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The Hart City Council met on May 13. Present were Jim Cunningham, Dean Hodges, Andrew Mullen, Betty Root, and Mayor Amanda Klotz; absent was Cat Burillo. It was an eventful meeting, with many residents in attendance and many items on the agenda. Here are a few of the main highlights of the meeting.

On Thursday, May 15, 2025, Shelby High School celebrated its 2025 Commencement. The graduating class consisted of 86 students who proudly walked across the stage to collect their diplomas. When they entered the gymnasium, many pairs of students performed elaborate handshakes before taking th…

Starting Monday, June 16, The Ladder Community Center in Shelby will be offering “Summer Break Out,” a weekday youth program for 6th-12th graders.

We’re honoring fathers at The Ladder Community Center Tuesday, June 24 at 6pm. Join us for a delicious barbecue pulled pork dinner and meaningful time with your father, husband, or friends. Troy Love, Youth and Men’s Coach, will share a short devotional on the importance of “The Kick.” Membe…

The Pentwater Women’s Club held their annual Wine & Art fundraising event on May 18, 2025; it’s been happening since 1967. According to the club’s president, Kathy O’Connor, over the years they have raised a total of $210,000, which has been awarded to 235 graduates of Pentwater High School.

The Friends of Shelby Area District Library are celebrating spring with a silent auction of garden-themed baskets and their annual Garden Sale with Free Plants. Four beautiful baskets are on display now at the Shelby library with bids being taken through May 31. Winning bidders will be notif…

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BRETHREN – It was a good day for the Pentwater track and field teams at the Division 4 regional at Brethren on Saturday, as the Falcons set five new personal records and qualified five athletes for the state finals.

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Watch live as lava bubbles out of Kilauea, Hawaii’s most active volcano. The volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii has been erupting on-and-off since December.

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In high schools all over the country, it’s prom time. In my day, which was somewhere between the dawn of civilization and four-wheel drive, prom was a huge deal. It was the year’s final judgement on your social status.

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One of my favorite TV stations is TLC—The Learning Channel. Not because it’s educational in the PBS sense, but because it’s so downright bizarre.