The city of Omer is set to receive a grant for up to $3,000 from Consumers Energy for planting 26 trees around the city in 2011, City Clerk Sue Oliver announced during the city’s council meeting Tuesday, Jan. 24. more

With the recent salmonella outbreak across the country, concern is spreading about catching salmonella enteritidis. more

ARENAC COUNTY — There were slightly fewer animals sold at this year’s Arenac County Fair, but roughly $79,356 was still raked in by county youths who worked hard to raise animals for the … more

STANDISH — The proposed budget for the city of Standish will be in the black by $700 for the 2011-12 fiscal year. more

STANDISH — St. Mary's of Michigan Standish Hospital (SMMSHheld its annual Caring Bear Picnic from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on June 18 just outside of the hospital.
By noon, over 90 children had … more

STANDISH — Dale Raymond Pokorny, Redford Township, suffered only minor pain after, according to Arenac County Undersheriff Don McIntyre, the Harley-Davidson he was riding had a malfunction, causing … more

STANDISH — Catching people illegally spearing fish in the middle of the night, chasing down a drug dealer and being spit out of a culvert on a cold, rainy night —Michigan author Joseph Heywood has spent the last 10 years joining DNR officers on patrols, which fueled a series of woods cop mysteries based on some of his experiences. more

AuGRES — Quickly becoming one of the most popular and fastest growing attractions in Arenac County, the Pirate Festival is sailing back into town at the AuGres State Park on Aug. 1 for a day of … more

STANDISH TOWNSHIP — The fishing program “1 Big Fish” will be shooting footage from July 12-14 for its Arenac County episode, which will feature Standish Township’s Eagle Bay Marina as the hot … more

RHODES — Not everyone puts their dirt bike in storage over the winter – Sunday many riders brought bikes to the Valley Trail Riders’ Club grounds in Rhodes for some racing on the ice. VTR … more