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Ferris State University’s featured Giving Tuesday 2023 efforts focus on supporting students facing food and housing insecurity.  Ferris State’s Bulldog Basic Needs Alliance’s mission is rooted in its commitment to student academic and personal success to remain on track to earn their degree by providing emergency assistance to students facing housing and food challenges that could hinder their higher education goals. At any given time, 30 to 60 percent of students have exp...

The Reed City Police Department is asking for assistance regarding help with a current bank fraud case. Seen below are three pictures of a person of interest in the investigation. It is believed that he may be from outside of the area. Anyone with information as to his identity is asked to call the Reed City Police Department.

Through a $277,032 check donation that was presented to The Pink Agenda today, Scooter’s Coffee will help the organization provide valuable resources such as funding for life-saving breast cancer research and raising awareness. From Sept. 27- Oct. 31, and in connection with Breast Cancer Awareness Month, customers across the 30-state Scooter’s Coffee footprint supported this critical research by collectively purchasing 461,673 customer-favorite Courage Cookies and/or by adding a dona...

U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development State Director for Michigan Brandon Fewins today announced a $55.2 million loan to extend and upgrade powerlines in rural Michigan, Ohio and Indiana. “From expanding high speed internet access in the Upper Peninsula to strengthening and expanding the power grid in southern Michigan, USDA is making historic investments in rural communities,” said Fewins.  Midwest Energy & Communications will use a $55,273,000 loan to connect 1,...

Ferris State University Biological Sciences instructor Cindy Fitzwilliams-Heck was honored by the Michigan Alliance for Environmental and Outdoor Education for her efforts to train the next generations of educators. Fitzwilliams-Heck received the Bill Stapp Award from the Lansing-based organization at its annual conference in Alpena. Fitzwilliams-Heck is an alumna of Ferris State’s Biology Education program and has been teaching in higher education for nearly 20 years. Her affiliations inc...

Monday, November 6 Check Well Being – Officers were dispatched to a check well-being at a local residence. The caller was not able to contact the people at the residence for approximately 1 week. Officers made contact with the residents who advised they were fine and would get in touch with the complainant.  Tuesday, November 7 Nothing reported. Wednesday, November 8 Disorderly – Officers were dispatched to a subject who broke into a residence and was refusing ...

As Apprenticeship Week kicks off, the State of Michigan is launching a Race to Talent™ with Registered Apprenticeship campaign to attract more employers in more sectors to offer the proven training model to help them secure the talent they need to ensure business success.   “In Michigan, we are creating more paths to good-paying jobs so everyone can build a great life,” said Governor Whitmer. “During Apprenticeship Week, we are proud to highl...

Michigan College Access Network honored Ferris State University President Bill Pink with its Lighthouse Award for the university’s work connecting with students of all ages across the state through regional Success Hubs. The organization highlighted 13 people and organizations last week at its 2023 College Access Impact Awards, recognizing efforts to expand college access and attainment in Michigan. Pink is the first recipient of the award, presented to an institution leader or a college o...

There’s more to Mary Dale than her six-page resume. There’s a heart and soul and resiliency that the Ferris State University alumna said first blossomed in Big Rapids while pursuing her bachelor’s degree. “I feel like Ferris really helped me find myself and better understand who I was,” said Dale, chief human resources officer for Convivial Brands in Grand Rapids. “The professors lit a fire in me that I’ve carried throughout my career.” And quite a...

Ferris State University closed out the regular-season in style on Saturday (Nov. 11) as the Bulldog football squad rolled to a 63-19 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) home win over Wayne State at Top Taggart Field. The Bulldogs racked up 611 yards of total offense and put up 35 second-half points in registering the win. With the triumph, the Bulldogs solidified their position as a potential NCAA Division II Playoff squad and are expected to make the program's ninth-str...