TWINING — Dave Parker, of Marquette, who has practiced ventriloquism for over 24 years in states all across the Northern Midwest with his wooden-buddy Skippy, performed over 1,000 shows and made … more

STANDISH — Good News Ministries and the Arenac County Fund collaborated to distribute food products from the Good News Mobile Food Pantry from the Standish Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #3724 on … more

AuGRES — AuGres-Sims (AGS) school board member Robert Lutz earned the Award of Merit from the Michigan Association of School Boards (MASB) through its leadership-training program designed to … more

ARENAC COUNTY — The following is a comprehensive summary of the Arenac County Board of Commissioners Meeting on March 3, 2009: Public comments • Glen Rice, Arenac Township, commented on … more

Why do you like running or owning a business in Arenac County? Here, the Arenac County Independent is asking business owners/managers to share reasons why they like doing business in the Standish and … more

For the upcoming Arenac County Independent real estate special on April 29, the editorial staff would like to find out why you, the reader, like living in the township or city you reside in. The top … more

STANDISH — For the 2008-2009 school year, Standish-Sterling Central (SSC) high school decided to try a fairly new and increasingly popular schedule that breaks down the year into three portions … more

ARENAC COUNTY — The Arenac County Parks Board started to put forth its 2009 agenda at a meeting on Thursday, March 19 and it signifies two things – summer isn’t far off and the parks are … more

ARENAC COUNTY — The Arenac County Conservation District’s (ACD) annual spring tree sale is in full swing but will come to a close on April 8. Until then, Arenac County residents looking to … more

ARENAC COUNTY — The Arenac County Board of Commissioners has already encouraged departments operating in the Arenac County Courthouse to share equipment with one another, but now the commissioners … more