ARENAC COUNTY — Michigan Works! Region 7B is in the planning stages for an opportunity fair that will benefit Michigan companies and potential job seekers in Arenac, Roscommon and Clare counties. more

STANDISH — A truck with a high boom heading southbound on M-13 hit the US-23 ramp leaving debris across the highway. more

ARENAC COUNTY — Arenac County has been awarded with the 2011 Innovation and Excellence Award for the construction of the AuGres River Drain by the Michigan Association of County Drain Commissioners. more

STANDISH — People throughout the community remember Tommy Osier for his huge personality, obnoxious behavior, weed whacker noises and kind heart. more

STANDISH — The Standish-Sterling Community School District Board of Education unanimously decided to move forward with a search for their own superintendent, rather than sharing the position with the Pinconning Area School District. more

STANDISH — Standish-Sterling Middle School hosted the Arenac County Relay For Life July 14-15. People walked around the school’s track course to help raise money for cancer research. more

STANDISH — Businesses throughout Standish are preparing crafts and activities for the city’s annual Kids Day celebration Dec. 8. more

STANDISH TWP. — Racers from across the U.S. and Canada gathered at White’s Beach in Standish Township for the Battle on the Bay snowmobile race Feb. 9-10, with thousands of dollars in prize money. The weather cooperated, with plenty of ice and snow with clear visibility. more

STANDISH TOWNSHIP — Sally Scheall, 45, of Standish, plead guilty to willfully aiding and assisting in the preparation of false and fraudulent tax returns, according to Acting United States Attorney Terrence Berg in a press release issued by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on Oct. 16. more

STANDISH — Part of a research project in Amy Malcolm’s third grade class requires each student to write a letter to a mayor of a city in Michigan to learn more about other areas of the state. … more