A Michigan Economic Development board has approved incentives
A Michigan Economic development board has approved more than $400 million in state incentives yesterday for (2) battery facilities – one of them in Mecosta County – estimated to cost $4 billion and bring...
CMDHD now to help investigate river E.Coli
Environmental experts at the Central Michigan District Health Department are now going to investigate further areas of the Chippewa River that contain high levels of E.coli. The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe’s environmental team found...
Gov Whitmer death threats & more protests today
Michigan lawmakers are concerned after Gov. Whitmer received death threats over the executive orders she handed out. Sessions are supposed to resume at the capitol and a protest is expected, today. Some legislators are...
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...
Murdered Kids and Woman May Have Been Killed Elsewhere
Authorities say evidence suggests some of the three children and a woman found fatally shot in a western Michigan house may have been killed elsewhere. The Kent County sheriff’s office said in a news...
State Flag Returned To Blake Klumpp
The thief who stole the state of Michigan flag from Blake Klumpp and his farm stand in Shepherd came forward last week. According to Shepherd police chief Luke Sawyer, a man or boy called...
Mt P fire responded to a fire on Friday in Union Township!
The Mt Pleasant Fire Dept responded to a house fire on River Road in Union Township on Friday evening. The House sustained heavy smoke, heat & fire damage. The occupants of the residence were...
Former Dow CEO has died
Former Dow Chemical Company CEO & board chair, Frank Popoff, has died. He passed away over the weekend at his home in Midland. He was 88. He was hired by Dow after his graduation...
Expansion project has received additional funding!
The expansion project of the Bavarian Inn Lodge’s waterpark has received additional funding of $750,000 from the Michigan Business Development Program performance-based grant. The project is expected to generate a total capital investment of...
Candlelight Vigil Honors Orlando Victims
People gathered for a candlelight vigil Tuesday night to honor the victim of the terrorist attack at an Orlando nightclub this weekend. The Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Mount Pleasant hosted the memorial. The service wasn’t...