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The Ghost Town of Kiddville: Ionia County, Michigan
Many times when we read the histories of many of Michigan's small towns, it seems most of the early settlers came from New York...and there is a good reason for that. Before Michigan became a state in 1837, it was in desperate need of settlers. Without a certain number of inhabitants, the Michigan territory could not become a state. So, plenty of advertisements were sent to the country's New England states to entice people to move to Michigan “where the land is fertile and perfect for farming.”
UM Health-Sparrow Forensic Pathology Services Issues Q1 Report
LANSING, Mich. – University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Forensic Pathology Services has released its Q1 report on drug-related deaths in the seven counties (Clinton, Eaton, Ingham, Ionia, Isabella, Livingston, and Shiawassee) in which UM Health-Sparrow serves as medical examiner. The report found that, excluding Clinton and Livingston counties, the overall...
The Importance of Local News... and Keeping it Alive
When I moved to Portland back in 2000, I loved reading the local newspaper. Each weekend the Portland Review and Observer would show up on our porch, and it gave me a brief but valuable look at what was going in in the community. Birth announcements, wedding announcements, local government, current events, obituaries, and local high school sports news all included in a free weekly product.
The Ghost Town of Dildine: Ionia County, Michigan
There's another little ghost town just hangin' out in the Michigan Mitten. This one lies in Easton Township, Ionia County. It's the former town of Dildine...is it pronounced 'Dil-DYNE' or 'Dil-DEEN'? No idea what the pronunciation is for sure. Dildine is not even referred to as a town anymore...it's more...
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