Thursday, May 7, 2026

Mt Pleasant could be recipient of Public Gathering Spaces grant!

Mt Pleasant could become a recipient of a Michigan Economic Development Corp “Public Gathering Spaces” grant for $1.5 million to make improvements on the area, if the city is awarded it. City commissioners on...

Hemlock HS’s Gray matter First Robotics Team goes to playoffs!

Hemlock High School’s Gray Matter FIRST Robotics Team #5712 qualified to compete at the FIRST Robotics World Competition after their outstanding performance at the State Championship, held Thursday through the weekend, at Saginaw Valley...

Body from 1980 has finally been identified!

A body that washed up in 1980 along Ohio’s Lake Erie shoreline, has now been identified through DNA testing & genetic geanalogy.  At the time, 48 year old Patricia Eleanor Greenwood’s disappearance remained a...

CMU fires head basketball coach!

CMU has announced the firing of head women’s basketball coach, Heather Osterle.  She’s been with the program for the past 4 seasons, after taking over for her mentor Sue Guevara, who retired after a...

Gov Whitmer shares state program to cut child care to 33%!

Gov. Whitmer has announced Hemlock Semiconductor as the newest Michigan employer to participate in MI-Tri-Share, which is Michigan’s innovative-cost sharing program offering working parents access to child care, at a third of the cost....

Cannibas consumption lounges are coming to Mid-Michigan!

Soon there will be a new way to consume Cannabis in mid-Michigan, a decision that is causing both frustration and excitement. In Bay City, cannabis consumption lounges are now permitted, and licenses for up...

Joel Patrick Dorlice Travis to be sentenced on April 21st – for open murder!

Isabella County Chief Judge, Eric Janes will sentence Joel Patrick Dorlice Travis, who murdered a 16 year female teen from Big Rapids, on April 21st at 9am, after issuing an opinion, that her death...

Bandit Industries in the middle of a major expansion in Mt Pleasant!

Bandit Industries is in the midst of a major expansion. They purchased the former Burch Tank on Enterprise Drive off E. Pickard and have started manufacturing at that location, which will be in part...

State grant program comes to Mt Pleasant – for home improvements!

A state grant program from the Michigan State Housing Development Authority has granted Mt Pleasant $75,000 to help more residents boost & increase property values. A total of $120,000 is available to qualified residents...

Former Chairperson of the MMLB – charged w/ bribery!

Former Chairperson of the Michigan Medical Marijuana Licensing Board (MMLB), Rick Johnson of LeRoy, was charged yesterday in a case involving bribery over recreational marijuana in the state of Michigan.  John Dalaly of West...