by admin | Jul 7, 2011 | 2011, News Archive
Rural Urban Day Set for July 14th The 36th annual Rural Urban Day is set for Thursday, July 14. This year’s event will be held at the Gratiot County Fair for Youth Fairgrounds in Alma. The dinner includes steak, corn-on-the-cob, baked beans, bread, watermelon...
by admin | Jul 5, 2011 | 2011, News Archive
Grant Funds High-Speed Internet Plan High-speed Internet access in the rural areas of Gratiot, Montcalm, Mecosta and parts of Ionia county is in the final planning stages. Thanks to a $26 million federal grant, Casair Inc. will be building new towers, building fiber...
by admin | Jun 30, 2011 | 2011, News Archive
Gratiot Sets Priorities Beyond the Basics After the necessary expenditures in its yearly budget have been met, Gratiot County’s Board of Commissioners entered into a meeting this week to decide priorities for spending what little money it may have left over. No....
by admin | Jun 29, 2011 | 2011, News Archive
Community Art Project Underway at Alma’s Burned-Out Opera House Scenes from downtown Alma circa 1900 are coming soon to the site of the burned out opera house. While preparations are underway for plans to restore the historic building built in 1881, Alma High...
by admin | Jun 29, 2011 | 2011, News Archive
Alma Gets Serious About Decaying and Dangerous Buildings Alma’s had more complaints this year about blight and dangerous, neglected, buildings than ever before. With some of these properties, “it’s got to the point where we have to take action,” said Alma...
by admin | Jun 27, 2011 | 2011, News Archive
County Launches New Updated Webpage Gratiot County has launched its new and improved webpage. This is the third time the site has been revised since it was established in the late 1990s, County Information Technology Director Aaron Hubbard said. Those who log on will...
