Three teenage boys from Greenville were injured in a car crash on Wednesday night in a car that was reported stolen. The Montcalm County Sheriff’s Office responded to the crash around 8:20 p.m. on Berridge Road near Sidney Road. The investigation found a 1999 Cadillac was traveling south on Berridge Road when the driver lost control and the vehicle left the roadway.
An Alma man was critically injured in a motorcycle crash on Tuesday night, in which alcohol is believed to be a factor. The Montcalm County Sheriff’s Office responded to the crash around 8:45 p.m. on Sidney Road near Tow Road.
The voters of Montcalm County resoundingly approved a surcharge renewal and a slight increase on Tuesday which will continue to fund Montcalm County Central Dispatch for an additional five years. During Tuesday’s special election, a request to renew the $2.85 monthly 911 surcharge on phone devices and increase the rate to $3 per month was approved with 5,451 “yes” votes to 1,314 “no” votes or nearly 81% to 19% with a voter turnout rate of 13.56%.
Montcalm County voters overwhelmingly approved renewing a surcharge with a slight increase for Montcalm County Central Dispatch operations in today’s special election.
Earlier this year, as a large ice storm brought much of Montcalm County’s communities to a crawl, one agency was as busy as it has ever been, answering emergency calls left and right. On Feb. 27, dispatchers at Montcalm County Central Dispatch answered more than 231 calls for downed power lines over a period of 21 hours, dispatching fire departments to every corner of the county to keep communities safe.