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🌱 Why DeWitt sits inside one of Michigan’s wealthiest counties

DeWitt, Michigan Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning DeWitt! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why DeWitt sits inside one of Michigan’s wealthiest counties
  • DeWitt native plans Brooklyn rooftop wedding with New York skyline views
  • DeWitt crushes East Lansing—see every Week 6 area football score

Also on today's calendar: Captain While You Can Tailgate Tour and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 63 and low of 45 degrees.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 68, low: 42.
  • Monday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 60 and low of 36 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Clinton County's Economic Advantage: What drives the region's highest-earning county? (517mag.com) — Clinton County, including DeWitt, ranks among Michigan’s wealthiest counties thanks to powerful agribusiness, advanced manufacturing, and a fast-growing health care sector centered on local outpatient and senior facilities. Rising home values, low unemployment, and strong commuter jobs into Ingham County are reshaping opportunities, housing demand, and long-term growth prospects for DeWitt residents.
   

2. Miss Morris, Jewsuwan Le planning December 3 wedding in New York City (northsidesun.com) — A DeWitt native, Nicholas “Nick” Jewsuwan Le, is engaged to Makenna Morris, with the couple planning a December rooftop wedding in Brooklyn overlooking the New York City skyline. The announcement shares their family ties, education, careers in finance and marketing, and their shared love of soccer, travel, and Alabama football.
   

3. 5th Quarter Scoreboard: Several area teams lock up conference title shares in Week 6 (wlns.com) — DeWitt’s football team delivered a dominant 48–7 win over East Lansing in Week 6, helping shape the conference title picture for mid-Michigan programs. A full scoreboard rundown highlights how other nearby schools, from Grand Ledge to St. Johns and Mason, fared in a pivotal week of high school action.
   

4. Michigan farmers squeezed by record diesel prices (wilx.com) — A DeWitt Township farmer is among many Michigan growers struggling with record diesel prices nearing $7 a gallon, sharply increasing the cost of running trucks and equipment. The story explains how rising fuel and input costs are squeezing farm finances statewide and highlights available mental health and crisis support resources for farmers under mounting pressure.
   

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  • Panera Bread posted a job opening for Restaurant Team Member in East Lansing. Apply here.
  • Peckham posted a job opening for Manufacturing Machine Operator I in Lansing. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near DeWitt here.

Ok DeWitt! 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: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in DeWitt

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