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Local Artists Complete St. Louis Pool House Mural

By William Meiners Herald Staff Writer Under cloudy skies early Saturday afternoon, Theresa Jewell checks her phone for incoming weather. With final touchups planned for a...

Alma Commissioners Embrace Likelihood of Joint Police Force

By Rosemary Horvath Herald Correspondent  Creating a new authority to oversee a combined Alma and St. Louis public safety department was brought before Alma city commissioners...

Pine River Arts Council’s Lucky MacDuck Day Set for Sept. 9

Submitted by Jan Caputo Lucky MacDuck Committee The Lucky MacDuck Derby, a rubber duck race on the Pine River behind the Alma Public Library, now in...

Parish Moving Forward Toward Church Demolition

By Rosemary Horvath Herald Correspondent  Letters from architectural specialists written to persuade the Catholic Diocese of Saginaw to either sell or restore the former St. Mary...

Alma Author Talks Characters, Plots and Mysteries

By William Meiners Herald Staff Writer Leah Nash may not be the alter ego of Alma author Susan Hunter, but she certainly knows the murder-solving journalist...

School supply donationsOld U.S. 27 Motor Tour Makes Three Stops in County

By William Meiners Herald Staff Writer The annual Old U.S. 27 Motor Tour rolled through Gratiot County last Thursday with stops in Ithaca, Alma, and...

Ithaca Principal Looks Forward to Second Year

By William Meiners Herald Staff Writer With the start of school in Ithaca this week, one person, in particular, can hardly wait for a bit of...

Teens Received Funds for Art, Music, Dance and Theater

By Linda Hoffman Alma Woman’s Club  Dozens of Gratiot County teenagers enjoyed fine-arts experiences this past summer thanks to the Alma Woman’s Club. Scholarships to music and...

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Gratiot Animal Scramble Sale Tops $88K

Michael MacDonald Herald Editor More than $88,300 was raised at last Sunday’s Gratiot Animal Scramble sale, the culmination of a youth...
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COUNTYWIDE TRANSIT COSTS QUESTIONED

Rosemary Horvath Herald Correspondent Gratiot Commissioner Steve Sopocy didn’t hold back skepticism over taxpayers financing an expanded countywide bus system. He and...

Fourth-Generation Insurance Agency Expands in Ithaca

William Meiners Herald Correspondent Simmet Insurance Agency, a fourth-generation family business with roots in Gratiot County dating to 1920, has expanded...

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Gratiot Animal Scramble Sale Tops $88K

Michael MacDonald Herald Editor More than $88,300 was raised at last...

COUNTYWIDE TRANSIT COSTS QUESTIONED

Rosemary Horvath Herald Correspondent Gratiot Commissioner Steve Sopocy didn’t hold back...
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