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Where to find free summer meals for MOISD students
MECOSTA, OSCEOLA COUNTIES — Here's a list of schools and libraries within the Mecosta-Osceola Intermediate School District offering free weekday meals or weekly grab-and-go bags for students. Meals are free for children and teens ages 18 and younger, as well as individuals ages 26 and younger enrolled in an...
Kourageous Key and driver Brad Kramer breaks Mecosta County Fair track record
BIG RAPIDS — After 31 years, the record the Mecosta County Fair harness racing track record has fallen. Morning rain created a perfectly packed racetrack for Monday’s Michigan Colt Stakes in Big Rapids, and on the last race of the night, Brad Kramer and the three-year-old colt Kourageous Key entered the record books.
37-year-old crashes into tree due to dense fog
On Tuesday, July 9 at 5:10 A.M., deputies from the Mecosta County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to 205th Avenue at the intersection of 13 Mile Road for a single vehicle personal injury crash. The investigation found that a 37-year-old male from Big Rapids was traveling eastbound through the intersection, when...
Dense fog a factor in crash where driver hit tree, police say
MECOSTA COUNTY, MI – A man was hospitalized Tuesday morning following a crash where his vehicle went off the road and struck a tree, Mecosta County sheriff’s deputies said. The crash happened around 5:10 a.m. Tuesday, July 9, near 205th Avenue and 13 Mile Road in Big Rapids...
Mecosta County planners to review special use and site plan petitions
MECOSTA COUNTY — The Mecosta County planning commission will host public hearings on several special use and site plan review petition requests during its meeting July 11. The commission will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 11, at the Mecosta County Services Building, 14485 Northland Drive, Big Rapids. The...
Dense fog played a part in a crash early Tuesday, July 9, police say
BIG RAPIDS TOWNSHIP — Dense fog played a role in a single vehicle crash early Tuesday morning, police said. At 5:10 a.m. June 9, Mecosta County deputies responded to a crash at the intersection of 205th Avenue and 13 Mile Road. According to a news release from the Mecosta...
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