Mt Pleasant Public Schools Unveil New Busses
Several students from Mt Pleasant Public Schools rode new busses to school this morning. The district announced that four new busses they purchased were dropped off last week. The busses each cost approximately $85,000....
Mid-Michigan Students Close to Average M-STEP Scores
Statewide M-STEP results, released on Tuesday, showed that mid-Michigan students mostly matched the state average for proficiency. Overall, all test categories, which include English, math, science and social studies, showed less than 50 percent...
CMU Receives Higher Learning Commission Accreditation
The Higher Learning Commission awarded accreditation to Central Michigan University. The university received the highest possible marks in all areas. CMU keeps its accreditation until 2025. A university must meet 21 different criteria to...
Alma College Named College of Distinction
National reviewers recently recognized Alma College as a College of Distinction. The award recognizes Alma for its innovative application of high impact educational practices. This is the 10th consecutive year that the publication recognized...
Mt Pleasant Man Sentenced For Assault
A federal judge sentenced Isabella County man Marc Lamothe to 55 months in prison on Tuesday for strangling his girlfriend. The 30-year-old pleaded guilty on May 9th to assault of an intimate partner by...
Police Looking for Mt Pleasant Motorcycle Thief
Police in Mt Pleasant continue searching for the thieves responsible for stealing two motorcycles on the 900 block of South Main Street during welcome weekend. The blue 2002 Suzuki DRZ400 and green 2010 Kawasaki...
DALMAC Bike Tour Lands In Shepherd
1,500 bicyclists rolled through Shepherd on Wednesday on their way to the Mackinac Bridge. The 46th annual Dick Allen Lansing to Mackinaw bike tour brought bikers together from 30 states and Canada to participate....
United Way Delivers Stuff the Bus School Supplies
The United Way of Gratiot and Isabella Counties dispersed more than 40,000 school supplies to 476 classrooms around mid-Michigan on Tuesday. President and CEO Tom Olver said the group raised roughly $45,000 from the...
Daughter of Fidel Castro to Speak at CMU
Central Michigan University booked the daughter of Fidel Castro, Alina Fernandez, to speak on September 28th. Fernandez is set as the keynote speaker for Hispanic Heritage Month activities. She will speak at 7:00PM in...
Part of Mill Pond Park Trail Closed for Improvements
The city of Mt Pleasant closed a section of the trail at Mill Pond Park for repairs. The trail running from the Adams Street parking lot to the Leaton Street parking lot will be...