Equipment Failure Causes Outage
If you were in the dark in parts of Isabella County recently, Consumers Energy says an equipment failure is behind an early morning power outage. The outage affected more than 400 people in southeast...
New grant to assist Mt. Pleasant residents
Mt. Pleasant city officials are hoping to obtain a state grant to help qualified residents make home improvements. Downtown Development Director, Michelle Sponseller is applying for a 2024 (CHILL) grant that could bring in...
Man Accused Of Embezzling At Convenience Store
A 22 year old is facing embezzlement charges fir stealing from a local convenience store. The Waterford man who worked for Huggy Bear’s General Store on M-20, is accused of stealing several thousand dollars...
Hemp Growing Coming To Michigan
Farmers in Indiana and Michigan are preparing to grow hemp as a legal agricultural commodity following the declassification of industrial hemp as a narcotic. With the passage of the federal Farm Bill in 2018, hundreds of...
Former Site of 7-Eleven In Alma To Have New Tenants
The 7-Eleven in Alma that has sat empty for a year will get new tenants. The new leasers will have a new business there by October. It will be called 7-Star and offer convenience...
Alma College And MMC Making Transfers Easier
Alma College and Mid Michigan College have partnered up to make transferring easier for students. Students who apply to Alma but don’t meet standard admissions requirements will be offered a spot in the program....
Teacher and Student of the Year Announced
An Ithaca Public Schools teacher and a student have been recognized. Ithaca High School teacher Adam Lincoln was named Teacher of the Year by the Michigan Council for the Social Studies Teacher of the...
Roadwork On Broadway
Construction on Broadway St in downtown Mt Pleasant will start May 15. The road will be torn up from Main to Mountaintown Station until June 28th to fix storm sewer, curbing sidewalks and more.
Red Cross Cutting Jobs
The American Red Cross is cutting back on jobs and blood drives across the state. The American Red Cross says they’re cutting more than 200 jobs in Michigan because of a drop in the...
Isabella County man injured in accident in Gratiot County!
An Isabella County man was injured on Thursday in a traffic crash with a semi-tanker, in Gratiot County’s Seville Township. The Mt. Pleasant man failed to stop at a stop sign on Warner Road...