Kyle Sandel
Samuel Pego Sentencing Postponed
U.S. District Judge Thomas Ludington has postponed the sentencing of Samuel Pego for attempted murder. Pego’s attorney was ill on Monday, which led Ludington to move the sentencing back to May 26th at 2pm....
CMU Baseball Beats Michigan For First Time Since 2011
The CMU baseball team has gotten hot at just the right time, holding off a late charge by the Michigan Wolverines to capture an 8-7 victory yesterday at Theunissen Stadium. The Chippewas have now won five...
Isabella County To Take Over Union Township Inspections
Isabella County is expected to take over commercial inspections and to give residential inspections for Union Township until the township can hire a new building official after the Randy Robinson resignation. The township accepted...
Indoor Farmers Market Plans In Alma On Hold
Plans have been put on hold, for the time being, to open an indoor farmers market in Alma. The city paid $150,000 for a 1.8 acre property with five buildings on-site. Bolle Contracting in...
Barney Ledford To Run For Clare Sheriff
Clare County Sheriff John Wilson will have a democratic challenger in November’s general election. Barney Ledford, a criminal justice and law enforcement instructor at Mid Michigan Community College has thrown his hat in the...
Mt Pleasant Center Ideas Sent To City Commission
Mount Pleasant city commissioners received the official report of ideas generated by citizens for the future of the Mt Pleasant Center land. Among the ideas in the report were a community pool, skating rink,...
Dead Trees Will Be Removed From Mt Pleasant Parks
A $101,000 grant from the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe and the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative will be used to remove dead and dying ash trees from Chip-A-Waters and Millpond Park, and replace them with...
Matthew Liesch Named To Planning Commission
Matthew Liesch, a professor in the Geography Department at CMU, has been appointed to fill the position vacated by Mark Ranzenberger on the Mt. Pleasant Planning Commission. Liesch was one of ten applicants for...
Witness Admonished In Bigford Trial
A key witness in the Mary Lou Bigford murder trial was admonished Monday after becoming hostile with a defense attorney and threatened to walk off the stand. Jessica Perry, a downstairs neighbor of Bigford...
United Way Merger Made Official
The United Way of Isabella County and United Way of Gratiot County will officially merge on July 1st. Volunteer boards from both organizations unanimously approved the consolidation after public town halls discussing the issue....
