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Three Mecosta County middle schools are receiving $1,000 apiece from MARSP. Donations will support student media production, positive behavior programs and other school needs.
Failed bond leaves schools weighing cuts
CBA wins 4th district title in eight years
After a majority of voters on Tuesday, Nov. 3 approved the Midland Public Schools 10-year sinking fund millage proposal, the MPS Board of Education on Thursday set the measure in motion.
Laker travels to Pewamo-Westphalia for Friday’s Division 7 district final after a 46-22 playoff win over Burton Bendle.
Coleman Elementary will continue its long tradition of holding a special assembly recognizing local veterans on Veterans Day, and new music teacher Alicia Pashby Maul is thankful to be a part of it.
Midland Public Schools is taking a student-focused approach to literacy. State law requires districts implement evidence-based reading instruction by the 2027-2028 school year. Midland's kindergarten through fifth grade will learn from one of two new literacy curriculums focused on the science of reading. "We want to make sure we're doing...
Grand Blanc and Montrose advanced in the high school football playoffs Friday night, with the Bobcats pulling away from Hartland and the Rams surviving another close game against Durand, while Bendle, Davison and Powers Catholic saw their seasons end. Flint-area football teams kept their playoff hopes alive Friday night, as...
Following the failure of the vote, district leaders must now use general fund money to cover building repairs, which could lead to staffing cuts. The recent vote follows two larger bond proposals that voters rejected last year, which were valued at $88.1 million and $75.5 million.
Catholic Central defeated Comstock Park with a score of 56-13 Tuesday night after the Michigan Court of Appeals denied MHSAA's emergency appeal earlier that day.
Michigan's final high school football district semifinal will be played Tuesday, Nov. 3. Grand Rapids Catholic Central (7-2) will host Comstock Park (4-5) in the 128th district semifinal of the 2026 postseason at CC's field on Tuesday, according to the Michigan High School Athletic Association's website. The school confirmed to the Free Press it will host the game Tuesday night. The game was originally scheduled for Friday, along with the majority of other first-round playoff matchups in Michigan , but it was removed from the schedule on Thursday. The MHSAA announced it was withdrawing Grand Rapids Catholic Central , which entered the postseason as the top-seeded team in Division 5 with a 7-2 record, for the use of an ineligible player during the regular season. Using an ineligible player means a team must forfeit the games in which they participated, which took five wins off GRCC's resume and left the Cougars without the requisite playoff points to make the final 32. In response to the MHSAA's decision, the school released a statement saying the student in question transferred to the school in January 2026. His family moved over the summer, and the school received a letter from the MHSAA confirming
Voters defeated a Meridian Public Schools bond proposal by 262 votes on Tuesday, Nov. 3.
Ubly High School mechatronics students visited SVSU for Kendall Electric’s Automation Roadshow to explore AI, PLCs and careers.
Career center honors 30 students
Following the initial removal of Grand Rapids Catholic Central from the Division 5 MHSAA football playoffs, the school will now play Comstock Park tonight at 7 p.m. The Cougars were granted the chance to play after a Kent County Circuit Court judge issued a temporary restraining order against the MHSAA. The lawsuit was filed independently of Grand Rapids Catholic Central.
The Mt. Pleasant Indian Industrial Boarding School has been elevated to a national level of significance by the Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places. According to the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan, the designation formally recognizes the site as a surviving representative of the federal off-reservation boarding school system. Originally listed at the state level in 2018, the historic district includes six brick buildings situated on 15 acres within the Isabella Indian Reservation. Of the more than 2,200 Michigan sites on the National Register, it becomes one of only 144 listed at the national level of significance, and one of 8 recognized for American Indian heritage. Established by Congress in 1891, the facility operated from 1893 to 1934, housing between 300 and 375 children annually from kindergarten through eighth grade. According to tribe officials, approximately 225 students died while attending the institution during its operations. An annual Honoring, Healing, and Remembering event celebrates the closing of the school on June 6th, and recognizes the suffering of those children.
Grand Rapids Catholic Central was pulled from the 11-player playoffs after using an ineligible player in six games, sending Comstock Park to the district final.
Voters in Mid-Michigan will be asked Tuesday to decide on a slate of school bonds and millage proposals, including measures in Genesee and Saginaw counties that supporters say are needed to maintain buildings and fund career and technical education. Linden Community Schools is again asking voters to approve a sinking...
Midland students will build 10,000-can sculptures for the Canstruction event, raising food insecurity awareness and stocking pantry shelves.
Fremont High School student dead after crash, school to have grief counselors for staff and students
