Quick Change Artist Hits Mt Pleasant Gas Station
A quick change artist successfully pulled off a scam at a Mt Pleasant Speedway station and a Big Rapids gas station. The scammer tried to confuse cashiers by paying for expensive items with large...
Veterans Memorial Garden Opens At HopeWell Ranch
HopeWell Ranch unveiled the Donald F. Schmidt Memorial Garden on Tuesday. The garden honors injured or killed veterans of war. During the unveiling ceremony, HopeWell announced the completion of the first Project Solomon. The...
Central Michigan University Public Auction Set Saturday
The 40th annual Central Michigan University Public Auction is set for Saturday. The university auctions off items in working condition each year while making upgrades. Unregistered bikes that were confiscated by the CMU Police...
Mt Pleasant Property Owners Won’t Pay For New Sidewalks
Mt Pleasant property owners won’t have to pay extra money for new sidewalks. City commissioners unanimously approved a $26 million capital improvement plan at Monday’s meeting. New sidewalks are planned for Henry between High...
New Mission Street and CMU Connector Approved
Mount Pleasant City Commissioners approved a new street connecting Central Michigan University to Mission Street. The connector, approved at Monday’s meeting, will be located south of Gordon Food Service. The new street will be...
Bundy Hill Fundraiser Reaches Goal
Stan Lilley, executive director of the Chippewa Watershed Conservancy, announced this week that they’ve met their fundraising goal to buy Bundy Hill. The campaign began in October of 2015 to raise $240,000 for the...
Malik Fountain Attorney Files Motion
Defense attorney Joseph Barberi wants Judge Eric Janes not to allow witnesses to refer to two women, allegedly assaulted by former CMU football player Malik Fountain, as victims. Fountain was arrested in April after two...
Candlelight Vigil Honors Orlando Victims
People gathered for a candlelight vigil Tuesday night to honor the victim of the terrorist attack at an Orlando nightclub this weekend. The Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Mount Pleasant hosted the memorial. The service wasn’t...
Ride of Silence To Honor Kalamazoo Victims
The Central Michigan for LIVESTRONG Foundation is hosting a ‘Ride of Silence’ Wednesday night. The ride honors the cyclists who were killed or injured in Kalamazoo on June 7th when they were struck by...
Arson Suspect Lit Off Fireworks Near Building
According to court documents, Christopher Bott-Fleming, the man charged with arson in connection with last week’s warehouse fire in Mt Pleasant, set off the fire with firecrackers. An affidavit supporting the charges said he...