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over the Back Fence

Every year about this time our thoughts traditionally turn to thankfulness of the blessings we enjoy day in and day out. It doesn’t mean...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Adoption Wait Ends With Alma Homecoming

Chris Boshoven Herald Correspondent Sierra Leone is nearly 5,000 miles from Katie and Jordan Block’s home in Alma. But the distance...
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Write-In Candidates Reshape Municipal Leadership Races

Michael MacDonald Herald Editor Write-in candidates have brought competition to previously uncontested city races ahead of next Tuesday’s midterm general election. Four...
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County Board to Revisit Tax Incentives for Lakeside Estates 

Rosemary Horvath Herald Correspondent A $5.4 million housing development Gratiot County commissioners skipped approving twice since September is headed to the...

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Adoption Wait Ends With Alma Homecoming

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