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A Look Inside The Meridian Weekly — May 10, 2026 This week’s edition celebrates some amazing young athletes! We’re thrilled to feature seven Laingsburg senior… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – May 10, 2026

Spring is in full swing, and this week’s edition is bursting with community pride! We’re thrilled to feature 8-year-old Natalie Grecu, a second-grader and fourth-generation… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – May 3, 2026

This week, we lead with a story that has our entire community buzzing with pride: Laingsburg’s Red Thunder Robotics team won big at the FIRST… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – April 26, 2026

This week’s edition of The Meridian Weekly leads with a heartfelt front-page tribute to Douglas Gaylord “Doug” Long, a beloved Ovid-Elsie teacher and coach who… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – April 19, 2025

In this week’s edition, we celebrate the resilience and creativity of the Laingsburg Lions Club and Greater Laingsburg Recyclers, who transformed a rainy Easter weekend… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – April 12, 2026

In this week’s edition, we celebrate Ashley teacher Dee Smith, who has been selected for the prestigious NASA LiftOff Summer Institute. Dee, a 1987 Ashley… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – April 5, 2026

In this week’s edition, we’re pleased to introduce two new faces serving our community: Alexander James Farmer has taken the helm as Post Master in… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – March 29, 2026

In this week’s edition, we’re inspired by stories of resilience, community support, and remarkable achievement. The Fox family continues their brave journey as 15-year-old Todd… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – March 22, 2026

This week’s edition is headlined by historic achievements on the mats and the court. Laingsburg freshman Dylan Phillips brought home an individual state championship in… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – March 15, 2026

In this week’s edition of The Meridian Weekly, we lead with a thrilling boys basketball story as the Laingsburg Wolfpack captured an MHSAA District Championship… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – March 8, 2026

This week’s edition is bursting with excitement as we celebrate a historic moment for Ovid-Elsie athletics. Will Baese and Ava Juhas have both punched their… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – March 1, 2026

This week’s edition of The Meridian Weekly is packed with thrilling sports moments and important community updates. In a stunning display of grit, the Laingsburg… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – February 22, 2026

In this week’s edition, we shine a spotlight on two local heroes from the City of Ovid Police Department. Officer Robert Watson was named Employee… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – February 15, 2026

In this week’s edition, we celebrate a dedicated public servant and highlight exciting local events. After 25 years of service, Assistant Chief Heath Arnett is… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – February 8, 2026

In this week’s edition, The Meridian Weekly celebrates remarkable local achievements in sports and scholarship. Laingsburg senior Bella Latuszek is named a finalist for the… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – February 1, 2026

This week’s Meridian Weekly celebrates a major economic win for the region as the Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a major expansion of its ultrafiltered milk… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – January 25, 2026

This week’s Meridian Weekly highlights remarkable achievements from local residents on the national stage. Retired educator Dave Wyrick  was honored with the 2025 National Association of Agricultural Educators’ Lifetime… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – January 18, 2026

In the January 11, 2026, edition of The Meridian Weekly, the spirit of community and local achievement takes center stage. The issue highlights the successful Ashley… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – January 11, 2026

Welcome to our first edition of 2026, where we reflect on the challenges and triumphs that shaped our communities over the past year. This week,… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – January 4, 2026

In the December 28, 2025 edition of The Meridian Weekly, the community spirit shines brightly as local organizations step up to support residents during the… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – December 28, 2025

In this week’s edition of The Meridian Weekly (December 21, 2025), local education and community planning take center stage as the Ovid-Elsie Board of Education holds a… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – December 21, 2025

In this week’s edition of The Meridian Weekly, local governments are busy wrapping up the year with significant decisions. The Ovid City Council adopted the… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – December 14, 2025

Welcome to the December 7th edition of The Meridian Weekly, where our communities are fully immersed in the magic of the season! This week, we’re… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – December 7, 2025

This week’s edition is bursting with festive spirit, from the magical transformation of Laingsburg into “Elfburg” for its week-long Winterfest extravaganza to Elsie’s annual Christmas… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – November 30, 2025

The November 23, 2025, edition of the Meridian Weekly features extensive coverage of local Thanksgiving community dinners in Ovid, Laingsburg, and St. Johns, announces the… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – November 23, 2025

This week’s Meridian Weekly highlights the academic and athletic commitments of two local student-athletes. Elsie Senior Haley McClung signed her letter of intent to play… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – November 16, 2025

This week’s edition ushers in the holiday season with a spotlight on the Ashley Country Christmas, a month-long event featuring the return of the historic… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – November 9, 2025

This week’s edition highlights the grand opening of three new Laingsburg businesses. Lakeside Garden Floral, Propagation Station, and Grand River Events—with a ribbon-cutting ceremony scheduled… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – November 2, 2025

This week’s issue highlights several major local milestones, including Applebee Oil & Propane celebrating 50 years in business and the Elsie Area Fire Department securing… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – October 26, 2025

