AuGRES — The Michigan State Police, along with the STING Narcotics Group of West Branch have arrested one suspect after allegedly discovering marijuana being grown at a residence in AuGres. more

ARENAC COUNTY — Local clerks involved with selling alcohol to minors during an undercover sting operation on March 24, will be issued civil infractions rather than their original misdemeanor citations. more

STANDISH — Pennsylvania has decided to send 1,000 inmates to Michigan. But the inmates will not be transported to Standish Max. “We have chosen two prisons where we are sending Pennsylvania … more

STANDISH TOWNSHIP — A single-car, personal injury accident reported at approximately 1:15 a.m. on Thursday claimed the life of the driver. According to an incident report sheet from the Arenac … more

STANDISH – The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe is constructing a water plant south of the Saganing Eagles Landing Casino as part of a push to develop its own water infrastructure system. The … more

ROSE CITY — Glenn Wilson, of Rose City, is seeking to be the representative in Congress for Michigan’s First District. Wilson is running as an Independent. He is the owner of M-33 Access in … more

ARENAC COUNTY — At a special personnel meeting on June 9, the Arenac County Board of Commissioners voted to suspend Sherilyn Jones, the county’s public guardian, without pay while an … more

STANDISH — Standish Maximum Correctional Facility has been recommended to be “eliminated from further consideration or detailed study,” by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, according to an environmental assessment of the Thompson Correctional Center in Illinois released by Tetra Tech, a Virginia based engineering and consulting firm,to the Federal Bureau of Prisons. more

The Standish City Council came a step closer changing the city’s water billing cycle from quarterly to monthly after it held a public hearing on the matter Feb. 20. more

Update May 19, 3:31p.m. STANDISH —Federal Bureau of Prison officials have confirmed they have not received funding, specifically, for their environmental impact study for the Standish Maximum Correctional Facility to determine if the prison could be expanded for federal use. more