 2020

Columns

Yes It’s True: Our collapse is due to no respect for history

I suppose the most bitter pill I ever had to swallow in my lifetime was the notion that history is not important, that it’s just stories about dead people. “Yesterday’s…

Editor July 4, 2020

Columns

Basura: We can’t tell Trump the truth he needs to hear?

“But better to get hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie.” — Khaled Hosseini, author President Donald Trump has taken decisive action. On June 27, he signed an Executive…

Editor July 4, 2020

Community Notices

Dorr holds Fourth of July parade in defiance of state

One member of the audience called it "an outlaw parade," but a grass-roots Fourth of July parade stepped off Saturday morning in defiance of state orders against gatherings of more…

Editor July 4, 2020