This edition of The Meridian Weekly, set to hit homes and newsstands on Saturday, October 18, 2025, offers a vibrant snapshot of local life. It features… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – October 19, 2025

This week’s issue leads with the successful Elsie Fall Festival, which raised over $17,000 for the local food pantry, and covers high school homecoming events… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – October 12, 2025

The Meridian Weekly for October 5, 2025 is available for download and viewing here. This week’s issue highlights the grand opening of the Kindel Natural… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – October 5, 2025

We’re pleased to present the September 28, 2025, issue of The Meridian Weekly. The Weekly serves communities like Ovid, Elsie, and Laingsburg, Michigan, features community… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – September 28, 2025

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The September 7, 2025 edition of The Meridian Weekly will be delivered soon to homes and newsstands across the area. Don’t forget that the 2025… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – September 7, 2025

The August 31, 2025 edition of The Meridian Weekly will be delivered soon to homes and newsstands across the area. This week’s paper includes details… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – August 31, 2025

The latest issue of The Meridian Weekly is here! Read it now online and get a sneak peek at the local news from Clinton &… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – August 24, 2025

The August 17, 2025 edition of The Meridian Weekly will be delivered soon to homes across Ovid, Elsie, and surrounding communities. You can also view… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – August 17, 2025

The August 10, 2025 edition of The Meridian Weekly has arrived in homes and at newsstands throughout Ovid, Elsie, and the surrounding area. You can… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – August 10, 2025

The August 3, 2025 edition of The Meridian Weekly has arrived in homes and at newsstands throughout Ovid, Elsie, and the surrounding area. This week’s… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – August 3, 2025

The Meridian Weekly for July 27, 2025 rolls off the press today and heads to mailboxes and newsstands across Ovid, Elsie, and our Clinton & Shiawassee… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – July 27, 2025

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The Meridian Weekly July 6, 2025 edition—hot off the press Saturday—brings fresh local coverage to Ovid, Elsie, Clinton & Shiawassee Counties. Inside this week’s issue: Spotlight features… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – July 6, 2025

The Meridian Weekly for June 29, 2025 will be delivered to local homes and newsstands tomorrow. This week’s issue brings an updated round‑up of community… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – June 29, 2025

The latest edition of The Meridian Weekly is available for download and viewing here: Cover Photo – Ovid High School Class of 65’ 60th Reunion… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – June 22, 2205

The Meridian Weekly is just about to head out to newsstands and homes now. However, you can get an early look below: Cover Photo –… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – June 15, 2025

The latest edition of The Meridian Weekly is available for download and viewing here: Cover Photo – Laingsburg Varsity Softball Team Team includes:Alayna Merrell, Alaina… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – June 8, 2025

The latest edition of The Meridian Weekly is just about to go out to homes and newsstands! You can get a sneak peak below: Cover… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – June 1, 2025

Happy Memorial Day from all of us at The Meridian Weekly. This week’s edition is about to go to homes and newsstands, but you can… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – May 25, 2025

The latest edition of The Meridian Weekly is heading to homes and newsstands soon. You can get an early look here: Cover Photo Laingsburg 2025… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – May 18, 2025

This week’s edition of The Meridian Weekly is available for download and viewing here: Cover Photo – Ovid-Elsie Honor Students Congratulations and Good Luck to… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – May 11, 2025

The latest edition of The Meridian Weekly is available for download and viewing here: Cover Photo – Plow Day at DeVries Nature Conservancy DeVries Nature… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – May 4, 2025

The latest edition of The Meridian Weekly will soon be coming to homes and newsstands, but you can get an early look below: Cover Photo… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – April 27, 2025

The latest edition of The Meridian Weekly is headed to homes and newsstands soon. You can get an early look below. Happy reading and happy… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – April 20, 2025

This week’s Meridian Weekly is available for download and viewing here: Cover Photo – Ovid-Elsie Varsity Girls Track Front row (l-r): Kyla Washburn, Metta Newell,… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – April 13, 2025

The Meridian Weekly is ready to ship out to homes and newsstands soon, but you can get a early look here: Cover Photo – Laingsburg… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – April 6, 2025

The latest edition of The Meridian Weekly is available for download here: Cover Photo Pictured: Firefighters and Auxiliary from Ashley, Maple Rapids and St. Johns… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – March 30, 2025

This week’s edition of The Meridian Weekly is hitting newsstands and coming to homes soon! Can’t wait for your issue? Click below for a digital… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – March 23, 2025

This week’s issue of The Meridian Weekly is hitting newsstands and homes soon! Can’t wait for your issue? Click below for a digital copy now.… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – March 16, 2025

The latest edition of The Meridian Weekly is available for download and viewing here: Cover Photo – District Champions Ovid-Elsie Boys Varsity Basketball Team Includes:… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – March 9, 2025

The Meridian Weekly, for March 2, 2025, is heading to homes and newsstands soon, but you can have an early preview below: Cover Photo –… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – March 2, 2025

