Thursday, May 16, 2024

Mecosta County Deputies Looking for Thief

Mecosta County Deputies are looking for a man who stole a TV and a sound bar from the Walmart in Big Rapids on Tuesday. He then got into a light green Jeep Liberty with...

Gov. Rick Snyder Signs New Legislation

Gov. Rick Snyder signed legislation that lets commercial snowplows use safety lights between jobs. Commercial plow drivers can use amber lights while traveling from site to site. He also signed off on a bill...

Elementary English Teacher of the Year Selected

Harrison Teacher Heather Jensen has been selected as the 2018 Elementary English Teacher of the Year by The Michigan Council of Teachers of English. Jensen teaches 5th grade at Hillside Elementary and has been...

Gas Prices The Lowest In Central Michigan

Fill er up! The lowest average gas prices in the state can be found right in central Michigan. For the second of 3 weeks, the best place to fill up is in Isabella County. Triple A reports...

T Shirt Idea Nixed By Shepherd Police

A t-shirt design created to ease tensions and fundraise has been nixed by the Shepherd Police Dept. After complaints of being in “poor taste” by community members, Chief Luke Sawyer decided to not sell...

Michigan State University Fraternity is Banning Hard Liquor

A fraternity organization at Michigan State university is banning hard liquor. The Interfraternity Council is banning all drinks that are more than 15 percent alcohol by volume from its chapters and events. Hard liquor...

Campgrounds Shut Down in the Upper Peninsula

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources shut down a few campgrounds in the Upper Peninsula. Heavy rainfall shut down the sites. Campgounds at Baraga State Park and the Union Bay Modern Campground at Porcupine Mountains...

Four People Injured After Crash Early Saturday Morning

A man doing donuts in the road in Mecosta county crashed and hurt 4 people early Saturday morning. It happened at the intersection of 170th Avenue and 8 Mile Road in Austin Township. The...

Clean Up of the Velsicol Plant in St. Louis Continues

Clean up of the Velsicol Plant in St Louis continues. The first portion of in-place thermal treatment, that began in March,  will be done by Oct. 18. Before that, the EPA will test for...

The University of Michigan Flint Breaks Ground on Expansion

The University of Michigan-Flint broke ground on a 65,000 square foot expansion. The William R. Murchie Science Building and has been in the works for more than two years. The project is expected to provide 100...