AuGRES — As the AuGres-Sims School District (AGS) navigates its way through the 2008-09 school year, its audit from the 2007-08 school year, which was presented to the AGS Board of Education on … more

STANDISH — Selfless acts often take center stage over gifts, lights and trees this time of year and Standish Councilman Lester Cousineau’s acts are no exception, as he is using a portion of his … more

23RD CIRCUIT — The recount scheduled to occur on Dec. 15 for the position of 23rd Circuit Court Judge, which cost write-in candidate Christopher Martin $420 to dispute the results of 42 precincts within the circuit, was moved up to Dec. 8-10 by the State Board of Canvassers, but the results didn’t change, as Martin conceded during the recount in Iosco County on Dec. 9. more

ARENAC TOWNSHIP — It’s official. The easement from the South end of Hale Road stretching to Saginaw Bay is public property per 23rd Circuit Court Judge William Myles’ ruling on Dec. 10. … more

STANDISH — Water, it’s Michigan’s most abundant resource and the Saginaw-Chippewa Indian Tribe wants it for a future casino expansion and large resort, but how it will get it is yet to be seen. … more

You said it is an online opinion forum for the readers of "The Arenac County Independent." Each week, a question is posted online and the best answers posted below it are published in The … more

OMER — It’s cold and dark in the middle of January. Sound like a perfect time for a run? If so, then the Winter Wolf 2009 is calling your name. Held yearly by the non-profit group the … more

OMER — The Arenac County Historical Society (ACHS) is hosting its third annual Christmas at Ye Olde Courthouse in Omer during the first two weekends in December. ACHS Member Joann Gulau says … more

ARENAC COUNTY — Roger Burgess, Kevin O’Neill, April Stokr and Leo Nashatka, four defendants in a prostitution scandal involving underage females in Turner, all appeared in the 23rd Circuit Court … more

The sounds of the season will come alive when the Arenac Choraleers perform three concerts titled “When Christmas Comes…” The first show is Dec. 6 at the Tawas United Methodist Church, … more