STANDISH — At the Standish-Sterling Community Schools (S-S) Board of Education meeting on Monday night, the board voted to suspend its pre-kindergarten program for the 2009-10 school year and also … more

AUGRES — The AuGres-Sims school budget will be under discussion at the next school board meeting Monday, April 26. more

ARENAC COUNTY — Another election approaches, as this year in Arenac County, voters will cast their ballots for candidates for Omer City Council, Standish City Council and Arenac Eastern’s Board … more

ARENAC COUNTY — The Arenac County Board of Commissioners avoided heavy cuts to the 2012 budget by through reductions over the last few years. The commission voted to approve the budget 4-1 at a … more

A three-car accident at the intersection of M-13 and Worth Road on Friday, Oct. 21 has left the driver who caused the accident hospitalized. Arenac County Undersheriff Don McIntyre said the … more

NORTHERN MICHIGAN — Initial figures from the end of the 2009 firearm deer season show a 15 to 25 percent drop in deer harvested in Northern Lower Michigan, according to Department of Natural Resources deer program leader Brent Rudolph. more

ARENAC COUNTY — At the Arenac County Board of Commissioners Nov. 17 Board Meeting, the commissioners voted 5-0 to offer buyout packages to employees. To be eligible for the buyout, an … more

ARENAC COUNTY – With the state adopting new, tougher proficiency standards for the Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) and Michigan Merit Exam (MME) tests this year, school districts in … more

STANDISH — An Arenac County man who was originally handed a life sentence by the 23rd Circuit Court was resentenced March 3 to receive no less than 285 months and no more than 600 months in prison for criminal sexual conduct in the first degree. more

STANDISH — Corrections officers at the Standish Maximum Correctional Facility (SMF) are still dutifully reporting to work daily, but how long they’ll hold their jobs or where they’ll be … more