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Montcalm CASA receives grant to help children


The Montcalm Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program was awarded a grant for $3,470 from the Tri-County Electric People Fund on March 12.
The CASA program submitted the grant proposal to request funds to be able to continue to provide a special birthday gift for each child on their case load, for emotional support items, and to fund printing of CASA brochures.

Where is the biggest tree in Michigan?


Michiganders don’t need to wait until Earth Day (April 22) or Arbor Day (April 26) to get outside and hug a tree.
ReLeaf Michigan, the only statewide tree planting and education non-profit organization in Michigan, is seeking entries for the 16th biennial Michigan Big Tree Hunt.

View Newspaper Group sales professionals honored

Leadership at View Newspaper Group is proud to announce the company’s 100+ Club Class of 2023.
Each sales professional honored achieved more than 100% of their individual sales goals for the entire year of 2023.

AMISH COOK: A day at country school

Seventeen children came beaming in the doorway.
There was a slight shuffling as they placed their coats on the couch and lined up in three rows to sing. Our country school next door was having a special day, and we got to be a part of it.

Ionia County FFA Chapter celebrates 96th Michigan FFA State Convention


The Ionia County FFA Chapter proudly represented our community at the 96th Michigan FFA State Convention held on the campus of Michigan State University Feb. 28-March 1.
Ionia County FFA students joined more than 2,500 members and guests from across the state’s 127 FFA chapters for an exciting and motivating three days.

County Road Association releases biennial report of county infrastructure needs

2023 Michigan County Road Investment Plan shows $2.4 billion added annual revenue need for county roads, bridges

Michigan must allocate an additional $2.4 billion in funding to properly maintain and restore Michigan’s county road and bridge network, according to the County Road Association (CRA) of Michigan’s 2023 Michigan County Road Investment Plan released this week.
The biennial report found the additional funding gap grew 28% from two years ago, when the same report identified that $1.8 billion in additional annual investment was needed on the county road network.

Montcalm Area Career Center announces students of the month


The Montcalm Area Career Center recently announced its Students of the Month for February.

Greenville’s food mission

Sharing their bounty, the members of Mount Calvary Lutheran Church in Greenville gave thanks with a food ingathering during the month of February, rather than their usual Thanksgiving project in November.

Why is the upcoming total solar eclipse so special?


Every year brings astronomical events that are worth looking up for, from comets to meteor showers to closely aligned planets, but on April 8 we will have the opportunity to see something that won’t be visible again, at least in the contiguous United States, until 2045.
Shannon Schmoll, director of the Abrams Planetarium at Michigan State University, explains why this eclipse is so special and offers tips to safely view this stellar event.

Sheridan Community Hospital Wound Care Center honored

Center recognized with Clinical Distinction and Excellence in Patient Satisfaction awards

Sheridan Community Hospital is pleased to announce their Advanced Wound Care Center is a dual recipient of RestorixHealth’s Clinical Distinction and Excellence in Patient Satisfaction Awards. Recipients of these awards meet or exceed national quality benchmarks over a set period of time.


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