STANDISH – With the failure of the Bay-Arenac Intermediate School District special education millage increase, schools in the ISD are facing tough budgetary choices going forward, according to … more

STERLING — In the early 1980s, Winnie Winsten wanted to do something to help underprivileged children, and the Wertz Warriors provided just the vehicle for the Sterling resident to do that. more

ARENAC COUNTY — Last May, nine townships received $6,023 base grants from the Saginaw-Chippewa Indian Tribe’s two-percent class-3 gaming revenue sharing distribution. As the Sept. 25 deadline … more

STANDISH — The Arenac County Board of Commissioners will vote May 25 on whether to add an increased millage proposal for the county to the August Primary Ballot. more

STANDISH — One layoff, administration pay cuts, sales, department cuts and an additional tax collection – all were either approved or proposed over the last week by the Standish City Council to … more

STERLING — Students at Sterling Elementary School recently decorated a mailbox that will be auctioned off at the Bay City Mall as part of the My School’s Cool program, which will award $5,000 to the school with the most points at the end of the semester. more

STANDISH — Several businesses in Standish will look spiffier than ever thanks to the Standish Downtown Development Authority (DDA), which approved approximately $55,226 in grants to businesses in the city’s … more

ARENAC COUNTY — The Michigan Bureau of Labor Market Information’s (BLMI) June unemployment rate for Arenac County, not seasonally adjusted, increased by .6-percent to 17.3-percent after dropping … more

A National Weather Service advisory is warning Arenac County residents of high winds today. The advisory, which went into effect at 11 a.m. on Monday, will remain in effect until midnight. It … more

ARENAC COUNTY — The near-60-year-old transmission lines running from Almeda Beach in Bay County to the ITC Holdings Corporation (ITC) substation in Twining will be replaced as part of a … more