The North Central Michigan Community Foundation (NCMCF) recently awarded 14 new grants totaling $23,534 to local nonprofits for programs and projects benefiting residents of Ogemaw, Oscoda and Crawford counties. The NCMCF Board of Directors approved the 2025 Community Impact Grants Aug. 19.
Small towns and rural communities may not always get the attention they deserve, and it’s easy for their needs to be eclipsed by larger cities. Small town needs are ever-changing and unique to their respective locations.
Luzerne celebrated Labor Day with the End-of-Summer Bash Aug. 29-31.
The evolution of operations at your community newspapers continues, as we consolidate into the southern half of the building at 215 Houghton Avenue in West Branch. Our crew is small but mighty and we keep the office open for regular business hours the best we can, although a sick day for any one of us can significantly impact office hours and news coverages.
After almost forty-four years in local church ministry, Kevin Salsbury, pastor of Comins Community Church, is retiring and looking forward to new opportunities.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s annual look at farmland values and cash rents was released. USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer says cash rents are showing flat value changes year-over-year while farmer’s assessed value of their agricultural real estate increase by 4.3 percent.
The National Agriculture Statistics Service has released the annual Farm Production Expenditures report, which NASS’s Lance Honig says tries to cover everything that the name implies.
The Country Gardener’s Club is looking to the future.
The United States produces a lot of sorghum and is a leading exporter in global markets but opportunities to expand those markets would help U.S. farmers.
The banner for Comins Community Church’s anniversary reads “Celebrating God’s faithfulness over the past 100 years.” A special service commemorating the anniversary is being planned for Sept. 7.