The Clinton County Economic Alliance recently sponsored a youth business venture competition. High school and middle school students were invited to send in a business plan in one of two categories: new product or improvement of an existing product, and new service or improvement on an existing service.
Nine high school students submitted business plans and made presentations to a judging panel. In a separate category, two middle school students submitted business plans and made presentations. The winners were:

Product category
1st place: Sillow Outerwear - James Jackson, DeWitt High School
2nd place: Baskets by Brianne - Brianne Feldpausch, Fowler High School
3rd place: Road Kill, Inc. - Ashlynn Weller, Ovid-Elsie High School

Service Category
1st place: Down River Fishing Guide - Casey Harless, DeWitt High School
2nd place: Exquisite Events - Megan Verchereau, DeWitt High School
3rd place: Superior Aerospace- Nicholas McCoy, DeWitt High School.

Middle School Category
1st place: Tyler's Snow Plow Guards - Tyler Ott, Ovid-Elsie Middle School