STANDISH — At it’s Dec. 8 Board of Education meeting, the Standish-Sterling Community Schools District (S-S) heard its fiscal year 2008 (FY08) budget audit report from Mark Janke, an accountant … more

STANDISH — Some stories can really speak to people and inspire them to do great things. In the case of Standish-Sterling Middle School fifth graders in Diane Potts’ class, a reading assignment … more

AUGRES — The Arenac County Fund Committee (ACFC) raised $9,158 in this year’s auction at Dunleavy’s Eatery & Pub. The evening began with a presentation that saw six area organizations … more

TAWAS — In 2005, the Iosco-Arenac District Library (IADL) saw more than $20,000 lost in its funding from penal fines in Arenac County, which had been collecting $155,000 on average during the past … more

CLAYTON TOWNSHIP — Victor Daniels, Jr. has been a farmer his entire life and has worked alongside his brother, Carl, as owners and operators of Victor Daniels and Sons Farm for about 25 years and … more

TAWAS — In 2005, the Iosco-Arenac District Library (IADL) saw over a $20,000 drop in funding from penal fines in Arenac County, which had been collecting $155,000 on average during the past three … more

STANDISH — Water, it’s Michigan’s most abundant resource and the Saginaw-Chippewa Indian Tribe wants it for a future casino expansion and large resort, but how it will get it is yet to be seen. … more

OMER — It’s cold and dark in the middle of January. Sound like a perfect time for a run? If so, then the Winter Wolf 2009 is calling your name. Held yearly by the non-profit group the … more

You said it is an online opinion forum for the readers of "The Arenac County Independent." Each week, a question is posted online and the best answers posted below it are published in The … more

ARENAC COUNTY — Roger Burgess, Kevin O’Neill, April Stokr and Leo Nashatka, four defendants in a prostitution scandal involving underage females in Turner, all appeared in the 23rd Circuit Court … more