Gratiot County News

A Michigan man is facing felony charges out of Kettering after he was spotted in a stolen vehicle and led police on a short foot pursuit.

Memorial Day marks the show's opening at the Gratiot County Historical Museum in Ithaca, about 40 miles north of Lansing.

Summer camp and conference season has arrived. Between 4,500 and 5,000 students - musicians, athletes, cheerleaders and others - will visit the Alma College campus during the summer months, says Tammy Rees, manager of auxiliary services.

The museum is located in Ithaca in the central Lower Peninsula, about 40 miles north of Lansing.

Saginaw County Sheriff's Office officials said last week that Kenneth Bluew, a former Buena Vista Township police officer charged with first-degree murder, was allowed to make a private and unrecorded phone call to a potential defense witness after a request from his lawyer.

Ken Bluew is charged with premeditated murder of his girlfriend, who was pregnant with Bluew's child at the time of her death.

Two years into Michigan's smoking ban, and bars and taverns haven't stopped fighting the law they say hurts their businesses.

WHAT: An open house-style public meeting to provide information about a US-127 Business Route road improvements project in Gratiot County, expected to begin this fall.

During May, West Michigan finishes the spring season and prepares for summer. The typical high temperature warms from 65A on the 1st to 74A on the 31st.A Low temperatures take a similar rise going from 43A to 53A .A A We don't usually see snow in May but there are two notable exceptions.A These date back to the early 1900s when more than 5" fell.A ... (more)

Kevin Coleman of Breckenridge tests a 2000 series Allison transmission at Alma Products in Alma.