Michigan’s unemployment rate – the highest in the country – continues to increase.

It was 12.6 percent last month, according to The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth. Unemployment was recorded at a 25,000 person increase, keeping Michigan at the No.

The sloping economy has taken another victim: Mount Pleasant’s Videoland.

The movie and video game rental store at 1022 S. Mission St., will close down toward the end of this month.

Linda Onstott, owner of Videoland, said she is closing down basically because of economic problems.

Central Michigan Community Hospital in Mount Pleasant has been recognized as one of the top 100 hospitals of its size in the nation by Thomson Reuters.

In the 2008 Thomson Reuters list of 100 Top Hospitals, CMCH was recognized in the category of small community hospitals.

Keep your money in the mitten.

State pride is in vogue when it comes to keeping your money close to home. And while buying local isn’t a new idea, it’s certainly in fashion as the recession continues to shrink the state’s economy.

Everything from the cars you drive to the food you eat has the potential to make an impact.

At an all-time low, job prospects in Michigan are dismal.

Seventy-eight counties out of 83 in Michigan reported an increase of nearly 2 percent in jobless rates, according to the Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth. Isabella County was positioned at the bottom of the list at 7.

Starting today, Central Michigan University students can make their feelings known about gender equity in campus athletics.

The Gender Equity Survey will be available for all Central Michigan University students in an online process when they register for fall courses.

It is not always easy for disabled people to get around during the long Michigan winters.

Daryl Hertema of Mount Pleasant saw his mother struggle with transportation in the snowy weather and came up with a solution.

After Hertema’s mother underwent a heart attack and a stroke and lost her peripheral vision, Hertema started working on an off-road mobile wheelchair that would help her get around more easily.

With discussion across the country about environmental issues, flex fuel is one topic raising questions and curiosities in Mid-Michigan.

Flex fuel, otherwise known as E85 ethanol-fuel, is slowly being introduced at gas stations around the country as an alternative fuel option.