Union Township to Rehabilitate Area Gravel Roads
Union Township approved a plan to rehabilitate several miles of gravel road at Wednesday’s meeting. A two-mile stretch of Millbrook, between Lincoln and Mission roads is in most critical condition, and will be rehabilitated...
Drunk Driver Kills Isabella County Man
An Isabella County man died Sunday after his pickup was hit by a suspected drunk driver. The incident happened around 3:00PM near Blanchard and Crawford Roads in Lincoln Township. Deputies say a man from...
Town Hall Set For CMU Gender and Sexuality Center
A town hall discussion about the possibility of opening a Gender and Sexuality Center at Central Michigan University is set for 7:00PM on Wednesday at the Park Library Auditorium. Student leaders, faculty and staff...
Gratiot County Commissioners Vote to Add Financial Administrator
The Gratiot County Board of Commissioners voted 4-1 last week to approve a recommendation to hire a financial administrator. Vice chair Jan Bunting cast the dissenting vote. The financial administrator would assist the county...
Tree Kills Two on M-115 in Clare County
Two people died on Wednesday when high winds blew a tree onto their car on M-115 near the Clare/Osceola County line. 20-year-old Maxwell Muessig of Midland, and his girlfriend, 23-year-old Margaretta Potter of Rhode...
Group Seeks Donations for Ten Commandments Monument
The Gratiot VFW Post No. 7805 in Ithaca seeks donations to build a Ten Commandments monument on the Ithaca Church of God property. The proposed monument would be completed this summer at a cost...
High Winds Create Thousands of Power Outages
Thousands of homes and businesses throughout mid-Michigan remain powerless this morning after Wednesday’s high winds. 2,770 customers in Clare County lost power, along with 3,340 in Gratiot County and 367 in Isabella County. Estimates...
Woman Steals Bar Stools From O’Kellys Bar
A 22-year-old Clarkston woman is in Isabella County Jail after a police officer saw her loading bar stools in her vehicle during last call early-Wednesday at O’Kellys bar in Mt Pleasant. The driver failed...
Four Arrested in Isabella County Meth Lab Bust
Three men and one woman are in jail awaiting charges after undercover police found a meth lab in western Isabella County on Monday. 53-year-old Samuel Wiborn of Deerfield Township, 29-year-old Heather Romanow of Howell,...
Anthony Towns Remembered at Funeral Service
Funeral services were held on Tuesday for Anthony Towns, who died of an apparent drug overdose on Saturday. Family members remembered Towns for his generosity and love of his children and grandchildren. Police are...