SONIC® Drive-In is dedicated to getting teachers and students the classroom supplies they need for the new school year. In August, the SONIC Foundation donated $1 million to help fund requests on DonorsChoose, a national nonprofit that allows individuals to donate directly to public school classroom requests submitted by teachers.
The $1 million donation is part of the SONIC Drive-In brand's ongoing Limeades for Learning initiative.
The following exceptional teacher received support through the funding:
In Morley, Michigan, Mrs. Biller at Morley - Stanwood Elementary School received a donation of $144.00 for the project "We All Want Books!" for Grades PreK-2.
"SONIC's dedication to supporting education through our Limeades for Learning program is a core pillar of our business and the transition into a new school year is a crucial window in setting students and teachers up for success," said Kim Lewis,
On Monday, Sep. 4, deputies from the Mecosta County Sheriff’s Office were sent to an address in Austin Township to investigate a suspicious situation. Deputies spoke with a property owner that had a subject trespassing that was identified through a cellular trail camera in which the deputies located hidden a motorcycle behind an old building. The motorcycle was checked through the police database and did not
come back stolen. The motorcycle was towed from the scene and secured.
Deputies received a call back from the property owner that the subject was back looking around the property. After responding to the area to locate and identify the subject. While responding to the call, deputies were alerted to a break in at a Morton Township business. In that complaint, there was property damage and there was theft of (2) motorcycles. Only one of the motorcycles was removed from the property and the other motorcycle was identified as the motorcycle that deputies had previously i
On Tuesday, Sep. 5, the Big Rapids City Commission is slated to meet at City Hall at 6:30 P.M to discuss a full agenda.
General business items include resolutions and amendments of the following items: Amending the code of ordinance for water rates. Amending the code of odinance for sewer rates. Amending the ordinance of the definition of firearm. Resolving the amendment of the Title VI Program for the City of Big Rapids Dial-A-Ride. Authorizing a City Assessor Hiring Committee. Appointing Commissioner Amanda Johnson as Official Representative and Commissioner Jennifer Cochran as an Alternate to the Michigan Municipal League Annual Meeting.
All city commission meetings are available to the public.
For more information, visit cityofbr.org.
The Ferris State University women's volleyball squad won its first-ever regular season match inside the new Bulldog Arena on Friday (Sept. 1) as FSU opened the 2023 season with a day one split in its own home invitational.
Ferris State dominated Thomas More (Ky.) in a 3-0 sweep in the first match played inside the facility before falling to nationally eighth-ranked Minnesota Duluth 3-1 in the nightcap. The two matches were the first for FSU this season.
The Bulldogs controlled play in the opener, winning the initial frame over Thomas More by a decisive 25-8 count. Ferris State followed with a 25-7 in the second set and completed the sweep with a 25-10 victory in the third.
FSU posted an impressive .523 hitting figure in the opener, posting 46 kills with only a single attack error on 86 attempts. Returner Olivia Henneman-Dallape led a balanced effort with 10 kills while Chelsie Freeman chipped in nine kills.
The Bulldogs also got 25 assists from sett
Ferris State University’s new Center for Virtual Learning will help students gain security skills ranging from keeping dangerous malware off your home computer to supporting the national defense from cyber-attacks.
Ferris State’s heralded Information Security and Intelligence program and related study areas welcome students to the new $32 million Center for Virtual Learning this week.
Molly Cooper, an associate professor in and alumna of Ferris’ Information Security and Intelligence Bachelor and Master of Science programs, said the state-of-the-art facility will have features that are among the first in a Michigan university.
“We will have nested Faraday Laboratory rooms, which provide isolation from network communication signals,” Cooper said. “That will greatly enhance our abilities for learning in forensic analysis and the study of malware, a unique and awesome capability for analysis by our Information Securit