Faces of Addiction
Veins of silence: Mental health and the invisible pulse of addiction by Tina Cole-Mullins Behind the rose-colored glasses used by many to view our community lies a quiet crisis—the gritty reality of mental illness and addiction. October marks National Substance Abuse Prevention Month and Oct. 10 is World Mental Health Day. Both are a time […]
Positive Parenting: Creative parents model a growth mindset for mental and emotional well-being
by Tiffany Snyder Are you a creative parent? Do you think your child/ren are creative but consider yourself someone who can barely draw a stick figure? Hear me out on how this fixed mindset is worth changing. Wherever you are creatively, we can all benefit mentally and emotionally from using our creative power. I’d like […]
Clyde’s Corner: ‘You’ve got a major league fastball’
by Clyde Whitaker With the Detroit Tigers close to gaining a playoff berth at this time, it brings back to mind my playing days, pitching for our beloved Stockbridge Panthers and my time spent pitching in the semi-pro Jackson Recreation League. Growing up outside of Munith and surrounded by farmland, I practiced my pitching at […]
Effective Oct. 1, WAVE transportation service no longer available in Stockbridge or Gregory
by Melissa McPherson Beginning Oct. 1, the WAVE transportation service will no longer be providing services to Ingham and Livingston county, meaning it is no longer a transportation option for Stockbridge or Gregory residents. CATA Rural provides transportation to Ingham county residents and is expected to provide transportation services in and around Stockbridge, while LETS […]
Gregory man arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, window peeping
Information provided by Unadilla Township Police Department A 70-year-old Gregory resident was arrested on Sept. 18, 2025, on a 3-count misdemeanor disorderly conduct warrant for window peeping. The warrant came as the result of an investigation, conducted by the Unadilla Township Police Department, in which the suspect was identified in a window peeping incident that […]
Trustee Lori Cowan resigns from Unadilla Township Board
Karen Houghtaling appointed trustee for partial term by Amber Walker Smith Longtime Unadilla Township trustee Lori Cowan has resigned from the township board after 24 years of service. Lori was instrumental in facilitating all things recreation for the township, helping to oversee Unadilla Park as well as Unadilla Township’s portion of the Lakeland Trail system. […]
Outreach in Action
Mark your calendars for holiday giving and receiving at Outreach by Jo Mayer and Paul Crandall As summer gives way to fall, our thoughts turn to the holidays—and, for Outreach, a flurry of holiday programming. Outreach offers Thanksgiving-themed food bags and Christmas-themed food baskets each year to those who apply and qualify for help. Community […]
Obituary: Norman R. Miller
Norman R. Miller, age 68, of Stockbridge, MI, passed away on September 19, 2025. Norman was born on September 11, 1957 in Jackson, MI, the son of Norman L. and Bernadine R. (Gordon) Miller. He had lived in the Stockbridge area his entire life, where he dedicated his life to farming. He loved farm life, […]
Reading Between the Lines
’Whose Names Are Unknown’: Vivid stories of the Dust Bowl and beyond may have informed Steinbeck’s novel by Chuck Wisman The title of this novel, “Whose Names Are Unknown,” was taken from the multitude of legal eviction notices issued at the height of the 1930s Great Depression and the Dust Bowl. They were issued to […]