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🌱 Mount Pleasant suspends city manager, names police chief acting manager

Mount Pleasant, Michigan Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello Mount Pleasant! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Mount Pleasant suspends city manager, names police chief acting manager
  • Inside CMU's $206 million payroll: searchable salaries and top earners
  • Rising gas costs reshape some CMU professors' campus routines

Also on today's calendar: Babytime and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Cooler with a few showers, with a high of 52 and low of 39 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cooler with showers around, temps: high: 43, low: 30.
  • Friday: Cloudy and chilly, with a high of 42 and low of 26 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. City Commission suspends City Manager Aaron Desentz (cm-life.com) — Mount Pleasant commissioners suspended City Manager Aaron Desentz on Monday, putting Police Chief Paul Lauria in charge as acting manager. Two commissioners opposed the move, and specific reasons were not disclosed in the account. Desentz has five days after receiving the resolution to request a public hearing.
   

2. See salaries of Central Michigan University employees (mlive.com) — Newly published records offer a searchable look at the $206.2 million CMU paid 6,920 employees in 2025. Former medical school dean George Kikano topped the list at about $707,727, followed by football coach Matthew Drinkall at about $602,400. The figures show salaries, not total compensation.
   

3. Commuting CMU faculty weigh rising gas prices against on-campus commitments (cm-life.com) — Higher gas costs are making some CMU professors rethink optional trips to campus, though others say their commitment to students keeps them commuting. Professor Kyla Stepp weighs a $50 or $60 trip against joining meetings virtually. A Mount Pleasant gas station manager also reports fewer customers and less spending inside the store.
   

4. Youngstown State Penguins vs. Central Michigan Chippewas Live Score and Stats - November 10, 2026 Gametracker (cbssports.com) — Central Michigan stayed unbeaten Tuesday with a 91-78 home win over Youngstown State, led by Phat Phat Brooks' 22 points. The Chippewas built a 16-point halftime lead and pulled further ahead with an 11-0 second-half run. Now 3-0, they visit Northern Kentucky on Saturday.
   

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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: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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