BIG RAPIDS — Big Rapids Department of Public Safety officers responded to the following calls Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. All calls might not be reported. Wednesday Police were called at 2:01 p.m. to the 500 block of North Warren Avenue. Police will seek a warrant to arrest a 30-year-old Big Rapids woman. The woman was [...]
MARTINY TWP. — A 57-year-old Mecosta man is behind bars this morning after threatening to kill his brother with a deer gutting knife on Tuesday. Mecosta County Sheriff’s deputies were called at 7:50 p.m. on Tuesday to a house on 80th Avenue near 15 Mile Road in Martiny Township in reference to a domestic assault. [...]
MONTCALM COUNTY — A man found growing more than 10 times the number of marijuana plants legally allowed by Michigan’s Medical Marijuana Act on Monday was not arrested, but he is under investigation by a local drug team. Montcalm County Sheriff’s deputies were called at 7 p.m. on Monday for an assault in Winfield Township. [...]
BIG RAPIDS — Big Rapids Department of Public Safety officers responded to the following calls Monday and Tuesday. All calls might not be reported. Monday Police took a harassment complaint at 2:02 p.m. at DPS offices. A Cedar Springs woman was cited for failing to yield at a stop sign at 3:22 p.m. at the [...]
BIG RAPIDS — Lions, tigers and high-flying ladies dazzled Big Rapids families on Tuesday when Circus Pages International rolled into town. The one-day circus act performed two shows at Mecosta County Fairgrounds, offering pony and elephant rides and concessions before the show. (Pioneer photos/Whitney Gronski-Buffa)
AETNA TWP. — Three people were injured in a rollover accident on Saturday in Mecosta County’s Aetna Township. Deputies from Mecosta County Sheriff’s Office were called at 10:13 p.m. to the scene of the accident, located on Eisenhower Road near Newcosta Avenue. Investigation revealed the driver of the vehicle lost control on the the bumpy [...]
BIG RAPIDS — Big Rapids Department of Public Safety officers responded to the following calls Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. All calls might not be reported. Thursday Larceny was reported at 12:12 p.m. on the 200 block of South Stewart Avenue. A cooler was reported stolen at 8:13 p.m. from a house on the 200 [...]
BIG RAPIDS — Three schools in Big Rapids released their students for their much-anticipated summer vacation on Friday. St. Peter’s Lutheran School dismissed students after morning chapel, St. Mary Catholic School held a half day of classes and Crossroads Charter Academy also wrapped up its school year on Friday. Chippewa Hills School District told its [...]
BIG RAPIDS — Big Rapids Department of Public Safety officers responded to the following calls Wednesday. All calls might not be reported. A suspicious situation was reported at 7:37 p.m. on the 100 block of North Third Avenue. Larceny was reported at 12:50 p.m. on the 200 block of South Michigan Avenue. Police were informed [...]
BIG RAPIDS — Big Rapids Department of Public Safety officers responded to the following calls between Friday and Tuesday. All calls might not be reported. Friday A car accident was reported at 7:55 a.m. at the intersection of Michigan Avenue and Pine Street. Police assisted emergency medical crews at 2:53 p.m. on the Riverwalk behind [...]