Jeffrey Bartlett and Brian Bartlett, current owners and executives of Surveying Solutions Inc. (SSI) and Andrew Semenchuk, a former owner and executive of SSI, pled guilty July 28 to defrauding the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT)
Sterling Area Health Center is hosting a Community Health and Wellness Fair on Thursday, Aug. 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Deep River Township Hall, 525 E. State St. in Sterling.
Unofficial results released by the Arenac County Clerk’s office tonight after polls closed indicated voters rejected the Au Gres-Sims School District’s bond proposal with over 85% of ballots cast with no votes.
The 2025 Venetian Night Boat Parade will begin at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, with a special “Meet the Captains” cook-out at Au Gres Riverside Park.
The Au Gres Cruiser’s Rock and Roll Weekend brought scores of vehicles and spectators to Au Gres last weekend. For more photos, see the online edition of this story at www.arenacindependent.com
For the first time in history more than 100 boats have finished the AuSable River Canoe Marathon. The event, which took place overnight July 26-27, included 230 competitors from Michigan, 18 other U.S. states, Canada, Great Britain and Beliz, and drew thousands of spectators.
July thus far has been a month of making up for lost training time.
The Arenac County Board of Commissioners met the county’s new animal control officer, Bob Forsyth, during their committee of the whole meeting the morning of July 8. Now working full time for Arenac County, Forsyth also works part time as animal control officer in Ogemaw County, where began working in animal control last spring.
“Just working on summer projects, getting things wrapped up,” said Standish-Sterling Community School District Superintendent Darren Kroczaleski at the board of education’s July 14 regular meeting.
The Standish City Council held public hearings concerning the city’s grass ordinance and a special use permit application for the property at 100 E. Cedar St. at their regular meeting July 14.