Downtown Mt Pleasant Hosting Community Open House
Downtown Mt Pleasant has a real estate open house set for Thursday evening that features commercial properties available for redevelopment. The city plans to offer tours of featured properties of various sizes. The event...
Teen Calls For Amphitheater At Island Park
A Mt Pleasant High School freshmen proposed the idea of adding an amphitheater to Island Park. Taylor Idema entered the pitch into the United Way-sponsored Pitcher-Er-This project in February and won. The project requires...
Court of Appeals Overturns Gratiot Marijuana Charge
The Michigan Court of Appeals overturned a 2013 conviction of a Gratiot County man for possession of marijuana. Jason Johnson pleaded guilty to a Gratiot County Circuit Court judge in 2013 while he was...
Union Township Unveils Survey Results and Adopts Ordinance
Results are in on a survey conducted by Union Township at the Center for Applied Research and Rural Studies at Central Michigan University to determine experiences and opinions about the township. Some of the...
Budget Cuts Force Clare County To Cut MSU Extension
Clare County Commissioners approved several cuts on Thursday to trim nearly $800,000 from the budget. The cuts included discontinuing funding for the Michigan State University Extension, cuts to parks and recreation, removing a part...
Mt Pleasant Commission Approves PILOT for Chase Run
Mt Pleasant city commissioners approved a new PILOT agreement for Chase Run Apartments. MHT Housing, which owns and operates Chase Run requested the Payment in Lieu of Taxes agreement. The housing group plans to...
Man Arraigned For Lake Isabella Theft
A 22-year-old Weidman area man was arraigned on Tuesday in connection with a string of vehicle thefts and home break-ins in Lake Isabella. Jonathon Radabaugh faces charges of home invasion, breaking and entering and...
Fundraiser Saturday To Benefit Alma Student
A mid-Michigan motorcycle club set up a fundraiser to help an Alma High School student with a rare form of cancer. Fire and Iron 370 set up a variety of fundraising activities for Saturday,...
Clare Police Department Seeks Volunteers
The Clare Police Department wants new volunteer recruits. The department set up an online application for interested candidates. Volunteers primarily assist with control of local events throughout the summer and fall months. Volunteers don’t...
Child Protective Services Files Petition Against Ruble Family
Isabella County Child Protective Services filed a protective petition on Jeremy and Jen Ruble following last week’s child abuse incident in Oceana County. Pre-trial hearings for the couple’s three adopted children, ages 1, 5...