By Andrea Rose What a time to be alive! In the midst of a global pandemic, these days can feel difficult, trying, and frustrating. Sometimes we feel challenged and charged with change. Sometimes, refreshed and…
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BY SHIRLEY J. BERGMAN It was the Saturday before Easter in the year 2020, the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, when my dog, Andy, became seriously ill at home, unable to get up or lift…
ChoiceOne Financial Services, the parent company of ChoiceOne Bank and Lakestone Bank and Trust, announced the banks have processed more than 250 Payroll Protection Program (PPP) applications with a value of over $80 million last…
Ask any educator and they’ll tell you — a school wouldn’t function without the secretary. The glue that holds a building together, a school secretary is responsible for so much more than handling the phones.…
Welfare check at the 71500 block of Saint David Court, Washington Township, 9:40 a.m., Apr. 20; Civil matter at the 11500 block of Maple Creek Court, Washington Township, 9:53 a.m., Apr. 20; Death investigation at…
BY THE ROMEO HISTORICAL SOCIETY ARCHIVES The local museums in Washington, Bruce and Romeo area have many artifacts and photos that can be a mystery to describe and interpret. You can help your community museums…
BY JAN WYLLIE There are people that think Mother’s Day was organized by Anna Jarvis, but thousands upon thousands of Fraternal Order of Eagle members will disagree. On Feb. 7, 1904, Fraternal Order of Eagles…
I shouldn’t be sitting reading stories about victims of the plague but I do and a great one was in the Sunday New York Times, by Pam Belluck, an epic about a healthy young father…
Mary Ellen Murphy, 90, of Shelby Township, died Saturday, April 18, 2020. She was born June 10, 1929. Cristiane Desmond, 60, of Romeo, died Friday, April 24, 2020 at the Omni Continuing Care Center in…
A special meeting of the Charter Township of Oakland Board of Trustees was called to order on Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at 6:00 PM via video conference GoToMeeting. PRESENT: Michael Bailey, Supervisor; Karen Reilly, Clerk;…