STANDISH — Court dates have been set for two Standish men accused of stealing a purse from a woman while she was shopping in a motorized scooter at Glen’s Market Dec. 29. more

STANDISH — Lifelong Standish resident Violet Cook, 70, is adding another job title to her resume. more

ARENAC COUNTY — The Bay Area Community Foundation has provided Arenac County with some extra funding for those county residents who need a little assistance paying their utility bills. more

STERLING — Students at Sterling Elementary School recently decorated a mailbox that will be auctioned off at the Bay City Mall as part of the My School’s Cool program, which will award $5,000 to the school with the most points at the end of the semester. more

STERLING — After 28 years with the Standish-Sterling schools, 24 of which were with Sterling Elementary, Dale Daniels retired as the head custodian for the elementary school on Jan. 8. more

STANDISH — Two members of the Standish-Sterling FFA Chapter are taking on more responsibility within the organization, as juniors Karina Pierce and Kelsey Prohaska were elected as FFA Region VI … more

AuGRES — The AuGres Rock n’ Roll Weekend’s cruise and car show had fewer cars than in other years, but the Cruisers Car Club in AuGres still considers this year’s event to be a success. … more

A spaghetti dinner will be held in Standish to help raise money for Foundation for Children in Need, to help needy children in five orphanages, one which was recently destroyed in the Haiti … more

STANDISH — Students from Standish-Sterling Central High School will hit the stage April 22-24 to perform “Ten Little Indians,” a play by Agatha Christie based on her original novel “And Then There Were None.” more

STANDISH — After an updated budget hearing, the news is still bleak for the Standish-Sterling Community School District. more