Mt. pleasant mourns the loss of local advocate
The Mt. Pleasant Community is mourning the loss of a local advocate for those who didn’t have a voice in our area. Lisa Yanick Litwiller passed away at home yesterday surrounded by family &...
Andrea LaFontaine set to serve another year at CMU
CMU has appointed Andrea LaFontaine to serve an additional year as the Robert & Marjorie Griffin Endowed Chair in American Government. The endowment will fund the salary & associated cost of a US &...
Seville Township’s new traffic light coming
M-46 & Warner Roads in Gratiot County’s Seville Township will now be the home to a new traffic control device, which will be installed soon; following years of complaints from people & numerous crashes...
Fire in Union Township put out successfully
An afternoon fire yesterday damaged a home in the 800th block of South Mission Road in Union Township. Dispatchers sent fire crews to the scene around 1pm and the fire was under control in...
Jerome woman sentenced to MiHope
A Jerome Township woman has been sentenced to a (5) year intensive probation program in a case from last August that started with a loose dog complaint & led to a vehicle chase. 38-year-old,...
Sacred Heart battles for state finals
Sacred Heart Boys Basketball went to the state finals on Saturday up against Wyoming & ultimately lost the game 79-59. Congratulations are in order for our Irish boys' team, as they fought hard to...
Book signing held for local author
A book signing autograph session for local author, Dominic Thrasher, was held over the weekend in Downtown Mt Pleasant! Mr. Thrasher was the individual who was reading to children at St. Joseph the Worker...
Protesters wanting Priest to resign in Beal City
Protesters outside St. Joseph the Worker in Beal City gathered yesterday asking for Father Tom Held to resign his position at the church. A crowd of supporters of LGBTQ rights, were on hand to...
President Biden stopped in Saginaw
President Joe Biden made a campaign stop in Saginaw yesterday, trying to build up momentum for his re-election campaign. It’s part of a (2) daytrip through Wisconsin & Michigan.
Michigan receives warnings over SNAP
Michigan is among 48 states to receive stern warnings from the federal Department of Agriculture over slow & inaccurate administration of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – SNAP – which provides funds for groceries...