Joanne Williams Editor (Joanne Williams/FAN - As reliable as his tractors, Myrl Hawley will be participating for the 49th time in Eaton Rapids Independence Day Celebration. Hawley is 89 and a farmer ...

Deb Malewski Contributing Writer (Deb Malewski/FAN - Sarah Curry is serious about the joy of reading for her young students.) A Title 1 reading teacher is a specialized educator who provides targeted ...

(Tracy Shick /TCJ – (Left) John Dexter outside of Historic Reynolds School. (Right) Classroom Interior of Historic Reynolds School.) Standing inside the Reynolds School is like stepping back more than ...

(Courtesy photo: The situation off River Street in Eaton Rapids the weekend of April 18-19.) Eaton County Board of Commissioners Chairperson Jim Mott declared a local “state of emergency” under ...

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Paulette Kay DePue, who left us on February 19, 2025, at the age of 79. She was born on June 10, 1946, in Albion, Michigan.

(Joanne Williams/TCJ – Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (center) was part of a panel discussing health food and farmers’ contributions at an event in Charlotte on June 16.) It ...

A new family-owned butcher shop is preparing to open in downtown Charlotte, bringing with it a focus on locally sourced meats and farm products, traditional service and small-town pride. Eaton Meat, ...

(Joanne Williams/TCJ – Earth tones, a grass-green bar and black tables and chairs at Auxo set off a comfortable gathering space, surrounded by tall glass windows and a working fireplace. Opening day ...

(Photos provided – RIGHT PHOTO: Joseph sits comfortably in the home that he ha. LEFT PHOTO:Joseph and the late Laurel Pray [the couple on the right] at their high school prom in the mid 1940s. What ...

Step into Red’s Relics, and you are stepping into a time capsule curated with passion, charm, and a whole lot of personality, much like its owner, Anne Johnson. Located at 109 South Cochran Road in ...

(Courtesy photo: This May 18, 1983 photo from “The Volunteer” shows proud Lions members installing the sign at Lions Park. Pictured from left to right are: then President J.B. Johnson, Dave Kries, ...

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