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Pictured is the new portable performance stage that was awarded by a grant from the Gladwin Community Foundation.

Pictured is the new portable performance stage that was awarded by a grant from the Gladwin Community Foundation.

City awarded grant for portable stage

BEAVERTONThe City of Beaverton is pleased to announce it has been awarded grant funding through the Gladwin Community Foundation to support the purchase of a portable performance stage.
Nation’s largest National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise builds readiness

Nation’s largest National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise builds readiness

Nation’s largest National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise builds readiness

LANSINGNorthern Strike (NS) 25-2, one of the Department of Defense’s largest reserve component readiness exercises, is scheduled to take place across Michigan from August 2-16, 2025.Over 7,500 participants from 36 states and territories and nine international partners will converge at Michigan’s...
State Representative Bill G. Schuette testifies before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor and Economic Opportunity on Thursday, July 24.

State Representative Bill G. Schuette testifies before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor and Economic Opportunity on Thursday, July 24.

Schuette seeks additional funds for Four Lakes Task Force and Infrastructure

LANSINGState Representative Bill G. Schuette testified on a pair of funding requests for vital infrastructure and flood mitigation efforts in Midland and Gladwin counties as part of the ongoing state budget process.Schuette is advocating for $10 million for the Four Lakes Task Force as they...
Sasha Nichole Ravens

Sasha Nichole Ravens

Improper registration leads to drugs, gun, and a stolen truck

HARRISONOn Saturday, July 19, at 11:42 a.m., a Deputy with the Clare County Sheriff Office conducted a traffic stop on Surrey Road, near Reiss Road in Surrey Township, in Clare County, on a 2001 Toyota Tacoma. The Deputy stopped the Tacoma for displaying an improper Michigan Registration Plate.
KIDS PRESENTED BIKES

KIDS PRESENTED BIKES

KIDS PRESENTED BIKES

The Harrison Chapter 408 Order of the Eastern Star presented bikes to Gladwin kids for the summer reading program. Pictured left to right are: Marilyn Walker, Mary Marcum, Bill Bellairs, Leslie Walters and friends.

Ten 16 Summer Sober Social event

GLADWINASummer Sober Social event sponsored by Ten 16 Recovery Network will take place Aug. 7, 3-5 p.m., at 1302 Chatterton Suite #2 (the old state police post, and current MidMichigan Community Action Agency building) in Gladwin.This outdoor event will include slip n’ slide kickball, games, food...
Natasha Garcia

Natasha Garcia

Arrests made in Harrison for leaving child locked in vehicle

HARRISONOn Wednesday July 23, 2025 at 3:53 p.m., the Clare County Central Dispatch received a report of a young child left inside a vehicle, not running with the windows partially cracked. The vehicle was reported to be in the parking lot of The Family Fare located in the city of Harrison.
Department of State takes action against driver education provider in Flint

Department of State takes action against driver education provider in Flint

Department of State takes action against driver education provider in Flint

LANSINGThe Michigan Department of State (MDOS) has summarily suspended the operations of a Flint driving school for violations of the Driver Education Provider and Instructor Act (DEPIA).In My Lane Driving School, located at 1510 West Court St., Suite 3, was issued a summary suspension on July 17...