Halloween in the Park returns to Au Gres this weekend
The Au Gres Riverfront Park and Campground is once again the venue for “Halloween in the Park,” bringing a climbing wall, wagon rides and lots of macabre fun to the park.
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Large pole barns: right for the City of Au Gres?
East Michigan Avenue property owners filled Au Gres City Hall Oct. 7 to oppose construction of pole barns and related zoning variances on a property south of Inland Marine. Local builder Nick Moore presented a proposal for the city council and others present, requesting commercial zoning and variances in order to develop seven acres of vacant land for 22 lots, each with a pole barn either 30 by 40 or 40 by 60 feet in dimension.
34th Circuit Court report
Activity in the 34th Circuit Court of Ogemaw County has resulted in the following:
Making work more accessible
Heather Bauman, Interim Director of Arenac Opportunities Inc, presented on a program to prepare persons with disabilities for the workplace for the Rotary Club of Pinconning & Standish Oct. 9.
WPAS former superintendent now an executive at Wellvance
In the separation agreement between Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools and former superintendent Michael Ehinger, obtained by the Herald-Independent through a Freedom of Information Act request, one of the terms states that Ehinger “did not engage in any substantiated misconduct.”
Crews still on scene at Benzie Road Fire
It’s a beautiful weekend to head up north for Michigan bow hunting, fall color and more, but please be careful in terms of fire safety and keep the following in mind:
Community gathers for Depot Days
Community members gathered to celebrate Depot Days at the Standish Historical Depot Oct. 3-4. The event, started in 2005, commemorates the original founding and opening of the depot in October of 1889, said Curt Hillman, chair of the depot’s board of trustees.
Firefighters contain wildfire near Houghton Lake
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources reported just after noon on Wednesday, Oct. 8, that a wildfire in Roscommon County that burned between 80-100 acres was 100% contained.
Federal government shuts down
The United States Federal Government shut down last week on Wednesday at 12:01 a.m. after failing to pass a spending bill or continuing resolution. Then on Thursday night, the State of Michigan Legislature, which had passed its own temporary plan Oct. 1 in order to avoid shutting down, passed a budget through the House shortly before midnight, and through the Senate after midnight.
