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Kitley’s Smoke Shack: A new business carries the family name

by Amy Haggerty Tracy and Ken Kitley are the new owners of a traveling food truck called Kitley’s Smoke Shack LLC. Good barbecue doesn’t only come from restaurants. This smoker-on-wheels is an idea that came about just two years ago. Voted number one brisket by Ken’s mom—it says so, right on the side of their…

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Obituary: Shelley Ann Gottschalk

Shelley Ann Gottschalk, age 60, of Stockbridge, passed away on September 23, 2026. She was born on October 25, 1965, in Stockbridge, Michigan, to Lee and Betty (Boring) Clark. Shelley was born and raised in Stockbridge and graduated from Stockbridge High School in 1984. During high school, she met the love of her life, Steve,…

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Obituary: Steven K. Opp

Steven K. Opp, age 62, of Stockbridge, MI, passed away on September 27, 2026, in Adrian, MI. He was born on May 22, 1964, in Garden City, MI, the son of Kenneth and Shirley (Kelm) Opp. Steve had lived in the Stockbridge area since 1975. Steve was deeply involved in the farming community and dedicated…

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Community Events

Back Street to Rock with Final of Three Monthly Jazz Performances

November 8, 2017November 8, 2017 Hope Salyer0

Pat Cronley, Jazz pianist, will grace the New Back Street Bar and Family Restaurant, Sunday, November 12 from 5 to 7 p.m. in the final of three monthly jazz performances supported by the local Stockbridge Area Arts Council and an anonymous donor. “The performers are topnotch professionals who know how to please a crowd,” Scheller […]

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United Methodist Church Celebrates Fall Fest in Time-honored Tradition

November 8, 2017November 18, 2017 Hope Salyer0

By Lorrie Brooks This past weekend the United Methodist Church celebrated fall with its annual Fall Fest, an occasion that the UMW and its Seeker Circle group have held in some form since the 1970s. “This event brings people from outside the area, they can find great baked goods and a treasure or two,” UMW […]