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Planning Commission rejects site plans for Hooters restaurant
Alternate Mount Pleasant location still a possibility
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The Mount Pleasant Planning Commission voted unanimously Thursday to reject site plans for a Hooters restaurant at the proposed location of 1329 S. Mission St. "The site plan does not protect the neighborhood, regardless of whether Hooters is good or bad (for the community)," said Jeff Smith, a Planning Commission member.
Super 8 Motel robbed at gunpoint Saturday
Police searching for black male who fled on foot
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Police are searching for a suspect they say robbed a local motel clerk at gunpoint before fleeing the scene on foot early Saturday morning.
PIXIE HITS 60
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Unlike many restaurants that aim for a '50s vibe, the Pixie doesn't try to be retro. It is retro. Having opened in the spring of 1948, the Pixie, 302 N. Mission St., remains one of Mount Pleasant's most familiar restaurants. This year the restaurant is celebrating its 60th anniversary.
Jones pleads no contest in O'Kelly's beating
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Raymond Demetrius Jones, 23, pleaded no contest to assault with intent to murder on behalf of a plea agreement reached Thursday in the Isabella County Courthouse, 200 N. Main St. In the agreement, charges of armed robbery and assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder were dropped, and Jones pleaded no contest to his involvement in the New Year's Day beating of James Ronald Williams outside of O'Kelly's Sports Bar & Grill, 2000 S.
Hotel discussions continue, Rao yet to sign contract
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Negotiations to bring a six-story Holiday Inn & Suites to Central Michigan University still are ongoing. Lodgco Management LLC President and CEO Michael Smith said they are meeting with CMU officials once a week in order to complete the contract so both parties are satisfied.
Maced tailgater out of jail on $2,000 bail
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Tyrone Calvin Graham-Jones was released Thursday morning from the Isabella County Jail on $2,000 bail, after a non-running preliminary examination. Graham-Jones had been in police custody since he was arrested around 7:30 p.m. Aug. 28 in parking lot 63 during tailgating at the football game against Eastern Illinois.
SGA seeks name for student section
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The Student Government Association and Athletics Department are teaming up to give the stadium's student section its own name by the football team's next home game Sept. 27 against University of Buffalo. SGA is accepting name suggestions for the section. The student with the winning suggestion will receive at $75 gift certificate to the CMU Bookstore.
Michigan playwright trains, gathers ideas from actors
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Theater students had the unique opportunity to inspire and add input to playwright Max Bush's latest script during a three-day workshop this week in Moore Hall's Townsend Kiva. Ten students Thursday night honed in on their acting skills while collaborating on the script of a yet-to-be titled play that will be performed in April at Central Michigan University.
Alumna candidate for GLBT director
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Sherry Bougeois plans to initiate a Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies minor if hired as Central Michigan University's director of Gay and Lesbian Programs. "Incorporating (a GLBT Studies minor) into CMU's offering of education would definitely be something positive and fresh," Bougeois said.
Palin displays personality during Republican National Convention
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She likes things simple. By trading in luxurious jets to drive and cooking her own meals instead of employing a personal chef, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin assures people of her simplicity - even if she is named second in command. Republican vice presidential nominee Palin and Republican presidential nominee Sen.
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Road repairs Construction along Pickard to limit lanes The City of Mount Pleasant will conduct repair work Monday on the Arnold and Margaret Sowmick Bridge on Pickard Street. The repairs are scheduled to last from 7 a.m. to about 11 p.m. Traffic in both the eastbound and westbound directions will be reduced to one lane during the project.
Kottamasu: Natural for CMU to develop a medical school
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Michigan is likely to suffer a loss of 6,000 physicians by 2020, said Central Michigan University Trustee Sam Kottamasu. Kottamasu, the board's Medical School Committee chair and a Saginaw radiologist, said because of this trend, medical school development is common among public universities as it is a plan being proposed across the country.
Isabella Road construction in final stages
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The more than four-month construction project from business route US-127 to Broomfield Road along Isabella Road is nearing completion. "This is the last phase," said Pat Gaffney, Isabella County Road Commission engineer. The mile-and-a-half project was proposed to be completed before classes started in mid-August, but the contracted company, CL Trucking & Excavating, LLC, has had some delays.
DMC: Mainstream hip-hop has become dull, generic
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About 400 students decided to "Walk This Way" to Warriner Hall's Plachta Auditorium to hear Darryl "DMC" McDaniels' hip-hop history lecture Wednesday night. McDaniels, a former member of hip-hop group Run DMC, was introduced to hip-hop as a seventh-grader in Queens, N.
Wheatland Music Festival takes place this weekend
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Impromptu jam sessions, dancing and camping bring patrons to the 35th annual Wheatland Music Festival. The weekend event begins today and will host 15 different musical groups, including "The Freight Hoppers," "Slide" and "Tim Graves and Cherokee." The event at the intersection of Pierce Road and 50th Avenue in Remus is expected to bring in 10,000 patrons, according to organizers.
Residents can place unwanted items curbside this weekend
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Treasure hunters can rejoice as Mount Pleasant's annual "Trade Your Treasures" program begins Friday. The weekend program will allow residents to swap unwanted items with other members of the community by placing them on the curb side. Interested participants are encouraged to place their unwanted items at the curb outside their residence late Friday evening or early Saturday morning.
