High temps returning this week
With the weather turning super warm this week, with temperatures into the 90s w/ high humidity, you’re being reminded to check on elderly friends & neighbors. Also, to remain as hydrated as possible.
Ithaca Hay Fire Burns Into the Night
A hay fire that started Thursday morning on a farm in Ithaca continued to burn into the night. Firefighters were called to Vanderploeg Holsteins farm on Begole Road around 9:37AM. According to the Ithaca...
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...
Breckenridge High School student has been suspended for making threats of violence!
A Breckenridge student has been expelled for making threats of violence against the school last month. According to the minutes of a special meeting of the Board of Education last Thursday, members went into...
CMU Board of Trustees To Discuss New Graduate Degree
The Central Michigan University Board of Trustees plans to discuss a new graduate degree Thursday at their first formal session of 2017. The Master of Entrepreneurial Transactions degree would teach students how to start...
New Gloom Record Set in Marquette
A new gloom record has been set. The National Weather Service at Marquette reports 27 days in October had at least one-hundredth of an inch of rain. This is a new record. The last...
CMU Communications Chair Steps Down
One of CMU’s leaders in communication is stepping down. The Morning Sun reports that Sherry Knight led communications at the University for 7 years but will be leaving to take another job to co...
Police Seek Mt Pleasant Theft Suspects
Police are looking for a couple possibly involved in a theft last Friday at the Mt Pleasant Celebration! Cinema location. Security footage showed a man and woman at the desk who police have yet...
Demolition Begins for New Isabella County Dollar General
Crews began tearing down the Deerfield Center School building on M-20 at Winn Road to make way for a Dollar General. The old schoolhouse largely sat empty since Martin’s Kountry Korner moved across the...
The Michigan Masonic Home earns the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval!
The Michigan Masonic Home has earned the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with it’s performance standards. The Michigan Masonic Home underwent a rigorous onsite review. The surveyor...