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Wendy Hause to join elite group of 70 females and become Unadilla Township’s first female fire chief
by Judy Williams Wendy Hause is about to join an elite group of 70 females who serve as fire chiefs among more than 29,000 departments nationwide. On Feb. 1, she will be appointed Unadilla Township Fire Chief. Hause has been running the show of 15 men and 3 women since January 2019 when Fire Chief […]
Obituary: William (Bill) Luke Donohue
It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of William (Bill) Luke Donohue. Bill was born in Gregory, MI, December 8, 1940. He married Jeanette in 1963 and moved to Dearborn, MI. He eventually tired of the brutal, cold Michigan winters and moved to Coral Springs, FL, in 1977. He loved the sunshine […]
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Marvin and Jeanne Cook: Love sparked by a Bonneville
by Kayla Fletcher In the summer of 1958, Marvin Cook and his father were in Wilde’s grocery store in Stockbridge picking up a few things for dinner when Marvin saw a beautiful little brunette walking in front of him. “She was swingin’ them hips so much that she dang near was knocking the stock off […]
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The Morrisons: Country girl wins city boy over to life on the farm.
Richard and Margaret Morrison met when he was taking graduate classes and she was a senior at Eastern Michigan University. Richard grew up in Detroit and studied in both Toronto and Windsor before landing at EMU. Margaret grew up in a dairy-farming family in Stockbridge before heading to college. Together, they celebrated their 55th wedding […]
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Panthers Fall to Rival Leslie in Overtime
The Stockbridge boys’ basketball team let a halftime lead slip away as Leslie rallied and took a 63-60 overtime win over the Panthers Friday night. It was a tail of two halves for the Panthers as the offense was clicking in the first half, but could not buy a basket in the second. Stockbridge took […]
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StockBIZ: When it comes to tax preparation, think ahead to ease the dread
According to Benjamin Franklin, “Nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” No wonder so many people look upon tax season with a sense of dread. An online survey commissioned by NerdWallet and conducted by The Harris Poll in January 2016, found that nearly 7 in 10 taxpayers (69%) had concerns about tax […]
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Lady Panthers Rally Past GLAC Leading Leslie
With over half the GLAC schedule remaining, to say Friday nights rivalry game against Leslie was a must win for the Stockbridge girls basketball team might be a reach, but it was pretty close. The Panthers badly needed a win over the GLAC leading Blackhawks and a furious fourth quarter rally did just that as […]
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Chuck and Joan Bumpus: Long before Uber, ride sharing in Stockbridge led to romance
by Tracy Bumpus It all began at Stockbridge High School, where Chuck Bumpus and Joan Ward ran around with the same group of friends and then graduated together in 1956. After high school Joan started nursing school in Lansing and Chuck went to Alma. Joan’s mom asked Chuck’s mom if he could give Joan rides to […]
Death Notice: Donohue
William (Bill) Luke Donohue age 79, born in Gregory, MI, on December 8, 1940. If you would like to honor Bill’s memory, please donate a nonperishable food item to a local food bank.
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Letter from Stockbridge School Board President Carrie Graham
To the Parents and Community of Stockbridge Community Schools: I wanted to take the time to update everyone on our search for a new superintendent for the 2020-2021 school year. As most of you are already aware, the current superintendent, Karl Heidrich is retiring from Stockbridge Community School effective July 1, 2020. We appreciate […]