Life in Gladwin

May I Walk With You

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

By the time many of you read this the spring equinox will have happened, and Spring will officially begin. I cannot say that I will miss this winter with its ice storms, power outages and some very cold weather.

Hospice of Gladwin Area Understanding Grief starts in April

News Staff

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

GLADWINHospice of Gladwin Area Understanding Grief will take place April 14 through May 19, 2026, from 6-7:30 p.m., at the Gladwin Free Methodist Church Conference Room located at 1312 N. State Street, Gladwin.

Big gaps found in Michigan prenatal care

Justin Fox Clausen

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

LANSINGNearly a third of Michigan expectant mothers do not receive sufficient access to prenatal care, according to the latest report by the Kids Count Data Center.

Bailey Scholarship applications due April 1

News Staff

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

MIDLANDThe application deadline for the Bernard F. and Melissa Anne Bailey Family Fund Health Care Scholarship Program is April 1, 2026.

A LOOK BACK IN TIME | CITY OF GLADWIN EARLY 1950S

News Staff

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

The early visitors to Gladwin often arrived via the state road that ran in Gladwin County from Edenville to the area we now know as Meredith.

Sayde Woodruff and Little Miss Everly Pollard. Everly is the daughter of Brandon Pollard and Amber Wilbanks.

The Miss Gladwin County Contestants and Little Miss Gladwin County

News Staff

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

The Miss Gladwin County Contestants and Little Miss Gladwin County

Hungry black bears are emerging from their winter dens and can smell bird seed and the grease on a backyard grill from a mile away.

Michigan is bear country and here they come!

News Staff

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

LANSINGAs spring approaches and Michigan’s estimated 12,450 black bears emerge from their dens – many with new cubs in tow – here are a few important things to remember: Bears have an extraordinary sense of smell and memory.

Alisha Glass Childress

Leland’s Glass Childress selected into National High School Hall of Fame

News Staff

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

EAST LANSING M ore than two decades have passed since Alisha Glass took her final swing at a volleyball in a Leland High School uniform, and yet her accomplishments for her small-town school in Northern Michigan remain among the most notable in that sport’s history not just statewide, but at the...

Family Fun Festival slated for May 16

News Staff

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

GLADWINFamily Fun Festival, sponsored by the Gladwin Church of the Nazarene, will take place on May 16, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Gladwin County Fairgrounds, 401 S. State St.A Versiti Blood Drive will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.The event will also feature a silent auction from 9 a.m. to 3 p.

BES Students of the Month for February are Serenity Coppola, Kennadi Allen, Hazel Marshall, Noah Coppola, Liv Becker, Brantley Brooks, Olivia Giner and Liam Torrez. Not pictured: Madison Blades.

Beaverton announces Students of the Month

News Staff

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

BEAVERTONBeaverton Schools is proud to announce its Students of the Month for February at both Beaverton Elementary and the Jr./Sr. High School.

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