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16 hrs ago | Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance

Ferris State University will pay $1.15 million students lost in Michigan Promise grants

Ferris State University said it will make up $1.15 million its students lost this fall with the state's failure to renew the Michigan Promise grant.

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Sat Nov 07, 2009

Grand Haven Tribune

WMC volleyball wraps up district championship

Western Michigan Christian throttled The Potter's House in the Division 4 district championship match on Friday, winning in three games.

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

WWUP-TV Cadillac

11/5 - Three Families Without a Place to Stay After Apartment Fire

Flames and heavy smoke saturated a small apartment building in Big Rapids late Wednesday afternoon forcing three families from their homes.

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Wed Nov 04, 2009

State of Michigan

DELEG Announces Green Lodging Certification for Holiday Inn Hotel &...

November 02, 2009 - The Holiday Inn Hotel & Conference Center in Big Rapids has earned Green Lodging Michigan Steward certification from the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth .

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Mon Nov 02, 2009

Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance

Man sentenced for Mecosta County jail escape

A man sentenced to more than 100 years behind bars for his role in a 2008 crime spree that included conspiring to kill a Morley couple has been sentenced in an escape case.

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Sat Oct 31, 2009

WXMI

Passenger Is Hurt In Big Rapids Crash

A person was injured and two cars sustained heavy damage during a Friday night accident in Big Rapids.

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Fri Oct 30, 2009

WLNS-TV Lansing

Man convicted in Mich. spree sentenced for escape

A man sentenced to more than 100 years behind bars for his role in a 2008 crime spree that included conspiring to kill a Morley couple has been sentenced in an escape case.

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Detroit Free Press

Ferris State pelts Robert Morris; Michigan, Lake Superior State lose

Goalie Eric Levine made 48 saves for Robert Morris, but the relentless Ferris State offense powered its way to a 4-1 win in Big Rapids.

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Wed Oct 28, 2009

WWUP-TV Cadillac

The Day on 9&10 News at 11

A Chippewa County soldier gave everything he had fighting for our freedom. Army Specialist Brandon Steffey was killed yesterday, Sunday, by a road side bomb in Afghanistan.

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Mon Oct 26, 2009

Ann Arbor News

Grand Haven's Marc Sheehan's passion is poetry

Marc J. Sheehan may be a communications officer for Ferris State University in Big Rapids, but the Grand Haven resident's true passion is writing poetry.

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Sat Oct 24, 2009

WWUP-TV Cadillac

Ferris State Student Killed in Traffic Crash

Hide Video A Ferris State University student died this morning. Fumitushi Yonemura from Novi was killed when he was hit by a car around 8 a.m. on State Street at Ferris Drive in Big Rapids.

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Fri Oct 23, 2009

MLive.com

Ferris State student killed in traffic accident is identified as Novi resident

An 18-year-old Ferris State University student from Novi was killed Friday morning after ignoring a "Do Not Walk" signal and stepping into the path of a vehicle traveling northbound on State Street, police said.

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Mon Oct 19, 2009

Ludington Daily News

Eastern edges Crossroads Academy in soccer

Lucas Landis scored both goals as Mason County Eastern posted a 2-1 victory over Big Rapids Crossroads Academy on the latter's home pitch Wednesday afternoon.

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Sat Oct 17, 2009

Pittsburgh Tribune

Newsmaker: Mary Lee Gannon

Education: Associate degree in applied science from Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Mich.

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Thu Oct 15, 2009

The Times Herald

City follows others' lead in exemptions push

Mayor Brian Moeller's idea isn't new: half of the cities in Michigan that collect local income taxes also provide exemptions for those who are senior citizens, blind, deaf or permanently disabled.

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Tue Oct 13, 2009

MLive.com

Muncipalities move to regulate electronic communication while elected bodies in session

From school boards to city councils, more governing bodies are using computers and the Internet during public meetings.

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Sun Oct 11, 2009

Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance

Proposed new Michigan tax on doctors may force some to move or stop taking Medicaid patients

Dr. Paul Farr has accepted Medicaid payments for his services his entire 29-year career.

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Fri Oct 09, 2009

Ludington Daily News

Eastern girls second, boys third in WMD harrier meet

Mason County Eastern junior Mike Stickney finished in fourth place as his Cardinals took third at the Western Michigan D League championship cross country meet Wednesday.

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Wed Oct 07, 2009

MLive.com

Clifford Buck Construction helping to redefine downtown Muskegon

Clifford Buck Construction Co. owners Jeff Buck, Andy Zorn and Bob Herrmann, left to right, stand inside Baker College's Culinary Institute of Michigan, which their company constructed.

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Mon Oct 05, 2009

WWUP-TV Cadillac

Big Rapids Man killed in O.R.V. accident

Hide Video A 69 year old Big Rapids man lost his life in an O.R.V accident Saturday night in Mecosta County.

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