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 ...

Shirley Moran Connelly, of Eaton Rapids and formerly of Hubbard Lake, was reunited with her beloved husband of 60 years, William Connelly, on Monday, April 7, 2025. She passed away at the age of 88.

(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 ...

Evelyn Myrtle Koning died of natural causes on September 27, 2025 at Hope Landing Assisted Living in Charlotte, Michigan, within a week of her 96th birthday. Evelyn was born on October 3, 1929 to ...

Bonita “Bonnie” Louise DeLong of Eaton Rapids, peacefully passed away June 13, 2025, at the age of 83. Bonnie was a graduate of Waterford High School and married to the love of her life. Bonnie and ...

(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, ...

(Joanne Williams/FAN: Mari Lin Pettit shows off a commemorative ornament that a customer and friend made for the 140th anniversary celebration of her family’s store, Pettit Hardware.) This year, ...

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, ...

(Photo by Deb Malewski: Christine Dowding-Metts and Jeff Metts, along with one of their robots, celebrating 60 years of Dowding Industries on June 19.) Dowding Industries may be known locally as just ...

(Photo provided- This year’s Greyhound soccer team is eager to repeat last year’s records and rule in the CAAC White league.) The last three years have gone pretty well for the Eaton Rapids girls ...

(TCJ photo: Woodcarver Ben Risney was featured at the 2025 Eaton County fair. Woodcarving is a category in Open Class competition.) All is not lost in terms of participation and exhibits since the ...