At Wednesday’s Clare County Board of Commissioners meeting, District Court Judge Joshua Farrell came before the Board to seek their approval for the official formation of a joint Clare and Gladwin county Community Correction Advisory Board.Â
“Back in 1988 the State created, by Public Act 511, a program to help reduce prison admissions, to give greater [...]
Written on July 9, 2010 | Posted in County, Government | Comments Off
Although Commissioners seemed reluctant to tackle the subject of “what to do with the Community Development Department” yet again, the topic re-emerged during Wednesday’s Clare County Board of Commissioners meeting. Fueling the discussion were two items on the agenda: a request by electrical contractor Mark Heckman to address the Board, and a request by Permits [...]
Written on April 9, 2010 | Posted in County, Government | Comments Off
The new $1.5 million Muskegon Road Bridge in Summerfield Township will be dedicated and named in a Summerfield Township ceremony on Labor Day, [Monday, September 7] at 10 a.m.
Funding was applied for in 1989, but the old bridge was not load restricted until 1993 when loads were limited to 70 tons. In 1994 the load [...]
An Isabella County judge will rule if former Clare County Dispatcher Carl J. Parks is eligible for unemployment benefits.
Parks, elected as Clare County Drain Commissioner last November, was discharged from his dispatcher’s position at the Clare County Sheriff’s Department February 25, 2008 for “inappropriate use of the [county] computer while on duty.”
A complaint was lodged [...]
 The Board of Directors of the Clare County Transit Corporation, in conjunction with the Clare County Board of Commissioners and the Michigan Department of Transportation is announcing plans to construct a new transportation facility in Harrison.
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  The agency has been planning for the construction to happen in a few years, but the American Recover [...]
Written on July 24, 2009 | Posted in County | Comments Off
  The Clare County CROP Hunger Walk Committee is challenging all high school clubs and organizations in Clare County. A traveling plaque and pizza on the house at Buccilli’s Pizza in Clare will be given to the youth group with the highest average in donations to CROP among members walking.
  Youth club members must join [...]
Written on July 24, 2009 | Posted in County | Comments Off
The Clare Conservation District is sponsoring a local sample drop off so participants do not have to travel all the way to the Ag Expo in order to have their well screened. Deliver your water samples with the completed forms by 2 p.m. on Monday, July 20, 2009 at the Clare Conservation District, Basement of [...]