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Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Recently I had the misfortune of needing several auto repairs. I went to a local auto parts store to attempt to find out what parts were needed. A staff member came outside in the cold to test my car with a machine that would print out the problem(s). To my despair, […]

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Happy birthday, Michigan: 182 years old and still scrapping with Ohio 

  by Ron and Arlene Kaiser What do Toledo, Ohio, Michigan Statehood, Robert E. Lee, the Upper Peninsula, Lake Michigan and the Maumee River have in common? Answer: the Toledo War, also known as the Michigan–Ohio War. This little-known conflict back in 1835 and escalated to the two state governors each deploying about 1,000 militiamen.  Armed […]

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Garden of the Month: December

Dear Readers, Congratulations to Nancy Wilkerson of Stockbridge, December’s “Garden of the Month” contest winner.  A judge writes, “Gardener Nancy adds hand crafted bird houses that attract birds to her beautiful blooms.” If you have a favorite garden, send in photos of it. Each month, July to March, the Stockbridge Area Garden Club will select […]

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Local author named first-place winner of national book award

by Judy Williams Congratulations are again in order for first-time author Patrice Johnson. The Stockbridge resident and editor-in-chief of the Stockbridge Community News was notified that her book, “The Fall and Rise of Tyler Johnson” is the first-place winner of the 12th Annual National Indie Excellence Award for new nonfiction. The panel of judges, made […]