Voters deny bond request for Shepherd Public Schools
In Isabella County, voters denied the $25 million bond request to make critical repairs within the Shepherd Public School District. The district was asking for a quarter million dollars for improvements throughout the district,...
New Twisted Fork restaurant aims to open in October
The Twisted Fork restaurant has a tentative opening date of October 1st, this year! You might already know of the Twisted Fork Food Truck, but we’ll see a menu expansion at the new restaurant...
County voters approve three millage renewals
A trio of Isabella County millages have been renewed. With all precincts reported shortly after midnight Wednesday, the three questions all received voter blessing, meaning services at the county, in public transportation and at...
Isabella Co. commissioners approve millage proposal to save road patrol
Isabella County is taking steps to save the sheriff’s office road patrol division that’s under threat of being cut due to budget woes. County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve a special law...
Michigan DNR Stocks Nine Million Fish In Great Lakes: Ten Species, 321 Tons
Anglers can look forward to great fall fishing, due to successful spring and summer fish stocking by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The DNR stocked over 9 million fish that weighed nearly 321...
Researchers hope thunderstorm data fuel better forecasts
A Central Michigan University-led team of researchers is one step closer to better understanding Lake Michigan’s impact on thunderstorm development in West Michigan. The MITTEN-CI Project concluded a month of data collection from Lake...
McLaren Health Care confirms cyberattack disrupted their computer, phone systems
McLaren Health Care confirmed that the disruption to their information technology and phone systems on Tuesday was the result of a criminal cyberattack. They said their IT team is working with cybersecurity experts to...
Michigan soldier crowned Miss USA 2024
Army solider Alma Cooper, who recently became Miss Michigan USA 2024, has soared to greater heights and was crowned Miss USA 2024 over the weekend. Cooper was crowned the winner of the Miss USA...
Michigan National Guard Invites Media to Cover Northern Strike Exercise on August 9
The Michigan National Guard is inviting media to Camp Grayling on August 9 at 10:00 a.m. to cover Northern Strike 24-2, one of the Department of Defense’s largest reserve component readiness exercises. Over 6,300...
Marion Press to cease publication
The Marion Press has been publishing news, sports, obituaries, and opinions of the Marion and McBain area since 1889. Starting next week… that will unfortunately no longer be the case. After publishing every week...