Clare Police Department Seeks Volunteers
The Clare Police Department wants new volunteer recruits. The department set up an online application for interested candidates. Volunteers primarily assist with control of local events throughout the summer and fall months. Volunteers don’t...
Child Protective Services Files Petition Against Ruble Family
Isabella County Child Protective Services filed a protective petition on Jeremy and Jen Ruble following last week’s child abuse incident in Oceana County. Pre-trial hearings for the couple’s three adopted children, ages 1, 5...
Isabella County Central Dispatch Surcharge on August Ballot
Isabella County voters need to decide whether to approve a surcharge of no more than $3 per month on telephones to support 911 operations. County commissioners approved the language and petition for the November...
Voters to Decide on I-Ride Funding
Isabella County voters need to decide whether to maintain current levels of funding for I-Ride on the August 2nd ballot. Voters approved the current figure of roughly $1.7 million each year in 2012. I-Ride...
Coleman Man Sentenced For Drunk Driving Death
A Midland County judge sentenced 25-year-old Brandon McMullen to three to 15 years in prison after he pleaded no contest to an October crash that killed a Sanford woman. McMullen was driving from Mt...
Crowdfunding Campaign Launched For Clare Depot
The city of Clare, Michigan Economic Development Corp. and the Michigan State Housing Development Authority announced a crowdfunding campaign to raise $25,000 for the Clare Depot project by August 15th. If the public successfully...
Mt Pleasant Schools Cashing In $30 Million In Bonds
The Mt Pleasant Board of Education announced the sale of bonds resulting in about $30 million toward the district’s schools. Mt Pleasant Schools plan to use the bonds to renovate, refurbish and remodel school,...
CMU Ranked Second Best Brewing School
Central Michigan University took second place in the first U.S. Open College Beer Competition on July 11th. The placement ranks CMU as the second overall brewing school in North America, behind Niagra College Teaching...
First CMU Student Studies Abroad in Cuba
Central Michigan University sophomore Bella Barricklow became the university’s first student to study abroad in Cuba. The Ann Arbor English major spent the month of June in the country, which had been shut off...
Alma Voters To Decide On School Funding In August
Voters in the Alma Public School District need to decide whether or not to approve a $10 million bond on August 2nd. The proposed bond would fund facility, transportation and instructional upgrades across the...