Eaton County Public Defender Office
Deb Malewski Contributing Writer We’ve all heard it on tv cop shows: “You have the right to have a lawyer with you during questioning. If you cannot afford a lawyer, one will be appointed for you...” This is part of the Miranda rights, which protect someone in custody...
Getting to Know the Crossmans
Isabelle Whiting Contributing Writer Brent and Julie Crossman have both been teaching for 25 years. Brent Crossman teaches within the history department at Charlotte High School and his wife Julie Crossman teaches within the science department at Charlotte High...
Getting to Know…Rita Honeysett
Deb Malewski Contributing Writer Rita Honeysett, director of the Jean Bradford Kline Senior Center in Eaton Rapids, is someone who sees a problem and steps up to help resolve it. Years ago, she realized that senior citizens were lacking advocates, someone to make sure...
Eaton Rapids Teen Space Re-Opens
Deb Malewski Contributing Writer On Monday, March 8, Executive Director Adam Droscha welcomed everyone back to the Eaton Rapids Teen Space, a drop in teen center located at Union Street Center. The program has been closed for a year due to the COVID-19 virus. “The...
Remember When…the Bay Window School
Deb Malewski Contributing Writer With today’s modern technology and our fast-paced lifestyle, it’s hard to imagine that less than 100 years ago children were being educated in one-room schoolhouses, with simple supplies, in buildings that didn’t have running water or...
There’s Fungus Among Us
Deb Malewski Contributing Writer Eaton Rapids has a new claim to fame. A new species of truffles, known as Tuber rugosum, was recently discovered in Eaton Rapids by Bryan Rennick on his property on Gale Road. Rennick, a horticulturist and fungi mycologist, works as a...
The 1885 Crawford House Believed to be Haunted
Deb Malewski Contributing Writer When a passerby stops and tells you that your house is haunted, and that “You know she’s still there,” it makes you wonder about certain things that you’ve noticed around the place. This is what has happened to homeowners Valerie Hiltz...
Richards Appliance and Bedding
Deb Malewski Contributing Writer For almost forty years, Richards Appliance and Bedding has been a part of Charlotte, offering kitchen appliances, laundry, and mattress products. They sell quality products and offer excellent service by factory-trained technicians to...
Little Bit of This and a Little Bit of That
Deb Malewski Contributing Writer You may have noticed the small shop with quite the collection of “old stuff” sitting outside at the corner of West Lawrence and Lincoln Street in Charlotte. Furniture, spinning wheels, rocks, old beer bottles, and much more. The...
Blue Silo Farm Vegetable Shares
Deb Malewski Contributing Writer We all want to eat healthy, but it can be difficult. We’d love to garden and grow our own vegetables, but it’s can be challenging. It would be great to have fresh salads and fresh produce on our table all summer, straight from organic...