Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Mid-Michigan Has The Cheapest Gas Prices

Residents of Gratiot and Isabella Counties rejoice, we have the cheapest gas prices in the state. As of Wednesday, stations in Isabella County showed an average of $2.10 per gallon. Gratiot County stations showed...

Bandit Industries Names New Manager

Family-owned wood chippers manufacturer Bandit Industries named its first non-family member to oversee the day-to-day operations of the company. John Mocny joined the company in February, and brings decades of engineering and management experience...

Megan Johnson Recognized For Saving Young Child

St Louis police chief Richard Ramereiz presented Megan Johnson with a Life Saving Award at the start of Tuesday’s city commission meeting. Johnson saw a neighbor running from the building and carrying her lifeless...

16-Year-Old Shepherd Runaway Believed To Be Up North

Police believe a 16-year-old boy missing from Shepherd for almost a month ran away up north. Joshua Borton is originally from Benzie County, and has a history of running away in the area. He’s...

Fireworks Usage Banned In Mt Pleasant As of Wednesday Morning

As of 12:59 am Wednesday, fireworks usage is once again illegal in the Mt Pleasant city limits. The ordinance states that a person “may ignite, discharge or use consumer fireworks within the city on...

Habitual Sex Offender Gregory Luke Arrested

48-year-old Gregory Luke faces charges of molesting a teenage girl and is being held without bond in Midland County Jail. Luke has two previous convictions of sexual assault on his record. Prosecutors charged Luke...

Mt Pleasant Man Wins Free Gas Lottery

A Mt Pleasant man is one of two people statewide to win free gas for a year in a promotion between the Michigan Lottery and Speedway gas stations. Alonzo Johnson joins Trevor Sheltie of...

CNN Hires Mt Pleasant Grad To Cover Trump Campaign

A Mt Pleasant High School graduate is the new journalist covering the Donald Trump presidential campaign for CNN. Sara Murray attended grade school and middle school at Sacred Heart, before graduating from Mt Pleasant...

Mt Pleasant Schools Changing Sex Education Curriculum

Mt Pleasant public schools plan to make changes to the district’s sex education curriculum for the first time since 2011. Most significantly, sex education will begin in fourth grade rather than fifth grade. Co-Chair...

Planning Commission Recommends University Park Rezoning

The Mt Pleasant Planning Commission recommended rezoning land in University Park to give Central Michigan University legal control over the buildings in the area. University Park covers about 300 acres south of Bluegrass Road...