Happy Halloween!
Friday, Oct. 31 Trick or Treat 5–6 p.m. at businesses in downtown West Branch, then from 6–8 p.m. in the residential district. Rose City Trunk… Login to continue reading Login…
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Conference on farm labor and Michigan agriculture next week
In the face of a critical shortage of farm labor and ongoing efforts to deport undocumented immigrants, Michigan State University will host the third annual farm labor conference on Nov. 5, 2025, at the Henry Center (3535 Forest Rd., Lansing, MI 48910).
Clocks change this Sunday!
Get ready to update the clocks in your life that don’t update themselves — Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday, Nov. 2. Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary…
County clerks oppose ranked choice voting
The Michigan Association of County Clerks is a bipartisan professional organization of county clerks
West Branch City Council approves agreement between local police and ICE
The city council for the City of West Branch unanimously approved an agreement between the West Branch Police Department and the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) department at their regular meeting Monday, Oct. 20. Councilor Matt Thompson was not present at the meeting.
Students take on challenge to save lives
WEST BRANCH-ROSE CITY – Ogemaw Heights Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA) proudly announces its participation in the eighth annual Gift of Life Michigan HOSA Challenge, a five-week service project, Oct. 6 – Nov 7.
Hooligan candy crawl creeps in this Saturday
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Aliens we’d be wiser not to deport
“Project Earth,” (2024) by Lupton-based author Jay Fiondella, is a plot-driven thriller with elements of science fiction. With a central thesis that the human species needs a serious intervention, Fiondella brings an ambitious if familiar tale of extraterrestrials walking among us and attempting to give us a nudge in a better direction at a critical moment in time.
Local farm and nature preserve host over 240 fifth graders
Students from Surline, Whittemore-Prescott and Saint Joseph Catholic elementary schools who visited the Rosebrugh dairy farm in West Branch and Cole Canoe Base in Skidway Lake
Federal government shuts down
The United States Federal Government shut down last week on Wednesday at 12:01 a.m. after failing to pass a spending bill or continuing resolution. Then on Thursday night, the State of Michigan Legislature, which had passed its own temporary plan Oct. 1 in order to avoid shutting down, passed a budget through the House shortly before midnight, and through the Senate after midnight.