State transportation officials are moving forward with a 2026 trunkline project that will resurface and reconfigure portions of two major highways through Charlotte, following recent approval by the ...

It was her pregnancy, family memories, love of reading, and a wish to memorialize a loved one that prepared Snyder, of Olivet, to become a children’s author. Her first book, “The Swans That Came ...

It is with great sadness that we must let everyone know about the difficult decision we faced. We had to humanely euthanize Winter, the great horned owl found in southwest Michigan back in December.

In its heyday, there were three Riedy’s locations – Charlotte, Potterville and Eaton Rapids, and there was practically no sports team or fund-raiser without Riedy’s spaghetti and sauce, and red-haired ...

Stacy Holbrook Contributing Writer (Photo by Stacy Holbrook -  There is an art to making English butter tarts that this cherished recipe is happy to explain.

Joanne Williams Editor (Photo by Joanne Williams/TCJ - Bellevue High School seniors are invited to apply for the Downtown Development’s scholarship opportun ...

“Things got shuffled around,” said Olivet Department of Public Works Director Jerry Skaggs, about the sign, and about the leadership at the University. A new director of physical plant was in place ...

Jeffrey Lynn Ellsworth, 59, mayor of “Wicklow Hood” and friend to all who knew him, passed away on December 26, 2025. He was comfortable in his home surrounded by his loved ones. A natural leader in ...

Ardean Lorraine (Rounds) Adrianson Gonser, of Vermontville, Michigan, passed away peacefully on December 30, 2025, at the age of 84. Ardean was born on December 11, 1941, in Vermontville, the daughter ...

(Photo by Joanne Williams/FAN – Check with local recycling centers and tree farms, even zoos and animal rescues to recycle live Christmas trees.) There is nothing sadder than seeing a Christmas tree ...

(Photo by Deb Malewski – Winter has gotten a second chance thanks to caring humans and the services and sanctuary of Wildside Animal Rehabilitation in Eaton Rapids.) Wildside Animal Rehabilitation and ...