Residents from Fremont Street in West Branch were visibly pleased after the city council agreed not to install sidewalks on their street at the council’s regular meeting Monday. Around a dozen residents came to request that sidewalks not be installed when the road is resurfaced following infrastructure repairs that are presently ongoing.
Small towns and rural communities may not always get the attention they deserve, and it’s easy for their needs to be eclipsed by larger cities. Small town needs are ever-changing and unique to their respective locations.
Kirtland Community College is proud to announce its 60th anniversary, marking six decades of educational excellence, community partnerships and service to northern Michigan. Throughout the 2025-2026 academic year, the college will celebrate this milestone with a year-long series of events, publications and community engagement opportunities designed to honor its past while looking toward the future.
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2025 House Resolution 160: Adopted in the House on Sept. 3, 2025
Consumers Energy is alerting Michiganders to be on the lookout of scammers who last week were contacting people and demanding immediate payment with a bogus threat that their service will be shut off.
The board of education for the Whittemore-Prescott Area School District appointed elementary school principal Bryan Crainer as a long term, interim superintendent at their regular meeting Sept. 8.
Local residents have been detouring around the intersection at Wright and 4th streets in West Branch this week, as rail workers replace ties and rails. North 4th remains under construction, with resurfacing underway north of city hall.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s annual look at farmland values and cash rents was released. USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer says cash rents are showing flat value changes year-over-year while farmer’s assessed value of their agricultural real estate increase by 4.3 percent.
Local community leaders gathered to celebrate the partnership of Peak Rehab with The Brook of West Branch.