TWINING — While other area school districts battle with student losses, Arenac County’s smallest district, Arenac Eastern, is seeing growth. more

STERLING — Even in an agriculture-based community like Arenac County, local veterinarian Dr. John Schwab said the majority of local students “still don’t understand what agriculture is all … more

Chapter 390 of the Vietnam Veterans of America have been busy playing Easter bunnies, orchestrating their twenty-fourth annual egg hunt for area children. The event, which saw a great turn out, was … more

AuGRES — The congregation of Riverside Mennonite Church will be celebrating its centennial anniversary Friday, July 1 through Sunday, July 3. more

AuGRES — The AuGres-Sims Knowledge Bowl team won the second district championship in Alpena, paving the way for the team to play the first district team in the Northeast Michigan finals. more

STANDISH — Kids from all over the area came to celebrate Kids Day in Standish Dec. 8, making crafts and local businesses after eating breakfast with Santa Claus at St. Mary’s of Michigan Standish Hospital. more

ARENAC COUNTY — Time is running out for former Standish City Manager Tori Kelly to accept a plea deal laid out by prosecution. On Sept. 23, at a pretrial hearing with 23rd Circuit Court Judge … more

DEEP RIVER TOWNSHIP — Some community events, scholarships and classes offered by the Sterling Sportsman’s Association (SSA) may be in peril now that the organization is no longer privy to a … more

Sterling — Waters on the Rifle River rose steadily over the weekend. On Sunday evening the national weather service said that the Rifle River had reached it's flood stage level at six feet, and that it was expected to rise to six point two feet. Rifle River Campground Manager Laurie Laurie Richardson said that the river was moving so fast that they lost their dock to the current. "I’ve been here 45-years and we’ve never lost a dock," she said until the campgrounds dock floated away late Sunday night. "It rose a good six feet. I've never seen it rise so fast.” Check back for a complete story. more

The AuGres-Sims School District Board of Education is looking at some different methods of administration besides a single, permanent superintendent. more