A 20-year tradition before finals week will take place this Saturday in Oil City.

The 20th annual Rock-N-Reggae festival will take place at Salt River Acres, 926 S. Greendale Road.

Kris Carr, co-owner with her husband of Salt River Acres, where the event is taking place, began doing this because it was something fun to do.

Andrew Canole, a 2004 graduate from Central Michigan University, is now the president and CEO of two companies that are geared toward helping people in a disintegrating economy.

Canole graduated from Central Michigan University with a Bachelor’s degree in science, a degree in communications, and a minor in marketing.

It is an American dream to have a job that you can wake up excited to go to, a job that involves doing what you love.

In the 1970s, Steve Russell Tompkins and his father found their dream job.

Tompkins and his father bought a snowmobile as a hobby three decades ago that turned into a lifelong job.

The state of Michigan will receive about $244 million from the federal government to help certain counties and areas in the state buy foreclosed properties.

Isabella County, however, is not getting any of the money.

Louis Berra, field office director for the U.

The state of Michigan will receive approximately $850 million as part of the stimulus program to fix roadways.

Managing director of the Isabella County Road Commission, Tony Casali, said he estimates Isabella County will receive roughly $500,000 from the stimulus program.

With the Mid-Michigan record snowfall in December, the thaw last week has helped the Isabella County Road Commission.

Tony Casali, directing manager of the Isabella County Road Commission, said the recent weeks of warm weather have helped to dramatically lower expenses in Isabella County.

The Brass Cafe & Saloon and the Vision Studio of Performing Arts will collaborate this Valentine’s Day to bring a dinner and dance event to Mount Pleasant.

The Vision Studio of Performing Arts has been open for 15 years, and just recently moved to 115 S. Main St.

Centennial Hall, an event venue in downtown Mount Pleasant, was granted a liquor license by the city of Mount Pleasant last month.

The hall, 306 W. Michigan St., is often used for fraternity and sorority events and occasions and provides several different services.