Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Alma College

Alma College Professor Testing High Altitude Effects

Alma College Professor John Davis is testing the effects of high altitude on humans. Davis is working with the US Department of Defense to help protect US Army Special Forces from the stress of...

Arson Charges Against Bott-Fleming Dropped

Arson charges against Christopher Bott-Fleming have been dropped. Bott-Fleming had been charged with Third-degree arson of a warehouse on Walnut Street in Mount Pleasant on June 10th. Police are continuing their investigation into who...
Dr Pol

Michigan Appeals Court Reverses Pol Decision

A Michigan appeals court has reversed a decision on the case of local vet Jan Pol. Pol was charged with negligence in treating a dog on his TV show, The Incredible Dr. Pol. A...
Isabella County Union Township

Union Township Reappoints EDA Members

Union Township reappointed six of ten members of the Economic Development Authority Board as their terms were about to expire. The township’s board of trustees unanimously approved the reappointments at Wednesday’s meeting. Supervisor Russ...
Courtroom gavel

Mt Pleasant Man Convicted of Sexual Abuse Toward A Minor

A federal grand jury in Bay City convicted 45-year-old George Mandoka of sexual abuse on Thursday. The evidence in the case established that Mandoka sexually abused two different children multiple times between 1995 and...
police

Multiple Vehicle Break-Ins Reported North of CMU

Isabella County Central Dispatch received several calls on Thursday about vehicles reported broken into north of Central Michigan University’s campus. Officers received multiple complaints, but only one victim on Main Street filed a report,...

Conflicting Stories Lead To Charges In Stabbing

22-year-old Jessica Cross and 29-year-old Jerome Sterling Jr. both face multiple charges, including filing a false police report and lying to police. The couple told Mt Pleasant police officers inconsistent stories about how Cross...

Mt Pleasant Woman Could Be Charged For Suicide Attempt

A 21-year-old Mt Pleasant woman may face criminal charges after pulling her compact car in front of a semi-truck in a suicide attempt last week. The crash occurred at North Coleman and Huckleberry roads...

Man Arraigned For Gun Charges At Park Place Apartments

Mt Pleasant Police responded to a report early Tuesday morning of a man pulling out a loaded pistol during a confrontation at Park Place Apartments. 30-year-old Ohio man Jared Thrush admitted to the confrontation...

Fire Leads To Shepherd Car Thief

A car fire several weeks ago led the Isabella County Sheriff’s deputies to an in-progress car theft over the weekend. Deputies were called to a car in flames at the intersection of Weidman and...