Local runners advanced from MHSAA regionals Oct.
30-31 to the state cross country finals, which will be at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn on Saturday, Nov. 7; qualifiers include Karson Lewis and Elijah Demlow (Lakeview), Annie and Lane Isom (Gull Lake), and athletes from Marshall, Bronson, Homer, St. Philip, Bellevue, and Colon.
Michigan gas prices fell 28¢ over the past week to a statewide average of $4.55, and a 15-gallon tank now costs about $68 (Calhoun County averages $4.50, among the lowest in southwest Michigan).
District volleyball play begins today as area high school teams start the MHSAA postseason aiming to reach the state finals at Kellogg Arena on Nov.
19-21. Lakeview hosts a Division 1 district with semifinals Wednesday and the final at 6 p.m. Thursday, and Marshall, Pennfield, Bronson, Galesburg-Augusta and others play district matches this week.
Three Men and a Tenor will perform Ha Ha Holidays, a holiday music and comedy show, at The Franke Center for the Arts (214 E.
Mansion St.) in Marshall on Dec. 11 at 8 p.m.; tickets are available at the box office or by calling 269-781-0001.
The American Museum of Magic in Marshall (sold-out) will hold a Houdini seance today to mark the 100th anniversary of his death, led by magician Phillip Haggerty and museum director John Sherwood, who say they’ll use a skeptical, scientific approach and watch for staged tricks.
Climax-Scotts and Colon won first-round playoff games Friday, Oct.
30, setting a Week 2 rematch in which No. 9 Climax-Scotts will host No. 3 Colon after C-S beat Concord 49-40 and Colon beat Bridgman 33-20.
The Michigan DNR released a township-level map showing where deer suspected of epizootic hemorrhagic disease have been reported and which counties have lab-confirmed cases.
The map will be updated about weekly while the outbreak remains active; lab testing has confirmed EHD in 15 counties, and people can report suspected cases via the Eyes in the Field portal.
Battle Creek Central beat Harper Creek 41-38 in a Division 3 first-round playoff at Harper Creek on Friday, Oct.
30, claiming the unofficial city championship and advancing to the next round.
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