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🌱 What to know before CMU’s Homecoming Parade hits downtown Mount Pleasant

Mount Pleasant, Michigan Patch AM: a 4 min read

Cheers Mount Pleasant! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What to know before CMU’s Homecoming Parade hits downtown Mount Pleasant
  • Where Mount Pleasant drivers found the cheapest midgrade gas last week
  • How new EPA rules sped cleanup near Mount Pleasant tribal lands

Also on today's calendar: Story Learning with Christie and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why should you never iron a 4-leaf colver? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Showers around; not as warm, with a high of 67 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Thursday: Rain at times, temps: high: 69, low: 50.
  • Friday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 65 and low of 38 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Marching band alumni, students make Homecoming a family affair (cmich.edu) — Central Michigan University’s Homecoming Parade will roll through downtown Mount Pleasant on Saturday, Oct. 3, starting at 11 a.m. and wrapping up around noon. One CMU marching band family, with deep hometown roots in Mount Pleasant, is turning the parade into a multigenerational celebration as siblings and their alumnus father share the route and long-standing campus traditions.
   

• Lowest midgrade gas price in Isabella County available at $4.78 per gallon in week ending Sept. 19 (eastmichigannews.com) — Drivers in Mount Pleasant saw some of Isabella County’s lowest midgrade gas prices, with the cheapest reported at $4.78 per gallon during the week ending Sept. 19. Local stations in Mount Pleasant and nearby communities mostly hovered in the high $4 range, slightly above the statewide midgrade average but reflecting broader volatility in fuel markets this year.
   

• EPA Changes Approach to Leaking Underground Tanks in Midwest (thedriller.com) — Cleanup of leaking underground fuel tanks on Saginaw Chippewa territory near Mount Pleasant is moving faster under a new EPA investigation approach, with nine local releases recently closed. The streamlined method targets real risks to drinking water and nearby properties, potentially saving money and speeding decisions on contaminated sites across Michigan and other Great Lakes tribal lands.
   

📸 Around Mount Pleasant

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mount Pleasant

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★ Featured events ★

    Thursday October 1
  • Babytime →
    Veterans Memorial Library, 301 S. University Ave, Mt. Pleasant
    10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Taco Bell posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Mount Pleasant. Apply here.
  • Ruth's Chris Steak House posted a job opening for Dishwasher in Mount Pleasant. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mount Pleasant here.

🗞 Nearby News

Shepherd

  • Week 6 football power rankings: Shepherd, Farwell climb after statement wins (themorningsun.com)

Clare

  • Clare County sees lowest price for diesel gas at $5.59 in week ending Sept. 19 (eastmichigannews.com)
  • Weather want-to-knows for the next few weeks include a solid soaker coming, some cooldown sparking fall colors (mlive.com)

Alma

  • Saginaw-area sports highlights: Maxie Schmidt leads Frankenmuth to tourney title (mlive.com)
  • Scientists expected these Galápagos sea turtles to wander. They stayed put (sciencedaily.com)

Ok Mount Pleasant! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: You don't want to press your luck! (Thank you Tee E. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Mount Pleasant

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Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.