Bundy Hill Fundraiser Reaches Goal
Stan Lilley, executive director of the Chippewa Watershed Conservancy, announced this week that they’ve met their fundraising goal to buy Bundy Hill. The campaign began in October of 2015 to raise $240,000 for the...
Malik Fountain Attorney Files Motion
Defense attorney Joseph Barberi wants Judge Eric Janes not to allow witnesses to refer to two women, allegedly assaulted by former CMU football player Malik Fountain, as victims. Fountain was arrested in April after two...
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...
Ride of Silence To Honor Kalamazoo Victims
The Central Michigan for LIVESTRONG Foundation is hosting a ‘Ride of Silence’ Wednesday night. The ride honors the cyclists who were killed or injured in Kalamazoo on June 7th when they were struck by...
Arson Suspect Lit Off Fireworks Near Building
According to court documents, Christopher Bott-Fleming, the man charged with arson in connection with last week’s warehouse fire in Mt Pleasant, set off the fire with firecrackers. An affidavit supporting the charges said he...
New Allegations Out Regarding Vestaburg Coach
The case against Vestaburg teacher and coach Ben Steele stemmed from a report by a middle school student that he touched her inappropriately while she was playing basketball in the gym, according to a...
Mt Pleasant Lottery Winner Named
Herman Lauer of Mt Pleasant has come forward as the winner of last week’s $1 million Mega Millions lottery drawing. Lauer matched the numbers 25-48-51-65 and 72 to win the prize, and purchased his...
Parolee Arrested For Fradulent Credit Card Use
A surveillance photo led to the arrest of 32-year-old Ross Towne, a Sheridan parole accused of using a credit card belonging to a Vestaburg woman. The woman received a call from her credit card...
Mt Pleasant Man Arrested In Connection With Fire
25-year-old Christopher Bott-Fleming was arrested on Friday on arson charges in connection with the fire that destroyed the storage warehouse at 200 Walnut in downtown Mt Pleasant on Wednesday. Witnesses told police that they...
Public Hearing Scheduled For Mt Pleasant Center Property
The Mt Pleasant City Commission will hold a public hearing Monday night on the proposed Brownfield Plan Amendment and Tax Increment Finance Capture Plan for the Mt Pleasant Center. The city’s Brownfield Redevelopment Authority...