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Summer band performance kicks off concert series
During the third performance of its season, the Ferris Community Summer Band played a variety of music, including selections from …
LeRoy Community Library offers summer reading program
Submitted to the Pioneer LEROY — Families looking for a literacy adventure over the summer can find a six-week Summer Reading Program …
Water tower painting to be underway soon
BIG RAPIDS — Repairs and repainting the State Street water tower will be underway soon. The Big Rapids City Commission approved a bid …
Five receive Mary Pine Elder Citizenship Awards
BIG RAPIDS — Helping others and giving back are what volunteering is about. The Mary Pine Elder Citizenship Award recognizes those who …
Local Sports
Bank purchases new scoreboard for Baldwin
BALDWIN — Baldwin athletic director Shawn Williams announced on Monday the Lake-Osceola State Bank of Baldwin has made a donation toward …
Chippewa Hills lands four players on all-league team
REMUS — Chippewa Hills’ softball team finished third in the Central State Activities Association’s Gold Division this season and had …
Diego Costa scores again, Spain beats Iran 1-0 at World Cup
KAZAN, Russia (AP) — Diego Costa scored on a deflection to lead Spain to a 1-0 win over Iran on Wednesday at the World Cup. Costa broke …
CSAA honors Cardinal baseball players
BIG RAPIDS — Seniors Jackson Lund and John Yonker were honored by the Michigan Baseball Coaches Association earlier this week with …
Ferris Sports
Second-Annual FSU Football Friends, Family And Alumni Night set for July 12 at Fifth Third Ballpark
By Ferris State Athletics BIG RAPIDS — One of the nation’s top collegiate programs is headed to one of the top venues in West Michigan …
WCHA And FloSports Announce Mutli-Year Streaming Partnership
BIG RAPIDS — The Men’s League of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) today announced a multiyear partnership with …
Ferris State gears up for Summer Camp Exposure Tour
By Ferris State Athletics BIG RAPIDS — The back-to-back NCAA Division II National Quarterfinalist Ferris State University football …
45 FSU athletes earn academic accolades
BIG RAPIDS — Collegiate athletes are students, first. Ferris State University’s student-athletes performed both on the field of play …
Lifestyles
What can you do to prevent heart disease?
BIG RAPIDS — A person’s heart beating is like breathing — most people simply don’t pay attention to the fact …
Surviving cabin fever: Ideas for adults, children to beat the winter blahs
BIG RAPIDS – It hasn’t been a very typical winter. Frigid, freezing temperatures bluster through the area one week, while …
U.S. Department of Energy offers tips for energy efficiency, reducing heating costs
MECOSTA COUNTY — Properly weatherizing a home can save residents money throughout the year. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, …
Up and Down the River
By Cathy Johnson Technically, winter, as a season, only lasts from the Winter Solstice in December until the Spring or Vernal Equinox in …
