Lizz Galea
Curbside Christmas tree pickup
The city of Mt Pleasant Street Department staff will be picking up discarded Christmas trees now through January 26th. This curbside collection can be utilized by attaching (2) City refuse tags to the tree. ...
Presidential Primary Election February 27th
The Presidential Primary election will be held on Feb 27th. A Millage proposal for the Community Aquatic Bond Proposal & Isabella Operating Millage Proposal will also be on the ballot. If you’d like more...
Firefighter arrested for arson
A Chippewa County volunteer firefighter has been arrested, yet again, & charged with additional arson cases. After more evidence was collected, volunteer firefighter Joseph Halder was charged with two more arson counts. He was...
New CEO for The Boys & Girls Clubs
The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Great Lakes Bay Region has named Lynn Pavlawk as the organization’s next CEO following a unanimous vote by their board of directors. She says her goal is...
Nature Conservancy’s upcoming public tour
A Mt. Pleasant based nature conservancy is getting ready for the 1st public tour of their newest land acquisition. 18 acres of land was gifted to the Chippewa Watershed Conservancy in honor of G....
Now Open: Mt Pleasant skating rink
Mt. Pleasant’s skating rink has opened at Island Park. The City Parks department will operate it daily from 8am till 9pm, weather permitting. All users & bystanders must follow the general rules of conduct....
New VP for Alma College
Former longtime CEO of the Mt. Pleasant Area Community Foundation, Amanda Schafer, has been hired as the new associate VP for advancement at Alma College. She earned her bachelor's degree there in 1999 &...
Shelby man busted with cocaine
A 40-year-old Shelby Township man is now in the Midland County Jail charged with crack possession while awaiting arraignment. A call about a disabled van in the roadway led Midland police to (3) rocks...
Bicyclist injured after truck hit them
Michigan State Police say a person on a bicycle was injured after a truck hit them from behind and drove away. It happened on M-55 east of Cadillac on Monday evening. After the collision,...
Snowmobile struck by train
One person was injured after a train hit a snowmobile in Roscommon County, last Friday. A train struck the snowmobile on the tracks, but the rider was fortunately off the machine when it crashed....
