Beaverton to celebrate Memorial Day

BEAVERTONPlans are now in place for the 2025 Memorial Day commemoration on Monday, May 26. As usual, there will be a parade in Beaverton. Lineup is at 1:30 p.m. at the municipal parking lot near the Community Center. The timing is to accommodate the parade in Gladwin earlier in the day.

Residents encouraged to take Master Plan survey

GLADWINGladwin County is asking the public to help set its future course.The County is revising its Master Plan. Community master plans provide guidance to the County’s Planning Commission and Board of Commissioners regarding land use and capital infrastructure decisions.

Sex offender verification sweep results in 15 non-compliant cases in Midland Count

MIDLAND COUNTYBeginning on March 27, 2025, deputies from the Midland County Sheriff’s Office conducted a countywide sex offender verification sweep to ensure compliance with registration requirements.During the operation, deputies verified the status of 198 registered sex offenders.

GBCFD at Christ The King slated for May 17

GLADWINThere was another successful Gladwin/Beaverton Community Food Distribution in the parking lot of Christ the King Lutheran Church on Saturday, April 19, 2025. Approximately 15,000 pounds of food from the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan was passed out to 261 households, serving 641 individuals.

County Commissioners update FLTF resolution

GLADWINAyear-long legal battle that delayed the implementation of the special assessment to finance the Four Lakes Task Force’s dam reconstruction project required action on the part of the Gladwin County Board of Commissioners at its Regular Meeting Tuesday.

Man flees deputy in Clare County

CLARE COUNTYOn Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 12:22 a.m., A Clare County Sheriff Deputy was on a traffic stop on Main Street near Evergreen Trail in the Village of Farwell, in Clare County.

Arbor Day celebrations take root across Michigan

LANSINGWhile April showers promise May flowers, Michigan’s Arbor Day celebrations are promising something even greener on April 25: community, trees and a whole lot of digging.

GHS First Annual Fine Arts Week events

■ May 4, Gladwin Community Band Performance, 3-5 p.m.,Gladwin High School.■ May 5, Empty Bowls Celebration and Cinco de Mayo Activity night, 4-7 p.m., Gladwin High School, cost $10.■ May 7, Gladwin High School Band Concert, 6:30-9 p.m., Gladwin High School.