PINCONNING — Funds granted to Bay Area Housing (BAH), Bay City, by the Michigan State Housing Development Authority will be used to rehabilitate four homes in the city of Pinconning and assist … more

ARENAC COUNTY — An approved grant request worth roughly $85,000 that would provide the Arenac County Sheriff’s Office with in-car laptops was rewritten by the office’s new administration for … more

STANDISH — In a letter sent to the Saginaw-Midland Water Authority on Jan. 27, the City of Standish pledged its support in efforts by the Saginaw-Chippewa Indian Tribe (SCIT) to receive a raw water … more

CARO — Early in January, Connie Albrecht, of Caro, a Standish-Sterling graduate, welcomed home the newest member of her family – Yami Ketemma Albrecht, whom Connie adopted from Addis Ababa, … more

Former Standish City Manager Tori Kelly and former City Treasurer Melissa McAllister were scheduled to appear in Arenac County’s 81st District Court in Standish for a pretrial on Jan. 26, but that … more

TWINING — Parents, staff and community members interested in consolidation or annexation between the Arenac Eastern School District (AE) and the AuGres-Sims School District (AGS) showed up to a … more

“The Arenac County Independent” will feature a special wedding guide in its Feb. 11 edition. The guide will offer editorial features and advertising about venues, dresses and tuxedos, wedding … more

ARENAC COUNTY — Now that county employees can no longer bank unused vacation, sick and personal days, all of which have been replaced by paid time off (PTO) days, the county’s personnel policy … more

STANDISH — After a meeting with its members Jan. 20, the Police Officers Association of Michigan (POAM) has agreed to ratify its contract with Arenac County. According to Arenac County Labor … more

STERLING — The Wertz Warriors, a group of snowmobile riders who raise money for the Special Olympics through fundraising stops during a 900 mile trek through Michigan, will be stopping at MJ’s in … more