Stay warm, readers

by | Feb 2026 | Voices & Series

I am trying to appreciate the beauty of the snow, but the bitter cold has made it hard to feel thankful. This winter reminds me of the winters of our childhood—snowy and cold.

Many photography students at VHS submitted entries to our 4th annual cover contest. I look forward to visiting my friend Tony Lindeman’s photography classroom, meeting the winners, and delivering extra copies of the South County News.

Please visit our website if you are able at southcountynews.org. There you will find local obituaries in their entirety, a community calendar which many groups are beginning to use, and a bank of all our past features. We are still learning how to best utilize the website and ways to keep our communities informed. There, you can read stories that wouldn’t fit into this month’s edition like:

Brady Township plans new fire station, township hall

Schoolcraft cheer places at SAC Jamboree

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