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News from January 2021

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30.6% of White Cloud High School students academically ready for reading and writing in college (2018-2019)

By West Central Michigan News | Jan 29, 2021

White Cloud High School is tied for 546th among public schools in Michigan with 30.6 percent of students who took the M-STEP test in the 2018-2019 academic year being academically ready for evidence-based reading and writing in college, according to test results reported by the Michigan Department of Education.

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Quest High School is tied for 655th in total students assessed by the merit exam (2018-2019)

By West Central Michigan News | Jan 29, 2021

Quest High School (Fremont Public School District) is tied for 655th among Michigan public high schools with 23 students assessed by the Michigan Merit Exam (MME) in the 2018-2019 academic year, according to the Michigan Department of Education's 2018 MME report.

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Stations with the cheapest regular gas in Bitely for the week of January 18-24

By West Central Michigan News | Jan 29, 2021

The The Mitt Stop at 10687 N. Bingham Ave. is selling the cheapest regular gasoline in Bitely for the week of January 18-24, according to GasBuddy.com.

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Stations with the cheapest premium gas in Brohman for the week of January 18-24

By West Central Michigan News | Jan 29, 2021

The Mobil at 7586 N. Woodbridge Road is selling the cheapest premium gasoline in Brohman for the week of January 18-24, according to GasBuddy.com.

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Female students at Grant High School score 1,000.9 on average on the SAT (2018-2019)

By West Central Michigan News | Jan 29, 2021

Female students at Grant High School scored 1,000.9 on average in the 2018-2019 academic year, a better result than the average for all students in the school.

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Stations with the cheapest midgrade gas in Big Rapids for the week of January 18-24

By West Central Michigan News | Jan 29, 2021

The Admiral at 613 S. State St. is selling the cheapest midgrade gasoline in Big Rapids for the week of January 18-24, according to GasBuddy.com.

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Stations with the cheapest diesel gas in Baldwin for the week of January 18-24

By West Central Michigan News | Jan 29, 2021

The Marathon at 4210 S. Mich.-37 is selling the cheapest diesel gasoline in Baldwin for the week of January 18-24, according to GasBuddy.com.

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Stations with the cheapest regular gas in Baldwin for the week of January 18-24

By West Central Michigan News | Jan 29, 2021

The Wesco at 777 Michigan Ave. is selling the cheapest regular gasoline in Baldwin for the week of January 18-24, according to GasBuddy.com.

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29.3% of students at Morley Stanwood Community Schools satisfy college-readiness benchmarks in reading and writing (2018-2019)

By West Central Michigan News | Jan 29, 2021

Morley Stanwood Community Schools ranks 495th in 2018-2019 with 29.3 percent of students satisfying college-readiness benchmarks in evidence-based reading and writing (EBRW), according to the Michigan Department of Education's 2019 Michigan Merit Examination (MME) report.

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Census Bureau reports Shelby population was 2,567 in 2020

By West Central Michigan News | Jan 29, 2021

Shelby had a population of 2,567 people in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the West Central Michigan News.

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VA reports decrease in number of appointments at Battle Creek VAMC health facility (515) in August

By West Central Michigan News | Jan 29, 2021

The Battle Creek VA Medical Center, subsidiary 515 in Battle Creek, Michigan scheduled 16,351 pending appointments in August compared to 16,391 the previous month, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs.

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Stations with the cheapest diesel gas in Big Rapids for the week of January 18-24

By West Central Michigan News | Jan 29, 2021

The Wesco at 21380 Perry St. is selling the cheapest diesel gasoline in Big Rapids for the week of January 18-24, according to GasBuddy.com.

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Census Bureau: 78.9 percent of people in Newaygo were old enough to vote in 2020

By West Central Michigan News | Jan 29, 2021

Of the 2,044 citizens living in Newaygo in 2020, 1,612 were old enough to vote as of March 24, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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Male students at Pine River Area Schools score 960.4 on average on the SAT (2018-2019)

By West Central Michigan News | Jan 29, 2021

Male students at Pine River Area Schools scored 960.4 on average in the 2018-2019 academic year, a worse result than the average for all students in the district.

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VA reports increase in number of appointments at Aleda E. Lutz VAMC health facility in Bad Axe in July

By West Central Michigan News | Jan 29, 2021

The Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center, subsidiary 655GF in Bad Axe, Michigan scheduled 1,529 pending appointments in July compared to 1,482 the previous month, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs.

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340 businesses in Mecosta County had fewer than five employees in 2019

By West Central Michigan News | Jan 29, 2021

There were 340 businesses in Mecosta County with fewer than five employees in 2019, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.

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Stations with the cheapest regular gas in Barryton for the week of January 18-24

By West Central Michigan News | Jan 29, 2021

The Sunoco at 3017 20 Mile Road is selling the cheapest regular gasoline in Barryton for the week of January 18-24, according to GasBuddy.com.

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Michigan reports an increase in government jobs while restaurant jobs are suffering

By Kasey Schefflin-Emrich | Jan 28, 2021

Michigan’s government seems to have been able to avoid the devastation suffered by the restaurant industry amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a workforce report for the 2019-20 fiscal year.

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Census Bureau: 0.7% of people in New Era identified as multi-racial in 2020

By West Central Michigan News | Jan 28, 2021

Of the 423 citizens living in New Era in 2020, 99.3 percent said they were only one race, while 0.7 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in March.

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Census Bureau: 81.3 percent of people in New Era were old enough to vote in 2020

By West Central Michigan News | Jan 28, 2021

Of the 423 citizens living in New Era in 2020, 344 were old enough to vote as of March 24, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.