Last Bookstore in Mt Pleasant To Close
The Paperback Book Exchange in Mt. Pleasant will close it’s doors June 30. They are selling off All regular size paperback books for $1 each or less. in April, the shop celebrated 50 years in business...
Three Million For Beal City Sewer System Possible
THREE MILLION DOLLARS COULD SOON BE FLOWING INTO BEAL CITY AND NOTTAWA TOWNSHIP IN ISABELLA COUNTY. THAT IS, IF GOVERNOR RICK SNYDER SIGNS OFF ON THE NEXT STATE BUDGET. THAT MONEY WOULD GO TOWARD...
Overla Sues Alma And Phil Moore
ALMA POLICE CHIEF KENDRA OVERLA HAS FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE CITY AS WELL AS FORMER ALMA OFFICIAL PHIL MOORE, FOR DISCRIMINATION. THE LAWSUIT, ALLEGES SEVERAL INSTANCES OF DISCRIMINATION BY THOSE WITHIN THE...
Bandit Industries To Be Being Employee Owned
Bandit Industries says they are working on becoming completely employee owned through an employee stock option where the company would sell to the workers. They each would receive stock every year based on Bandit's...
Free Transportation June 21st
I Ride In Isabella County will be offering free rides all day June 21st for Dump The Pump Day. Alma will also be featuring free rides to show the importance of public transportation.
Marijuana Ordinance Approved In Mt Pleasant
Mt Pleasant City Commissioners approved an ordinance Monday to allow medical marijuana businesses in the city. The two ordinances will take effect in 30 days.
Clare Woman Sentenced For Murder
A WOMAN ACCUSED OF MURDER IN CLARE COUNTY A YEAR AGO WILL NOW HEAD TO PRISON. 58 YEAR OLOD MICHELLE ANN MCQUAY WAS SENTENCED 22.5 TO 50 YEARS BEHIND BARS FOR THE STABBING...
Officials See An Uptick In Suicides In Isabella County
SUICIDES INCREASED BY 40 PERCENT IN ISABELLA COUNTY LAST YEAR WHILE DRUG OVERDOSE DEATH RATES WENT DOWN, ACCORDING TO THE 2017 MEDICAL EXAMINER’S REPORT. A TOTAL OF 10 DEATHS IN THE COUNTY WERE RULED...
New Walkway Being Created Over Broomfield At CMU
A NEW WALKWAY IS BEING BUILT ON CMU’S CAMPUS. CMU’S PEDESTRIAN GATEWAY IS NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND WILL BE LOCATED WHERE ONE OF CAMPUS’ MAIN WALKING ROUTES CROSSES BROOMFIELD ROAD, NEAR CELANI AND THORPE...
DNR Helps Bear In a Tree In Roscommon County
THE ROSCOMMON TOWNSHIP FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO 16TH STREET IN DENTON TOWNSHIP TO HELP REMOVE A BLACK BEAR FROM A TREE ON SUNDAY. THEY SAY THE DNR SHOT THE BEAR WITH A TRANQUILIZER...