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 athletes who signed their letters of intent to compete at the collegiate level — including Savvy Stirm (Northwood softball), Izabella Latuszek (Lansing Community College softball), and Madison Phillips (Davenport track & field). Meanwhile, the City of Ovid has hired Joe Wade, a Navy veteran and retired firefighter, as its new Zoning Administrator and part-time Code Enforcer. And if you’re looking for a fun photo op, check out our story on the new Laingsburg Selfie & Photography Studio — nine curated backgrounds for just $25 a day!

We also said goodbye to several beloved community members, including Gary Eyer and Mary Louise Howard, and shared lovely “thank you” notes from the families of Doug Long and Shirley Long. On the sports front, Ovid-Elsie’s girls soccer team clinched at least a share of the MMAC title with an 8-0 Senior Night win, and Laingsburg’s softball squad continues to dominate, now ranked sixth in Division 3. Plus, Crystal Mitchell is back with her delightful column on daybeds, kittens in the cabbage patch, and the hunt for the perfect mower deck. As always, thank you for supporting your hometown paper — and Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there!

Cover Photo: Carol Smolka, Mother of 2026 and John Chvojka Father of 2026. See full story on page 6 of this week’s edition.