AuGRES — County residents looking for a free fireworks show this Fourth of July will have to explore outside the county boundaries as the show held in AuGres the past five years is cancelled this … more

OMER — From June 29 to July 31 Arenac County 4-H will be hosting its annual Cloverbud Day Camp at the Omer Community Building. According to Coralee Haas, 4-H Volunteer Leader and coordinator of … more

ARENAC COUNTY — Over the past year the Independent has been following court proceedings stemming from two major county incidents — an embezzlement case involving former Standish City Manager Tori … more

STANDISH CITY — Just before 2 p.m. on June 19 three vehicles were involved in an accident at the corner of US-23 and M-61, which is the stoplight in town. According to authorities, per scanner, … more

TURNER — Grizzly, a ten-year old Quarter horse from Turner, had been missing for a little over a week when his owner Tim Kinney, was awakened by his brother, Greg Kinney, early Friday morning … more

AuGRES — AuGres-Sims’s (AGS) newly hired superintendent, Anne Doriean, won’t be wearing the principal and superintendent hat, like recently-retired superintendent Gary Marchel did last year, … more

STANDISH — Almont Street has gone to the dogs… err cats. About ten people who live on Almont Street in Standish attended the City Council meeting on June 18 to press council members into … more

STANDISH — When Republic Services’ contract for trash pickup in the city of Standish ends June 30, Sunrise Disposal Services Incorporated, Tawas City, will take over the duties of waste and … more

Readers, The Independent aims to offer its readers a variety of news topics and our latest feature "LOL," is the latest effort to keep readers interested in what's happening in Arenac … more

STANDISH — St. Mary's of Michigan Standish Hospital (SMMSHheld its annual Caring Bear Picnic from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on June 18 just outside of the hospital.
By noon, over 90 children had … more