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After a 25-8 regular season and their 18th straight Highland conference title, Beal City baseball wants more. The Aggies have won five consecutive games to reach Friday’s state semi-final game against Southwestern Athletic Conference power Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Prep. This includes defeating Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart 12-1 for a District 109 title, a 10-0 win over Maple City Glen Lake for a Region 27 championship and avenging an early season loss to Fowler with a 11-2 victory in the sta...

Coming up on Wednesday, June 28 at Wenger Pavilion in Baldwin, award-winning blues and roots artist Peter Harper and his band Midwest Kind will be performing a free concert as part of the band’s summer tour across the Northeast United States. The group performed a year ago on Aug. 10 in Baldwin, in which the band saw great success. Harper said he looks forward to performing in a part of Michigan he loves. “I’ve lived here for 15 years so I regard myself as a Michigander,”...

A $250 million dollar lawsuit has been filed against a Michigan DNR conservation officer who shot a man at a campground in Mecosta County, last month.   The suit was reportedly filed on behalf of Brandon Davis, who claims he was defending himself in a fight with the officer's father when the DNR officer shot him at Merrill-Gorrel Campground.   The suit claims the officer used completely unreasonable force, which caused Davis physical and mental injuries, including losing a kidn...

Despite a first-round exit in the District 35 playoffs, four Big Rapids players earned all-district honors following a 26-7 finish on the season. These four players included senior catcher Wil Strickler, senior second baseman Brett Root, senior pitcher Ben Knuth, and junior outfield Riley Vennix. "There are a number of very strong players in our district, from Gladwin to Bay City John Glenn in particular,” Head coach J.T. Scarpelli said. “That Strickler, Vennix, Root, and Knuth ...

Mecosta County Parks will be hosting its 8th annual Community Open House this weekend.   From Friday through Sunday, June 9th-11th, daily vehicle entrance fees to the all county parks will be waived allowing free day use. Day use visiting hours are from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.   County parks participating in the Community Open House include Brower, School Section Lake, Merrill-Gorrel, Paris, and Davis Bridge.   The open house provides an opportunity for county residents and area visit...

One person suffered burns following a camper trailer explosion at a campground in Osceola County Sunday morning.   The Evart Fire Department says aeromed was flown to Big Lake Campground after an assessment of the victim who had burns to 25%-35% of their body.   MSP Fire Investigation Unit was contacted and will be investigating the incident.

The 100 deadliest days for teen drivers have begun.   Triple -A says more than 30 percent of deaths involving teen drivers happen between Memorial Day and Labor Day.   Spokesperson Adrienne Woodland say teens spend more time on the roads during odd hours when school wraps up. That leads to dangerous driving like speeding, not wearing a seatbelt, and distracted driving.   Crashes are the leading cause of death for teens ages 16 to 19.

  Heads up for those drivers on US-131 near Osceola County.   The Michigan Department of Transportation says road work on southbound US-131 at US-10 is scheduled for today, (May 30th) from noon to 5 p.m.   For more information/updates visit:  michigan.gov/drive.   

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