BELDING — Financial hardship continues to be a trend among area public school districts due to cuts in state funding and the status of the state economy and Belding Area Schools is no exception. Members of the Belding Area Schools Board of Education voted unanimously Monday evening to accept the 2013-2014 budget of the general and [...]

Belding Area Schools Superintendent Sara Shriver, left, and School Board President Tom Humphreys smile after hearing from a member of the audience at Monday evening’s board of education. — Daily News/Cory Smith BELDING — When Sara Shriver was selected as interim superintendent of Belding Area Schools one year ago, she stated, “I never want to stop learning [...]

U.S. Rep. Dave Camp, R-Midland, delivers a speech Saturday during the Montcalm County Republicans Lincoln Day event at Shenefield’s Event Center in Greenville. GREENVILLE — As U.S. Navy veteran Rosemary Posekany carried the American Flag, joined by U.S. Army veteran John Johansen, who carried the state flag of Michigan, during the presentation of colors for the [...]