ARENAC COUNTY — Last week, Arenac County was approved for a $3 million infrastructure bond through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). According to Arenac County … more

STANDISH — Arenac County has agreed to a contract with Ohio-based Volunteer Energy for natural gas services to be provided to the county courthouse and jail. The Arenac County Board of … more

OMER –– The Omer City Council had no objections at its meeting Dec. 27 to hosting a free concert in the city this summer as part of the Standish Summer Concert Series. Mayor Alice Sproule … more

ARENAC COUNTY — Last spring, Arenac County Habitat for Humanity selected a family to live in the latest Habitat home on Grove Road in Standish, and the organization is hoping its next fundraiser … more

ARENAC COUNTY — Michigan Department of Agriculture (MDA) Director Don Koivisto has announced the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved shrinking the state’s Bovine Tuberculosis … more

AuGRES TOWNSHIP — Several public and private groups are putting up money to rehabilitate Wigwam Bay to attract waterfowl to the watershed and ensure it continues to assist in cleaning up the … more

AuGRES — St. Paul Lutheran Church in AuGres will be donating bags of clothes to people in need Aug. 14, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. more

STANDISH — In the midst of a recession, when jobs are scarce, getting any new commercial business in a city is great news. But when a city, such as Standish, doesn’t have an abundance of money … more

ARENAC COUNTY — Those who have yet to receive an H1N1 flu vaccine will have an opportunity to do so on Jan. 7 and Jan. 14 at the Central Michigan District Health Department’s branch office in … more

AuGRES — Philip Weston and Rick Rose both received recognition from the American Red Cross for donating blood at the AuGres Veterans of Foreign Wars post. more