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Woman missing from Edmore found safe
Police have safely located a woman three days after she went missing from Edmore in Montcalm County. Michigan State Police announced on Wednesday evening that they had located Teresa Rose Ruckel safe. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may...
Agriculture all day
Driving through the family farm near Ithaca, Michigan, Paige Tuggle points out the extensive system of fencing, gates, and chutes in the lots surrounding the barn and heading down a lane in the middle of the property. “The way this facility is set up, one person can do everything that...
Wood Shop Social opens Mt. Pleasant’s first rooftop dining experience
Mt. Pleasant has its first rooftop dining experience thanks to Jim Wood, owner of Wood Shop Social. With a few new outdoor tables at the base of the exterior stairway, and around 50 chairs in its second story above the main restaurant, the umbrella-clad dining space officially opens on Thursday, July 11 at 11:30 a.m.
Dominant McKinney Keeps Rolling
CRYSTAL, Mich. — Mike McKinney dominated in his first trip to Crystal Motor Speedway with the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Friday night. McKinney led all 25 laps of the feature for his second-straight Summit Racing Equipment Modified National win and sixth of 2024. McKinney rode the high...
Erb Gets No. 10 With Late-Race Rally
CRYSTAL, Mich. — Tyler Erb has started to put his signature on dramatic late-race passes for the lead with the DIRTcar Summer Nationals late models. During the 40-lap feature at Crystal Motor Speedway Friday night, Erb had been hunting down race-long leader Dona Marcoullier for the last half of the main event and was on his tail by lap 30.
Mt. Pleasant Rotary Club celebrates 100 years of community service
Every Monday at 11:45 a.m. members of the Mt. Pleasant Rotary Club gather at a local restaurant to share lunch and club business. Meetings start promptly at 12:10 p.m. with the reciting of the pledge and a prayer. Rotary members have been attending these weekly meetings locally for a century.
Kelly Hudson plants a legacy through volunteerism in the Mt. Pleasant community
Mt. Pleasant resident Kelly Hudson loves to watch things bloom and grow. For example, each year she carefully tends to a dozen lavender bushes at her home—the fulfillment of an idea planted during her college years and an unlikely friendship she shared with a middle-aged mother. “She had this...
Mount Pleasant, MI Approves Changes to Trash, Recycling Hauler
Starting with the new year, nearly 5,000 Mount Pleasant residences will have a new trash hauler. The City Commission approved a change to the city trash collection ordinance that tosses out the current bag/tag system in favor of automated, curb-side pickup. The five-year contract with Lansing-based Granger Waste Services narrowly survived a 4-3 vote, following a lively public hearing that saw more than a half-dozen residents raising red flags about environmental impact, price, accessibly and safety.
The Tearing Down of Wind Turbines: Mackinaw City, Michigan
I've said it before and I'll say it again...every time I head north on 127 and get close to Ithaca, those wind turbines loom on the horizon, like the alien invasion from “War of the Worlds.” Creeps me out every time. There are wind turbine haters and wind...
Safety, access top Mission Street survey
Mount Pleasant commuters overwhelmingly said safety is their top concern on Mission Street, a survey present this week to the City Commission found. Nearly 1,500 people participated as part of ongoing improvement planning for the north-south corridor. Of those, 71 percent were Mount Pleasant residents and 14 percent students at Central Michigan University.
Gratiot’s 48th Rural Urban Day set for July 18
The 48th annual Rural Urban Day will take place from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, July 18 at the Gratiot County Fair for Youth Fairgrounds in Alma. The event is held each year to celebrate the community’s rish agricultural heritage. The highlight of the festivities is the presentation of...
Buccaneer football hosts joint practice with Mount Pleasant
Grand Haven's varsity football team hosted a joint camp with Mt. Pleasant on Wednesday at Buccaneer Stadium. Bucs' coach Andrew Biedenbender graduated from Mount Pleasant; he served as the associate head coach at Mt. Pleasant High School from 2015-2021.
MP Youth Academy instills discipline, teamwork
Nathan Noyes didn’t have a lot of time Thursday to teach cadets at the Mt. Pleasant Police Youth Academy about his job, but they got a glimpse when he was called away to an emergency. Noyes, a pilot for North Flight Aero Med, wasn’t on the ground very long...
Evenings in the Park series returns to Alma
The popular Evenings in the Park series that returned last year for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic is back for a six-week run 2024. Most of the free performances take place at 7 p.m. each Tuesday in Wright Park, 520 Park Ave. in Alma. The summer series is...
Keep celebrating ‘the Fourth’ in St. Louis
St. Louis will hold its annual independence celebration on Saturday, July 13. Festivities will include a craft and vendor show in the City Hall parking lot from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and the St. Louis Moose Riders Annual Bike Show downtown from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Miranda and...
Tickets for North Pole Express trips from Owosso to Ashley go on sale this month
OWOSSO — It may be the dog days of summer, but it's almost time to start planning for a Christmastime trip to the "north pole." Tickets for the Steam Railroading Institute's annual North Pole Express steam train excursions from downtown Owosso to Ashley, and back, are set to go on sale at noon July 25.
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