Enterprise Tax Solutions has grown from an operation that started in Tina McCormick’s home to recently moving out of the CMURC into a 5,000 square-foot office space, despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. To meet a growing need for their services and continue their expansion, the company is also hiring new talent.
After the murder of African-American George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25, two peaceful protests took place in Mt. Pleasant on Sunday, May 31 and Monday, June 1. CMU’s President Robert Davies talks about participating in Monday evening’s protest, the organizational efforts of CMU students, how CMU and other academic institutions can be part of the solution moving forward, and more.
It has been just over 25 years since Amy Otteman passed away at only 24 years old; however, her passion for nursing and legacy of caring for those who are in pain still live on at McLaren Central Michigan.
To help meet the increasing demand for face coverings, the Mt. Pleasant Area Community Foundation, with other community partners, will be distributing 20,000 non-surgical cloth masks on Thursday, May 28 from 4-6 p.m. at Central Michigan University’s McGuirk Arena and Shepherd High School.
With lifted restrictions on real estate agents, many have jumped into a busy and unique season of buying and selling homes. Two local real estate agents talk about what they do to not only sell homes to incoming residents, but sell them on everything Mt. Pleasant has to offer as well.
How might Mission Street look different by 2050? City Manager Nancy Ridley and City Planner Jacob Kain talk about one of the goals of the Mt. Pleasant 2050 Master Plan – reimagining Mission Street.
Get to know the new President and CEO of the Mt. Pleasant Area Chamber of Commerce, Douglas Wallace as he talks about new ideas he is bringing to the chamber, why he is passionate about the work of the chamber, and how the chamber is helping and will continue to help businesses amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bonnie M. Sprague, who recently received the Outstanding Citizen of the Year Award, says her mother inspired her from the time she was a young girl to care for the community and those in need. The night of the award ceremony, she had no idea she had even been nominated for the award or, indeed, would receive it until the mention of something near and dear to her heart: her mother’s cookies.
Today, the site of the Mt. Pleasant Indian Industrial Boarding School is marked by deteriorating buildings, but less than a century ago it would have been filled with hundreds of Native American children taken from their families in an attempt to assimilate them into white culture. Now, the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan is working with a professor at Central Michigan University to build a picture of what life would have been like at the school and rehabilitate the grounds.
Jennifer McNally, program director for Isabella County Services at Community Mental Health for Central Michigan, has several tips for staying mentally healthy during this time of social distancing and sheltering in place.
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