TURNER TWP. — Members of the Turner Township Board are “disgusted” after flowers placed in front of the Veteran’s Memorial Rock at the township hall were stolen over Memorial Day weekend. more

ARENAC COUNTY — The Arenac County Conservation District is going to the birds this month during its annual meeting by bringing back Joe Rogers of the Wildlife Recovery Association to present his “Live Birds of Prey” show. more

STANDISH — The city of Standish will receive $485,000 to construct a new fire hall building. The money is part of $5,571,000 in funding Michigan is receiving from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the Unites States Department of Agriculture. more

AUGRES — Lydia Kauffman, Jake Huber and Jesse Swartz are no strangers to the Mennonite religion, as they have a combined 47-year attendance record at Riverside Mennonite and National City Mennonite … more

STANDISH — Contractors will have the opportunity this month to bid for the construction of the new Standish Area Fire Authority Fire Hall. more

WHITNEY TOWNSHIP — Whitney Township has addressed the issue of unlicensed, inoperable automobiles wasting away in yards with its junk car ordinance, which went into effect May 14. “There are … more

STANDISH — The Arenac County Board of Commissioners has given the county permission to purchase $305 worth of extra cement and labor for the county's sidewalk project. The board approved that … more

ARENAC COUNTY — State highways will be getting spruced up over the course of eight days, July 11 – 19, as part of the Michigan Department of Transportation’s (MDOT) Adopt-a-Highway (AAH) … more

ARENAC COUNTY — The updated Arenac County website, www.arenaccountygov.com, is more interactive and provide users with access to more information, according to Arenac County Commissioner Joe Sancimino. more

In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Arenac County Independent will be painting its flag pink for the remainder of the October issues and on Oct. 28, will … more