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District Health Department #10 (DHD#10) is sharing food safety tips to help your Super Bowl party score a touchdown! “Getting ready to watch the Super Bowl with some tasty snacks is always a treat, but getting sick from a foodborne illness isn't," said DHD#10 Health Officer Kevin Hughes. "Please make sure when prepping, cooking, serving, and storing food, that you’re exercising caution.” The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has some easy steps to he...

Steven Spielberg’s film “Schindler’s List” tells a powerful story that remains as important in 2024 as it was when it was released in 1993. Ferris State University’s Shoah Visual History Project, in conjunction with the Big Rapids Festival of the Arts, is hosting a screening of the Academy Award-winning film at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 12, in Room 202B of the David L. Eisler Center. Based on a true story, “Schindler’s List” features Oskar Schindle...

A recent water main break occurred between the 300 and 400 blocks of Ives Avenue. According to Big Rapids City Communications Director, Steve Gove, repairs are officially scheduled to begin at 8:30 A.M. on Friday, Feb. 9. After repairs are made, a boil water advisory will be in place until Saturday, Feb. 10. The City of Big Rapids thanks residents affected for understanding and sends an apology for this inconvenience.

Monday, January 29 Harassment – Officers were dispatched to a stalking complaint. The complaint was investigated and a report has been forwarded to the Prosecuting Attorney for review. Suspicious – Officers were dispatched to a suspicious situation complaint. The complainant found a prescription pill bottle in their yard that had the label removed from it. The contents on the bottle had been damaged due to water and couldn't be identified. The property was...

The Ferris State Bulldogs are slated to announce the program's next class of incoming recruits as the Bulldogs gear up for National Signing Day on Wednesday (Feb. 7). FSU will take part in the annual nationwide festivities as NCAA Division II's winningest active head coach Tony Annese announces his staff's 13th class of incoming Bulldog recruits. Over the course of his tenure, Annese has landed the nation's top D2 recruiting class numerous times based on rankings fr...

Big dreams and desires were part of Keisha Reynolds’ makeup as a young girl in the Detroit area. “I had considered schools in Michigan and Ohio, but a visit with my mother to the Ferris campus was very significant for both of us,” Reynolds said. “I had learned about the university in a college fair, so we came to Big Rapids. I quickly fell in love with Ferris and its campus and my Mom said, ‘I can see you going here.’ It turned out to be one of the best decisi...

The number of video and cable television operators in Michigan remained unchanged at 31 in 2023, and total subscriptions for these fell, continuing a long-term pattern, the Michigan Public Service Commission’s annual Status of Competition for Video Services in Michigan found. There were 1,287,510 video/cable television customers reported for Michigan in 2023, a decline of 189,692 from the previous year. It marked the second consecutive year of declines that ha...

The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office took 485 calls for service for the month of January. The corrections staff booked 71 subjects into the jail between 1/01/23 - 1/31/23. The average daily inmate population for January was 58 inmates.   911 Hang Ups: 6 Abandoned Vehicles: 7 Alarms: 11 Animal Control: 7 Area Check: 22 Assaults/Sexual Assaults/Threats: 13 Assist to Other Jurisdictions: 4 Attempt to locate: 6 Breaking & Entering: 0 Ch...

The Ferris State University softball squad, which kicks off the 2024 season this weekend, has been picked to finish fourth in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Preseason Coaches Poll announced yesterday. The Bulldogs tallied 22 total points in finishing in the middle of the seven teams in the preseason listing as voted on by the league's member head coaches. In front of FSU was Grand Valley State in first place with 34 points and four first-place votes followed by ...

Monday, January 22 At 4:02 P.M., deputies made a traffic stop in Morton TWP. The traffic stop resulted in the male driver being arrested for OWI. He was lodged at the Mecosta County Jail. Calls for Service: 14   Tuesday, January 23 Calls for Service: 28 Traffic Accidents: 6 Car/Deer Accidents: 1   Wednesday, January 24 At 8:52 P.M., deputies responded to minor one vehicle traffic accident in Colfax TWP. Additional investigation resulted in the female driver being arr...