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Alma Troop 611 Gives Girls the Boy Scouting Experience

By William Meiners Herald Staff Writer These scouts, who happen to be girls, aren’t selling cookies. Though sometimes even that takes some explaining. Alma Troop 611...

Ithaca Teacher Wins Excellence in Education Award from the Michigan Lottery

 A Gratiot County educator known for motivating her students to follow their dreams has been honored with an Excellence In Education award from the...

History Channel’s ‘American Pickers’ Coming Back to Michigan

The American Pickers are excited to return to Michigan and plan to film episodes of The History Channel television series throughout the state in...

Out of the Herald Archives

In an effort to understand what seven figures represents, students in Mrs. Ellie Newson’s fourth grade class at Ithaca North Elementary School counted out...

Honoring Gratiot’s Past – Historical Organizations of Gratiot County

The Silent Samaritan of Breckenridge By David Briggs Breckenridge/Wheeler Area Historical Society Small communities, such as those that exist in Gratiot County, are often enriched by the...

HOFSTETTER’S BAKERY / ICE CREAM PARLOR

By Judy Root St. Louis Area Historical Society  George Hofstetter, along with his wife Anna and 6-month-old son Joseph, came to the United States in 1868...

Letter To The Editor

To the Editor: Has anyone attended a sport that their son, daughter, grandchildren competed in? I ask this question because I want to give a...

Local Students Win Community Engagement Scholarships

By Tim Rath Alma College Communications  Thirteen winners from eight high schools in Gratiot, Isabella and Montcalm counties were the winners of the Alma College Community...

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Turkey Donation Fuels Veterans’ Thanksgiving

Michael MacDonald Herald Editor  In St. Louis, the Heroes Center is making sure local veterans and their families feel supported this...
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With Sheriff Transition County Seeks New Shelter Director

Michael MacDonald Herald Editor Tom Clark has spent nearly three decades strengthening Gratiot Animal Control with modernized practices and community outreach,...

Breckenridge Village Council Faces Vacancy After Election Resignation

Rosemary Horvath Herald Correspondent The Village of Breckenridge is seeking to fill a council vacancy after re-elected member Brian T. Wenzel...

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Turkey Donation Fuels Veterans’ Thanksgiving

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