Clare County Cleaver

06/03/2026

Harrison’s Sam Hopkins makes history, claims state championship in long jump
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Saturday’s Division 3 track and field state championship meet down at Kent City was a historic one for Harrison. That history making moment was senior Sam Hopkins winning the state championship in the long jump, thanks to her distance of 17’4.75”. She is the first individual girls’ champion in program history.

Alivia Winters saw action at the finals in the discus, and she delivered an all-state performance as well, taking third with an incredible distance of 120’4”.

Jayden Bobzien was 15th in the 400-meter run with a time of 51.35. They also had a 4x800 relay at the event, and they took 28th on a time of 8:43, thanks to runs by Bobzien, Ray Cosgrove, Collin Dennis and Logan Young.

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06/03/2026

06/03/2026

Fire danger is extreme in the UP and very high in northern Lower Michigan

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Put down those matches. With fire danger levels extreme across the majority of the Upper Peninsula and very high across the northern Lower Peninsula, Wednesday and Thursday are not the days to burn in Michigan.

Leave yard waste piled for a later day, watch your camp or cooking fire and make sure it is completely out when you’re done. Be careful when using power equipment or off-road vehicles, as heat or sparks can ignite a wildfire.

06/03/2026

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06/03/2026

Win over McBain gives Harrison baseball first district title in 24 years

The Hornets topped Lake City 6-3 in the semi-final and host McBain 2-0 in the championship on Saturday, giving themselves the coveted honor of being called district champions for the first time in 24 years.

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Harrison will take on Manistee in Manistee this evening in a regional semi-final, with the winner of that advancing to Saturday’s regional championship in Gladstone, against either Hancock or Menominee.

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06/03/2026

DNR teams with City of Mt. Pleasant to safely relocate bear

A 150-pound black bear that wandered into a Mt. Pleasant neighborhood and climbed a tree directly over a white-picket fence was captured and safely relocated to a northern Michigan swamp Tuesday.

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06/02/2026

We have tickets for the Lily Bud Garden Club Garden Tour in the Cleaver office. Tour is from 3 to 7 PM on Thursday, July 23. Two or five gardens rain or shine near Harrison.
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Stop by anytime we are open from 8 AM to 5 PM Monday through Friday to purchase a ticket.

06/01/2026

During the public hearing, Brian Rowley of Fleis & VandenBrink presented a plan for the lead and galvanized service line replacements required by the EGLE Lead and Copper Rule (aka lead gooseneck rule as it expanded to include galvanized pipe). He also informed of a possibility that less costly funding could be available through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund because Harrison is categorized as “significantly overburdened” which sets its need for assistance ahead of many other municipalities. This would offer a potential for a loan term of 40 years coupled with a possible 1% interest rate. And depending on the type of revenue bond that could be available, the range of monthly cost could range from $3.50 to $1.74 to $0.87 per meter. The total estimated cost of $2.494 million to address some 230 non-compliant water service lines includes engineering, construction, legal, bonding, administrative and related project costs.

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By DIANNE ALWARD-BIERY Cleaver Senior Staff Writer HARRISON – The May 18 meeting of Harrison City Council kicked off with approval of minutes for both the regular and …

06/01/2026

UPDATE: According to the MSP Sixth District, Leilani has been found safe and returned to the New Hope Youth Center.

The Michigan State Police Mt. Pleasant Post is urgently seeking the public's assistance in locating Leilani Gilmore, a missing 15-year-old female who was last seen walking away from the New Hope Youth Center.

Leilani was last seen at approximately 9:30 a.m. on May 30, 2026, walking westbound on E. High Street near Rosewood Drive in Mt. Pleasant.

Description:

15 years old
5'5" tall
135 pounds
Brown hair and brown eyes
Mid-shoulder length hair with lightly grown-out highlights
Last seen wearing a green hoodie
No shoes

If you have seen Leilani or have any information regarding her whereabouts, please contact the Michigan State Police Mt. Pleasant Post at 989-773-5951 or Isabella County Central Dispatch at 989-773-1000 immediately.