STANDISH — The proposed budget for the city of Standish will be in the black by $700 for the 2011-12 fiscal year. more

STANDISH — Five bills in the Michigan House may give the city of Standish more time to pay off its bonded debt, possibly saving residents … more

The associated press reported Sunday that the Obama administration is looking at creating a courtroom-within-a-prison complex, and Standish Max is named in the article as a possible destination for … 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

ARENAC COUNTY — The year 2010 is identical to 2009 in terms of whose serving on the Arenac County Board of Commissioners as chairman and vice-chairman. Commissioner Raymond Daniels was … more

AuGRES — AuGres-Sims’s (AGS) newly hired superintendent, Anne Doriean, won’t be wearing the principal and superintendent hat, like recently-retired superintendent Gary Marchel did last year, … more

CALIFORNIA — Standish isn’t the only place where the prospect of California prisoners being housed in the Standish Maximum Correctional Facility (SMF) is being supported, as area natives who now … more

AuGRES — Quickly becoming one of the most popular and fastest growing attractions in Arenac County, the Pirate Festival is sailing back into town at the AuGres State Park on Aug. 1 for a day of … more

STANDISH — For 14 soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq, a little care from the United States is coming courtesy of the Standish-Sterling Community Schools District bus drivers. Read about how the … more

AuGRES — A 55-year-old Livonia man is currently in the Arenac County Jail after police allegedly confiscated three-quarters of a pound of marijuana during an undercover narcotics operation. more