Drug Related Deaths Slightly Down Or Holding Steady In Isabella County
Drug related deaths are slightly down or at least holding steady in Isabella County. Last year, seven men and four women died of drug overdoses, not including the few that happened in December and...
Teen Driver Injures Father Near of Mt Pleasant
A 34-year-old Mt Pleasant man remains in critical condition after his 16-year-old son lost control of the car he was driving and struck a tree. The teen was driving on Wise Road near Broomfield...
CMU Student Charged With Criminal Sexual Conduct
A 19-year-old Central Michigan University student was arraigned in Isabella Trial Court Wednesday on charges of second-degree criminal sexual conduct, and possession of child sexually abusive material. CMU Police identified Logan Lemke as the...
Former Isabella Commissioner Roger Trudell Dies
A former Isabella County commissioner died on Monday. 73-year-old Roger Trudell of Shepherd served the county’s third district for 10 years. He was remembered as a direct, conscientious man whose banking background was an...
CMU Prepares For Budget Shortfall
Several departments at Central Michigan University are preparing for a possible severe budget deficit next year. Declining enrollment and reduced state funding led to a $10.6 million shortfall for the 2016-17 fiscal year. The...
Scammer Hacks Weidman Computer Shop Phone Number
The Computer Shop Plus in Weidman received a flood of calls last Thursday from people telling them to stop calling. After some research, owner Stephen Chipp discovered that his number had been hacked by...
Gratiot County Man Falls Victim to Out-of-State Scam
A Pennsylvania man was arrested for scamming a Gratiot County man out of $5,000. Earlier this month, a man in Gratiot County received a phone call from a man claiming to be his grandson....
New Water Transmission Line Project Begins in Alma and St Louis
St Louis plans to bid out and award a contract for a raw water transmission main construction project. Additionally, Alma plans to install a new eight-inch water main on Center Street from Philadelphia to...
Student Activity Center Pool Reopens Following Renovations
After over a year of planning and construction, the updated Student Activity Center pool and locker rooms opened to the public Monday morning at Central Michigan University. Refurbishments include a new deck and pool...
Travel Ban Protest At CMU Draws Hundreds
Hundreds of students and mid-Michigan residents showed up to protest President Donald Trump’s travel ban on select Muslim nations Tuesday at Central Michigan University. The protest began at noon in front of the Bovee University...