STANDISH — Joe Knochel is optimistic about agricultural fuel prices. The owner and operator of Knochel Oil Company said things are getting better for farmers as the cost of gas is getting back to where it was in 2007. more

STANDISH —Pennsylvania Department of Corrections representatives toured Standish Max Friday to aid in the state’s decision of where it will house overflow inmates. Russ Marlan, Public … more

PINCONNING — The Pinconning Area School District will be operating with approximately $1.3 million less in it’s 2011-12 budget after cuts made by the Board of Education at its meeting on Tuesday, June 28. more

OMER — The suckers were running, and the nets were full during the Fourth Annual Sucker Derby. more

City of Standish Mayor: Mark Winslow 181 Write-ins (Dave Munson) 32 Ward I: Ed Reno 30 Ward II: Tosha Tunney 78 Ward III: Jerry Nelson … 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 — A string of larcenies ended the same day it began after officers from the AuGres-Sims Police Department the and Arenac County Sheriff Department arrested three suspects. more

STANDISH — The cases of former public guardians, Robert Romps and Sherilyn Jones, will be back in the 23rd Circuit Court at the end of April more

STANDISH — A supplemental insurance plan in the works at Standish-Sterling Community Schools will save the district and its employees money. more

MASON — The fourth time’s a charm for Omer resident and Standish Max Corrections Officer Paul Piche, as in his fourth trip to the Ingham County Courthouse in Mason to file a recall petition … more