Sixty years later, Dowding is a world-class manufacturer of metal stampings, fabricated and precision-machined components, and assemblies. Still family-led, the company is now guided by Skip’s ...

On June 14, Dead Time Stories, a family-owned bookstore devoted to true crime and tales of dark history, opened its doors within the courthouse, breathing fresh life into this historic space. Its ...

Julie Marie Hennessy Julie Marie Hennessy was the kind of woman who could do it all…woodworking, plumbing, flooring, and running marathons, there was not anything she was afraid to tackle. She died ...

Robert E Lee Eaton Robert E Lee Eaton Robert “Rob” E Lee Eaton, a man who was very funny, humble, grateful, and respectful. Rob passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 3, 2025. Rob, 46, of Charlotte ...

Keith Roy Haley, Jr. Keith Roy Haley, Jr., 69, of Bellevue, passed away on March 30, 2025 at his home in Bellevue, MI. He was born on July 3, 1955 to Keith Roy, Sr. and Cacilie (Fabri) Haley in Battle ...

Elsie Elaine Wolever Elsie Elaine Wolever, 90, an active and energetic woman of Vermontville, died on Monday, March 10, 2025. Elsie was born April 11, 1943 in Vermontville, Michigan to Floyd and ...

Renee Sevenski Contributing Writer (Photo by Molly Macleod – From left to right: Izabelle Racine, Kaydence Harvey, Shannon Kistler, Madison Trowbridge (Queen)) As we sit patiently in Eaton County ...

Bernard Darren Dilly Bernard Darren Dilly, age 60 of Lakeview, MI passed away on January 7, 2025 at Corewell Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI. Darren was born on June 12, 1964 in Joliet, Ill. The son of ...

Duane Allen Whaley Duane Allen Whaley, 72, of Charlotte, MI, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 9, 2025. Born on May 17, 1952, in Michigan City, Indiana, he was the beloved son of Lyle and ...

Stacy Holbrook Contributing Writer (Photo by Stacy Holbrook – Shirley VanDorp artistically arranges florals at Hastays.) Hastay’s Greenhouse and Flower Shop; Blooms from the past, flowering into the ...

Kelsey Klont Contributing Writer (Photo by Kelsey Klont/FAN) Moo-ville, the beloved ice cream store in downtown Eaton Rapids, is moooving! For the past four years, Moo-ville has expanded to Eaton ...

Kelsey Klont Contributing Writer (Photo by Kelsey Klont/TCJ) Food insecurity is not rare in today’s world; there is some level of food insecurity everywhere you look. In Eaton County 12.8% of its ...