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Honoring Gratiot’s Past

The Vietnam War Brought Conflict and Riots By Judy Root The Vietnam War was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from November 1, 1955 to the...

Spreading Holiday Cheer

Sheila Swarthout, left, and her sister Jaeleen Adkins, along with other members of the Elba Sunshine Club, filled and assembled 25 fruit baskets last...

Iconic Pet Food Center in Alma Up for Sale

By William Meiners Herald Staff Writer  For 35 years, the Red Bird Pet Food Center has offered supplies for customers with small animals, reptiles, and wild...

County Reaches Settlement in Wind Turbine Tax Dispute

By Rosemary Horvath Herald Correspondent A lengthy legal battle over wind turbine depreciation tables impacting Gratiot County and Emerson, North Star, and Hamilton township budgets has...

VETERANS DAY Last of Gratiot’s Flegel Brothers Reflects on Family’s Service in Two Wars

By William Meiners Herald Staff Writer There surely cannot be too many families anywhere in the United States that sent seven brothers off to two consecutive...

Herald Staff Writer, Signing Off

By William Meiners Herald Staff Writer  It’s Tuesday morning on Election Day, perhaps one of the most consequential days in American history. Unrelated to that is...

Author Chronicles Cleanup of Velsicol Superfund Site in New Book

By Rosemary Horvath Herald Correspondent  In her recently released book, Alma author Jane (Keon) Jelenek chronicles achievements by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in remediating what...

Alma City, Housing Commissions to Resume Talks on Employee Benefits

By Rosemary Horvath Herald Correspondent  Alma city staff members and employees of the Alma Housing Commission are expected to discuss employee benefits that became a sticking...

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PUMP THE BRAKES: County Board Pulls Transit Expansion Proposal

Rosemary Horvath Herald Correspondent A November ballot proposal to expand public transit across Gratiot County collapsed last week after three commissioners...
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Renewals Would Support Seniors, Ag and Development

Michael MacDonald Herald Editor County residents will decide Aug. 4 whether to continue property taxes that help pay for meals delivered...

Ballot Features 10 Local Tax Questions Across Gratiot

Michael MacDonald Herald Editor Gratiot County voters will decide 10 local tax questions in the Aug. 4 primary involving emergency services,...

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PUMP THE BRAKES: County Board Pulls Transit Expansion Proposal

Rosemary Horvath Herald Correspondent A November ballot proposal to expand public...

Renewals Would Support Seniors, Ag and Development

Michael MacDonald Herald Editor County residents will decide Aug. 4 whether...
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