Samaritan’s Purse thanks community

To the Editor: I am writing to thank Gladwin-area residents for sharing the true meaning of Christmas with children in need this past holiday season.

New beds needed for state’s juvenile justice system

LANSING Experts say the state’s juvenile justice system has been neglected for years, worsening a shortage of beds at residential facilities, particularly in Northeast Michigan. The Michigan Task Force on Juvenile Justice Reform called the situation a crisis in its 2022 report.

House adopts Republican plan for immediate tax relief for working families

State Rep. Bill G. Schuette, of Midland, issued the following statement after the State House approved an amended plan that follows the Republican tax relief proposal to put more money back in the pockets of hardworking Michiganders.

A LOOK BACK IN TIME | GHS FOOTBALL TEAM – FALL OF 1925

This week we have a photo of the Gladwin High School football team from the fall of 1925. The photo shows 13 players and the coach, Rolland Ott. You may note that the caption lists 12 players names, yet there are 13 players in the photo.

A LOOK BACK IN TIME | CEDAR AVENUE 1900’S

Northern Strike 23-1 set for Northern Michigan Winter

LANSING Northern Strike 23-1, this years’ winter exercise hosted by the Michigan National Guard, is scheduled to take place across Northern Michigan’s National All-Domain Warfighting Center (NADWC), Jan. 20-28, 2023.

EDITOR'S INBOX

GBCFD thanks community To the Editor: The Gladwin/Beaverton Community Food Distribution (GBCFD), at Christ the King Lutheran Church, is beginning it’s 11th year of operation. Thank you to all those who have made this possible.

EDITOR’S INBOX

Travel back in time with me To the Editor: Life is so different now than when I was growing up. We lived in a house in the country, south of Beaverton and north of Coleman. We had 160 acres, a lot of which was trees. No modern conveniences like we have today. Our indoor plumbing was nonexistent.

Electric school buses are on the road in Michigan

MICHIGAN These buses are one of the benefits offered through the Biden Administration’s Infrastructure bill passed last year through congress into law. Is this a good thing? Should our tax dollars be used to help schools convert to electric buses? Those are good questions and ones worth exploring.

A LOOK BACK IN TIME | FIRST GLADWIN COUNTY COURTHOUSE

This week we feature a photo of a key structure in Gladwin County history that now can be recalled by most local residents only from old photos. The original Gladwin County Courthouse was built in the young “Village of Cedar.