The Obama Administration has selected a replacement facility for Guantanamo Bay detainees and it is not the Standish Maximum Correctional Facility. An e-mail to the Independent from a White House … more

STANDISH — The Standish City Council held a special meeting March 3 to discuss a water and sewer rate study that could affect rates by July 1, the beginning of the new fiscal year. more

STANDISH TOWNSHIP — The cause of a fire in the 2100 block of Palmer Road early Friday morning is under investigation by the Michigan State Police (MSP) Fire Marshall Division. Sgt. Mike … more

AuGRES — AuGres city management is researching options to make city streets safer for all users, including pedestrians, within the guidelines of new Complete Streets legislation. more

ARENAC COUNTY — The county parks will soon be gearing up for a new season, which will begin May 29, the Friday before Memorial Day. more

STANDISH — Everything is in order for the construction of the new fire hall for the Standish Area Fire Authority. more

STANDISH — A state budget crisis, large outgoing graduating class and the closing of the Standish Maximum Correctional Facility has the administration at Standish-Sterling Community Schools … more

STANDISH TOWNSHIP — If someone talked to the hosts of 1 Big Fish, there’d be no doubt about it – Arenac County is the place for walleye anglers. So much so, in fact, the crew of the … more

WHITNEY TOWNSHIP — The Whitney Township Planning Commission will get a better idea on Jan. 4 of what Saginaw Valley State University has in mind for its proposed Charity Island research … more

AuGRES — The Arenac County Drain Commission is looking for help from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for maintaining sand cleanup in the AuGres River. more