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Silent Vigil Protest Scheduled at Reed City Courthouse November 15, 2017: Nestlé Still Wants to Pump Four Hundred Gallons per Minute out of Osceola County
Tuesday , 14, November 2017 Environment, Flint Water, Nestlé Leave a commentIn April of 2017 the Osceola Township Planning Commission denied Nestlé Waters North America a permit to build a new pumping station in order to double the amount of water they extract from the ground to sell as Ice Mountain Spring Water. The Zoning Appeals Board agreed with the planning commission, and now Nestlé, despite […]
Century Old Bakery To Close As Senator Booher Promises To Raise Taxes
Wednesday , 22, October 2014 Candidates, Community Leave a commentRepublicans want Michigan voters to believe that the state under four years of their stewardship has lead to great economic growth. Rick Snyder’s it’s not a campaign has used slogans like “comeback kid” and, “one successful nerd” and of course, “you may not be feeling it yet, but you will soon.” One Northern Michigan business […]
Mark Schauer was greeted in Reed City, Michigan, today by an enthusiastic crowd of people at The Depot on 200 N. Chestnut Street. People waved signs and cheered as he walked up to the porch to address the crowd gathered on a muggy Friday morning. Schauer didn’t waste any time with small talk as he […]
Michigan’s Next Governor Mark Schauer Will Be In Reed City On August 1st
Tuesday , 29, July 2014 Candidates Leave a commentOn Friday, August 1st. Democratic Party Candidate for governor Mark Schauer will be at The Depot in Reed City at 11:30 am. Everyone is welcome to come out and meet Mark.
Stop Complaining About No Money To Fix Michigan Roads
Wednesday , 18, June 2014 Community 3 CommentsMichigan does have money to fix roads. A very important road is being fixed right now in the counties of Lake and Osceola. This road not only provides a means of traveling but also supports important tourism and outdoors sporting. Look! Remember these? Yes, orange barrels! You can’t have road construction without orange barrels. And […]