This week’s edition of The Meridian Weekly is headed to homes and newsstands soon. You can see it early below: Cover Photo – Ovid-Elsie Girls… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – February 23, 2025

This week’s edition of The Meridian Weekly is available for download and viewing here: Cover Photo – 2025 Hall of Fame New Inductees Top Photo:… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – February 16, 2025

This week’s edition of The Meridian weekly is about to go to homes and newsstands. You can read it now at the link below: Cover… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – February 9, 2025

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The Meridian Weekly is headed out to homes and newsstands soon, but you can get an early look below: Cover Photo – Iconic Laingsburg Restaurant… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – January 25, 2025

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The latest edition of The Meridian Weekly is available for download and viewing here: Cover Photo – A Look Back Through 2024: Ovid-Elsie Wrestlers Placed… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – January 12, 2025

The latest edition of The Meridian Weekly is available for download and viewing here: Cover Photo – A Look Back at 2024: Pangborn, Farm Bureau… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – January 5, 2025

The latest edition of The Meridian Weekly is on it’s way to homes and newsstands soon, but you can read it below: Cover Photo –… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – December 29, 2024

Merry Christmas from The Meridian Weekly! This week’s edition of The Meridian Weekly is making it’s way to homes and newsstands now. You can also… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – December 22, 2024

The Meridian Weekly is headed to homes and newsstands soon! You can read it early below: Cover Photo – Newly Elected Trustees Michelle Soliz and… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – December 15, 2024

This week’s edition of The Meridian Weekly is heading to homes and newsstands tomorrow. You can get an early look below: Cover Photo Take a… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – December 8 2024

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The latest edition of The Meridien Weekly is heading out to news stands and homes soon! You can read it online early below: Cover Photo… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – November 24, 2024

The latest edition of The Meridian Weekly is available for download and viewing here: Cover Photo The Mural is Finished: A project which began its… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – November 17, 2024

The latest edition of The Meridian Weekly is about to arrive at newsstands and homes soon. Get a early look today by clicking below: Cover… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – November 10, 2024

The Meridian Weekly is coming to newsstands and homes soon. But you can read it here first below: Cover Photo – Lady Marauder Volleyball Team… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – November 3, 2024

The latest edition of The Meridian Weekly is making it’s way to homes and newsstands tomorrow. You can get an early look below: Cover Photo… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – October 27, 2024

This week’s edition of The Meridian Weekly is making it’s way to your homes and newsstands soon, but you can get a digital copy below:… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – October 20, 2024

The Meridian Weekly will be hosting a candidate Meet & Greet on Wednesday, October 16th at 7pm at the Ovid/Lions Hall in downtown Ovid. There… Read more: Candidate Meet & Greet In Ovid

The latest issue of The Meridian Weekly is hitting newsstands and homes soon!Can’t wait for your issue? Click below for a digital copy now. Happy… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – October 13, 2024

The Meridian Weekly will be coming to homes and newsstands tomorrow, but you get an early look below: Cover Photo #11 Clayton Fruchey fights his… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – October 6, 2024

This week’s edition of The Meridian Weekly is heading to homes and newsstands soon. You can see it now by clicking below: Cover Photo Kyden… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – September 29, 2024

The latest edition of The Meridian Weekly will be out for delivery to homes and newsstands tomorrow. Don’t want to wait? You can read it… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – September 22, 2024

The latest edition of The Meridian Weekly is available for download and viewing here: Cover Photo – The 2024-2025 Ovid-Elsie Varsity Football Team Team Includes:… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – September 15, 2024

This week’s edition of The Meridian Weekly is available for download and viewing here. We can’t wait to see you at the Ovid Carriage Days… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – September 8, 2024

Happy Labor Day weekend from The Meridian Weekly. You don’t have to wait for delivery, you can read the latest edition of The Meridian Weekly… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – September 1, 2024

The latest edition of The Meridian Weekly is on it’s way to you soon! Want a sneak peak, see below for the full digital edition:… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – August 25, 2024

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The latest edition of The Meridian Weekly is available for download and viewing here: Cover Photo – Elsie National Night Out See full story on… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – August 11, 2024

London Izabella-Ryén Gadd, age 12, of Ovid, MI, passed away Thursday, August 1, 2024. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes –… Read more: London Izabella-Ryén Gadd – February 3, 2012 — August 1, 2024

The latest edition of The Meridian Weekly is coming this weekend. Can’t wait for delivery, or to find it on the news stands? Download and… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – August 4, 2024

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The latest edition of The Meridian Weekly hits newsstands this weekend! If you can’t wait to get reading, click below for a digital copy now.… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – July 21, 2024

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The latest edition of The Meridian Weekly is available for download and viewing here: Cover Photo – 2024 Elsie Dairy Festival – July 11, 12… Read more: The Meridian Weekly – July 7, 2024