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The life and career of 2008 Ferris State University Michigan College of Optometry alumna Dr. Emily Coles prove that professional success and exemplary community service can be accomplished within miles, even blocks from where they were raised. “All the skills I have acquired, both professionally and those that help me in roles outside the office, came because of my education. I graduated from Big Rapids High School in 2000 and continued a family tradition by heading to Michigan Tech, where...

Coming up Saturday at the Big Rapids Eagles, there will be a unique event for a great cause. The event will include a dueling pianos competition, as well as a dinner, silent auction, and 50/50 raffle. All the activity proceeds goes to supporting the Open Arms Child Advocacy Center. Doors open at 5 P.M. with dinner starting at 6 P.M. Deuling pianos will begin at 7 P.M. and last until 10 P.M. with raffles and a silent auction happening as well.  Tickets for the event are $50. For more in...

The Michigan Department of Transportation, or MDOT, is investing approximately $700,000 to resurface US-10 in Mason County from Jackson Road to east of Business US-31 (Pere Marquette Highway).  The project is slated to begin Monday, Sep. 11 and is expected to last until Mid November. Along with the road work, there will also be sidewalk ramp upgrades and drainage improvements. Lane and shoulder closures will be in effect throughout the project. Based on economic modeling...

SONIC® Drive-In is dedicated to getting teachers and students the classroom supplies they need for the new school year. In August, the SONIC Foundation donated $1 million to help fund requests on DonorsChoose, a national nonprofit that allows individuals to donate directly to public school classroom requests submitted by teachers. The $1 million donation is part of the SONIC Drive-In brand's ongoing Limeades for Learning initiative. The following exceptiona...

On Monday, Sep. 4, deputies from the Mecosta County Sheriff’s Office were sent to an address in Austin Township to investigate a suspicious situation. Deputies spoke with a property owner that had a subject trespassing that was identified through a cellular trail camera in which the deputies located hidden a motorcycle behind an old building. The motorcycle was checked through the police database and did not come back stolen. The motorcycle was towed from the scene and secured. Deputies re...

On Tuesday, Sep. 5, the Big Rapids City Commission is slated to meet at City Hall at 6:30 P.M to discuss a full agenda. General business items include resolutions and amendments of the following items: Amending the code of ordinance for water rates. Amending the code of odinance for sewer rates. Amending the ordinance of the definition of firearm. Resolving the amendment of the Title VI Program for the City of Big Rapids Dial-A-Ride. Authorizing a City Assessor H...

The Ferris State University women's volleyball squad won its first-ever regular season match inside the new Bulldog Arena on Friday (Sept. 1) as FSU opened the 2023 season with a day one split in its own home invitational. Ferris State dominated Thomas More (Ky.) in a 3-0 sweep in the first match played inside the facility before falling to nationally eighth-ranked Minnesota Duluth 3-1 in the nightcap. The two matches were the first for FSU this season. The Bulldogs controlled play in the o...

Ferris State University’s new Center for Virtual Learning will help students gain security skills ranging from keeping dangerous malware off your home computer to supporting the national defense from cyber-attacks.  Ferris State’s heralded Information Security and Intelligence program and related study areas welcome students to the new $32 million Center for Virtual Learning this week.  Molly Cooper, an associate professor in and alumna of Ferris’ Informatio...

Ferris State University on Thursday dedicated it’s Center for Virtual Learning, a $32 million facility intended to prepare students for careers in fields that are rapidly evolving – and might not even exist yet. This new facility is located on the Big Rapids campus but will help Ferris State connect with students around the state and around the world. It is intended to be the physical hub of the Ferris State learning metaverse, bringing students, educators, and technology together, v...

Turning the clock back as far as Kaitlyn Fick’s memory stretches, Ferris State University has been a part of her life.  A four-year varsity letter winner as a Bulldog softball catcher, Fick is the oldest daughter of a pair of 1998 Ferris State alumni. Jeremiah Fick graduated from the College of Engineering Technology, and Trisha Kamrowski Fick is an alumna of the College of Pharmacy.   The love story between Jeremiah and Trisha started with a chance encounter in the former V...