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District Health Department #10 (DHD#10) is hosting Ready, Set, Go! School Readiness Clinics at their locations throughout the month of August. These school readiness clinics will have vision and hearing screenings, dental screenings, immunizations, and a chance to meet Spiderman and Elsa. Any child or adolescent ages 3-19 that needs immunizations, or visual and hearing screenings, to attend school, preschool, or daycare are invited to register. Residents can register by calling 231-355-7525.&nbs...

61-year-old Scott Weldon went missing from his Plainfield Township home on July 19th. The family has not heard from him since and is concerned he may be a danger to himself. It is possible that Scott was last in the area of Sand Lake on the morning of July 18th.     The family and KCSO are asking if anyone has seen him or knows his whereabouts to contact their local authorities to get him the care he needs. If you have information that could help to move the investigation forward, plea...

The Ferris State University volleyball program not only achieved success on the court during the 2022 championship season, but was also highly-successful in the classroom as the Bulldogs recently received American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award honors for the 2022-23 academic year. The award, which was initiated in the 1992-93 academic year, honors collegiate and high school volleyball teams that displayed excellence in the classroom during the school year by maintaini...

On July 22, 2023 at approximately 11:15 PM, officers from the Big Rapids Police Department were dispatched to the 1100 block of Catherine St. for the report of shots fired. Upon arrival, officers located a deceased female inside the residence. They also located several children in the residence that were unharmed. A search of the exterior of the residence led to officers discovering a deceased male. The victims are identified as 33-year-old Samantha Houghton and 35-year-old Matthew Ottobre, both...

CranHill, located 10 minutes east of Big Rapids, is experiencing record numbers of attendees for their popular Youth Camp Programs. There are limited spots available for the remaining 4 weeks of Summer Youth Camps and Day camp programs. Parents looking to register their children for a life changing week at camp, should visit www.cranhillranch.com/summer-camps soon, as these spots are expected to fill up quickly.  CranHill’s Youth and Day Camp programs provide a life changing...

On Friday at 7:54 P.M., the Mecosta County Sheriff's office was dispatched to a two vehicle, injury accident on E. Wheatland Ave. near Hewlett St., in the village of Remus.  The investigation showed that a 58-year-old female from Lake was traveling East bound on E. Wheatland Ave. when she lost control of her vehicle over the center line and hit a 55-year-old female from Blanchard head on, who was traveling West bound on E. Wheatland Ave. The 58-year-old female from Lake was p...

Just before 11:00 PM on Monday, July 17th, the Kent County Sheriff's Office Communications Center received a call of shots fired in the area of Chrysler Rd NE & ½ Mile Lake Rd NE.  As deputies started to respond, it was learned that a suspect fired several rounds from a firearm during an argument. A victim was able to leave with others in a vehicle, but the suspect began to chase them in his vehicle. The suspect intentionally rammed the victim’s vehicle causi...

The Biden-Harris Administration has approved 804,000 borrowers for $39 billion in federal student loans for automatic discharge this summer. Eligible borrowers will not have to take any action to receive this income-driven repayment (IDR) forgiveness. In Michigan, nearly 27,000 borrowers will receive more than $1.26 billion in IDR forgiveness in the coming weeks. Below is a statement President Joe Biden released on Friday (in the press release linked below, a statement from Education Secret...

After arguably one of the best seasons in school history, the Cardinals look forward to continuing their proven success in the fall. While the team has lost five players from last year’s team due to graduation or a school change, head coach Jon Coles believes this year’s team has major potential. “We lost five out of twelve players,” Coles said. “However, I see us reloading, not rebuilding. We will be skilled but inexperienced in the singles lineup and should be ver...

To continue the city’s social district events coming up this summer, Reed City will be hosting headliner Kanin Wren and her “Taylor Swift Experience” performance. The event is slated for July 29th starting with local opening act Aaron Rohde at 5:30 P.M. Wren will take the stage around 7:00 P.M. Admission is free to event. “Most recently over 4,000 people attended (her) event at Riversedge Amphitheater in Hamilton, Ohio,” City manager Rich Saladin said. “We hop...