ARENAC COUNTY — Last year, the Arenac County Board of Commissioners raised rates for the county building department and made it a part-time office in efforts to save the department, and … more

ARENAC COUNTY — The recently formed Arenac County Land Bank — established October 2008 — was created to promote the economic development of foreclosed properties in the county and on April 1, … more

ARENAC COUNTY — A new agreement that will outline the details of a working partnership between the Arenac County Sheriff’s Department and the Saginaw-Chippewa Tribal Police has moved slow due to … more

STANDISH TOWNSHIP — A pole barn fire on Feb. 24 is being called a total loss by Standish Area Fire Authority President Doug Ireland after the structure and several items inside, including tires, oil drums, … more

ARENAC COUNTY — After over a year of back and forth negotiation failures between the local Steelworkers Union and Arenac County, a fact finder will hear discussion between the two parties and make … more

ARENAC COUNTY — Spring break is no longer exclusively for college students seeking to get out of the country. According to Kelly Luce, a travel agent with Travels and Beyond in Standish, in … more

ARENAC COUNTY — The September 2008 Student Count Day showed all three county schools having a drop off in enrollment from 2007. The numbers caught area school districts by surprise, as they … more

The Standish-Sterling Middle School had a talent show on Thursday, Feb. 19 and Friday, Feb. 20 at the Standish-Sterling Central High School auditorium. more

STANDISH — About ten years ago, Competitive Machining (CM), located in the Standish Industrial Park on Airpark Drive, expanded and was awarded a 12-year tax abatement by the city of Standish if it … more

AuGRES — Dale McCourt knew something was wrong last Thursday when his neck began to swell up while he was standing in the kitchen of his AuGres home. His situation turned from bad to worse, but … more