Monday, April 29, 2024

Clare Closes City Police Department To Public

As of Friday, the Clare Police Department officially closed to the public. The closure means the department had to turn over fingerprinting and other services to the Clare County Sheriff’s Department and Isabella County...

Mt Pleasant Considering PILOT For Chase Run Apartments

The city of Mt Pleasant plans to consider a payment in lieu of taxes for Chase Run apartment. It’s the first time a PILOT has been considered by the board since 2005 when voters...
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Dad Sentenced For Smuggling Drugs To Son In Prison

65-year-old Danny Spickerman will spend the next three months in jail after attempting to smuggle drugs to his son in prison. Spickerman was visiting his son Michael Spickerman at the Central Michigan Correctional Facility...

Supreme Court Won’t Hear SCIT Labor Case

The United States Supreme Court declined to hear a case involving a dispute between the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe and the National Labor Relations board. The Tribe battled the NLRB for years over efforts...

Harrison Remembers Former Fire Chief Joe Grantham

The community of Harrison gathered together on Thursday to remember the life and service of former fire chief Joe Grantham. Grantham passed away Monday, and spent decades with the fire department, including seven years...

State Police Seek Assault Suspect

State police at the Mt Pleasant post need your help locating a man they say assaulted another man with a gun last week in Union Township. Troopers responded to the felonious assault call on...

CMU Plans to Increase Retention

The CMU Board of Trustees plans to raise the University’s freshman-to-sophomore retention rate from 77 percent to 80 percent by 2019. Trustee Steven Johnson suggested the first step to reaching the 80 percent mark...
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Michigan Rep Facing Felony Charges

A Michigan lawmaker is facing felony charges. Democratic state rep Brian Banks of Detroit is charge with submitting fraudulent pay stubs to get a 3000 dollar loan. Due to his previous convictions of writing...
Education

Report: Michigan Education Funding is Unequal

According to a new study, the State of Michigan is not spending enough on education. A Denver-based firm spent 8 months studying Michigan schools and found that the funding is unequal. They say more...
Vestaburg

Vestaburg Schools Invest in Safety

Vestaburg Public Schools has partnered with a school safety and emergency management consulting business called School Com 608. The business will help Vestaburg become safer and look into door locks, entry points closed circuit...