Local organizations – including the Chamber, the Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the Middle Michigan Development Corporation – have made and are continuing to make new efforts to support local businesses during the unprecedented challenges they face due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Center for Counseling and Community Development at Central Michigan University is offering free in-person and telemental health services, and the CCCD’s director hopes these services will curb the long-term mental health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Summer is just around the corner and with any luck the warm weather will provide a reprieve from the cabin-fever of quarantine. One place to enjoy the Mt. Pleasant summertime is the Chippewa River, which provides a variety of opportunities for summer fun that can be adapted to social distancing recommendations. Here are four fun ways to enjoy the river this summer.
Mt. Pleasant's sister city partnership with Okaya, Japan was formed in 1965. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic putting one of their most prominent programs in limbo, those who have been involved with the program believe the relationship remains strong and may even be strengthened by this global crisis.
Learn various ways some in the Mount Pleasant community are cultivating new skills and hobbies to keep the boredom away and make the most of social distancing restrictions and the shelter-in-place order.
Amidst social distancing regulations and Gov. Whitmer's stay-at-home order, Mt. Pleasant’s fitness centers are finding creative ways to keep the community moving.
In light of social distancing regulations, many local agencies are changing the way they help patients who need help dealing with anxiety, depression, or other mental illnesses, as well as those in addiction recovery.
Last week, a donation from Mount Pleasant’s Community Church lifted the burden of medical debt from the shoulders of 1,476 individuals from 54 counties across Michigan, wiping out nearly $2 million in medical debts total.
Central Michigan University's Interprofessional Education and Practice Center is giving students real-world experience and the opportunity to work side-by-side with students from other disciplines at The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions to treat and diagnose patients. The center officially opened at the beginning of the spring 2020 semester and is the crown jewel of CMU’s newest building — the addition to the Health Professions Building.
Art Reach of Mid Michigan has selected 14 women to have their art shown in an upcoming exhibit -- the Women’s Centennial Celebration Juried Exhibit — an exhibit meant to celebrate the 19th amendment’s ratification by showcasing 20 pieces of art made by women and about women, which will run in March.
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