Life in Gladwin

Skyline High School students collecting data during their annual pond project testing the school’s pond water quality ASHLEY HAN

Skyline High School students collecting data during their annual pond project testing the school’s pond water quality ASHLEY HAN

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Lost salamanders, forgotten wetlands and the fight for restoration

Ashley Han And Olivia Watters
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
LANSINGEvery year, Ann Arbor’s Skyline High School students go salamander hunting.Advanced Placement environmental sciences students have heard too much about rare salamanders in the school’s wetlands to not investigate for themselves.
May I Walk With You

May I Walk With You

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May I Walk With You

Daniel Fachting
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
As I was praying, getting up in the middle of the night, as I often do, I was pouring my heart out to Jesus. I was telling him about all the worries I have and what might happen to me, my family, even my country. I think they are the kind of worries that everyone has.
Pictured is Joseph “Lep” Cambriani, one of five Northwood Esports studentathletes who will be competing in the 2025 Esports World Cup in Saudi Arabia, at the 2025 Collegiate Esports Commissioners Cup in Arlington, Texas.

Pictured is Joseph “Lep” Cambriani, one of five Northwood Esports studentathletes who will be competing in the 2025 Esports World Cup in Saudi Arabia, at the 2025 Collegiate Esports Commissioners Cup in Arlington, Texas.

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Five Northwood students to compete in 2025 Esports World Cup in Saudi Arabia

News Staff
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
MIDLANDSeveral current and incoming Northwood University Timberwolves will compete in one of the world’s premier esports tournaments, the Esports World Cup (EWC) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Pictured is an adult spotted lanternfly on a leaf. PHOTO PROVIDED BY MDARD

Pictured is an adult spotted lanternfly on a leaf. PHOTO PROVIDED BY MDARD

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What to do if you see spotted lanternfly this summer

News Staff
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
LANSINGThe Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) is reminding Michiganders to be on the lookout for the invasive spotted lanternfly.“Spotted lanternfly is a persistent nuisance in outdoor spaces,” said MDARD Director Tim Boring.
DEMOCRATIC PARTY SPONSORS RALLY

DEMOCRATIC PARTY SPONSORS RALLY

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DEMOCRATIC PARTY SPONSORS RALLY

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Wednesday, July 16, 2025
The Gladwin County Democratic Party sponsored local participation in a national “Make Good Trouble Rally” Saturday in front of the Gladwin County Courthouse.
SCHOOL’S IN FOR SUMMER

SCHOOL’S IN FOR SUMMER

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SCHOOL’S IN FOR SUMMER

News Staff
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
The rope that rings the school bell at the Billings School building in the Gladwin Historical Village snapped last year and replacing it was no easy fix.
Peters participates in ribbon-cutting ceremony for new main gate and entrance facility at Battle Creek Air National Guard Base

Peters participates in ribbon-cutting ceremony for new main gate and entrance facility at Battle Creek Air National Guard Base

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Ribbon-cutting ceremony held at Battle Creek Air National Guard Base

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Wednesday, July 16, 2025
BATTLE CREEKUnited States Senator Gary Peters (MI) participated in the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new main gate and entrance facility at Battle Creek Air National Guard Base.
VA announces expanded burial benefits for vets

VA announces expanded burial benefits for vets

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VA announces expanded burial benefits for vets

News Staff
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
WASHINGTONThe Department of Veterans Affairs announced today it has temporarily expanded burial benefits for certain Veterans, per the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act.
A LOOK BACK IN TIME | SMITH’S CREEK

A LOOK BACK IN TIME | SMITH’S CREEK

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A LOOK BACK IN TIME | SMITH’S CREEK

News Staff
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
A 125 years ago, an active community called Smith’s Creek existed at the corner of Bard and Sullivan Roads in Sage Township, a mile north of today’s M-61. Besides the school that still stands on that corner, now a private home, there was a church that stood kitty-corner from that school.
Rubber ducks fill the river and flock to the finish line at the end of the 35th Annual Great Cedar River Duck Race, which was held Saturday to benefit Hospice of Gladwin Area.

Rubber ducks fill the river and flock to the finish line at the end of the 35th Annual Great Cedar River Duck Race, which was held Saturday to benefit Hospice of Gladwin Area.

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Ducks in a row for Hospice

Scott Salowich
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
GLADWINThe 35th Annual Great Cedar River Duck Race was held Saturday to benefit Hospice of Gladwin Area.Numbered rubber ducks were dropped into the water from the bridge along Cedar Ave near the Riverwalk Place parking lot and they were carried to the finish line by a brisk current.
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