Mt Pleasant Holiday Inn Coming 2018
A new Mt Pleasant Holiday Inn is expected to open between January and April of 2018. The hotel, currently under construction on M-20 next to Art Van, would bring more than 40 jobs to...
CMU Students March for Take Back the Night
More than 20 Central Michigan University students and faculty march on Saturday night for the annual Take Back the Night march. The event, organized by the Students Advocating Gender Equality RSO is designed to challenge...
Volunteers Make Sausage for Shepherd Maple Syrup Festival
Volunteers spent part of their Saturday making the sausage that will be served at the Shepherd Maple Syrup Festival pancake meals this coming weekend. Festival Queen Rivers McNeel, and her court representatives Katie Powell...
Mt Pleasant Residents Call Cops on Unwanted Visitor
A 24-year-old man was sent to jail after a foot chase early Wednesday morning. Mt Pleasant Police officers were called to the 200 block of Bellows at 2:48AM for a report of a disorderly...
Gratiot County Raises Pay Grade for IT Director
The Gratiot County Board of Commissioners reclassified its open IT position grade. The reclassification increases the salary range. With the salary increase, the board hopes to lure one of two finalists for the position...
Alma and St Louis Consider Merger
The cities of Alma and St Louis plan to explore the possibility of merging in some capacity. Alma city manager Phil Moore says the discussions stemmed from financial difficulties and dwindling revenue. Since 1996,...
Shepherd Police Seek Four Seasons Floral Robbery Suspect
Shepherd Police need your help finding a woman they think might have stolen flowers from a local flower shop. Security footage appears to show the woman breaking into Four Seasons Floral. Anyone with information...
Water Over Coe Road Frustrates Residents
Heavy rains this spring left a huge puddle across a rural section of Coe Road. Motorists find the stretch of road between Isabella and Summerton Roads essentially unusable. Officials from the township and Isabella...
Richard Coin Takes Plea Deal for Abusing Mother
An Alma man agreed to prison time in a plea deal for abusing his elderly mother. 53-year-old Richard Coin pleaded no contest to one count of first degree vulnerable adult abuse, a 15-year felony....
Clare County Man Going to Prison for Sexual Assault With Children
A Clare County judge ordered a man to as many as 65 years in prison for sex with children. 58-year-old Timothy Kosmider entered no contest pleas to first and second degree criminal sexual conduct...