AuGRES — Philip Weston and Rick Rose both received recognition from the American Red Cross for donating blood at the AuGres Veterans of Foreign Wars post. more

STANDISH — Pay has been frozen for Standish-Sterling Community School District support staff for the 2011-12 fiscal year. more

AuGRES — The cars are ready to rumble in AuGres. more

OMER — City council members and citizens of Omer met with a representative from the USDA’s Rural Development office on Jan. 28 to discuss a possible grant for the construction of a new library. 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

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

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 — 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