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The Michigan Department of Transportation announced there will be continued construction coming up in White Cloud. Daily work, from 7 A.M. to 5 P.M., will include lane closures for tree work scheduled through Sep. 1 on M-20 (Baseline Rd) between M-37 and Beech Road. This work is weather dependent. See map below for more. *Image provided by MDOT.
Monday, August 14 An officer conducted a wellbeing check on an 80-year-old female. She was okay and with family. Officers took a report of threats. The matter is under investigation. An officer was dispatched to a location to assist with a semi that ran off the road to avoid a collision. An officer responded to a call for a man walking very close to traffic. The 71-year-old man was arrested on two outstanding Mecosta County warrants. Tuesday, August 15 An officer responded to a call from someone reporting a possible mail scam. An officer transported an individual who was experiencing hal...
Ferris State University’s new $5.5 million Early Learning Center will feature enhanced educational opportunities for students and additional learning outcomes for children in care. A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new facility on the west side of the Big Rapids campus is planned for 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 23. The public is welcome. Lori Johnson, the Early Learning Center manager, is enthusiastic about moving operations into the new facility, located at 1310 Cramer Drive, in Big Rapids, near Bishop and Cramer halls and the Ferris State Department of Public Safety. &l...
Admitted Ferris State University students ready to begin classes this fall for the 2023-24 academic year can still be a Bulldog. Ferris State is hosting a late orientation session from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 24, in the David L. Eisler Center. Assistant Director of Orientation Emily Hicks said Ferris State is ready to welcome new and transfer students admitted to the university for a brief and direct morning schedule. “We are excited to connect with this group of incoming Bulldogs,” Hicks said. “We have 170 students registered for the event, and we would welcome t...
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) announced last Thursday it has renewed Medicaid enrollment for more than 121,000 people whose eligibility was up for redetermination in July. The number of renewals demonstrates the success of the department’s efforts to make sure Michiganders who receive health insurance coverage from Medicaid and the Healthy Michigan Plan are aware of the need to fill out enrollment paperwork. “Our staff and valued partners continue to do all that we can to preserve Medicaid coverage for Michigan families,” said MDHHS Director Eli...