MASON — The fourth time’s a charm for Omer resident and Standish Max Corrections Officer Paul Piche, as in his fourth trip to the Ingham County Courthouse in Mason to file a recall petition … more

STERLING — After 28 years with the Standish-Sterling schools, 24 of which were with Sterling Elementary, Dale Daniels retired as the head custodian for the elementary school on Jan. 8. more

STANDISH — A state budget crisis, large outgoing graduating class and the closing of the Standish Maximum Correctional Facility has the administration at Standish-Sterling Community Schools … more

STANDISH — Two members of the Standish-Sterling FFA Chapter are taking on more responsibility within the organization, as juniors Karina Pierce and Kelsey Prohaska were elected as FFA Region VI … more

STANDISH — At least four headstones or grave monuments were knocked off foundations in Woodmere Cemetery some time last weekend. The affected gravesites were all located in the Southwest corner of … more

STANDISH — The Arenac County Central Dispatch is looking for voters to renew its millage at its current level of 0.8 mills in the upcoming primary election Aug. 3. more

A federal penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kan., which, like the Standish Maximum Correctional Facility, was being eyed as a replacement as a detnetion center for Guantanamo Bay detainees, … more

ARENAC COUNTY — The mild winter has meant a little bit less work for the county road commission, although Superintendent Blair Dyer said salt use is still on par with previous years. more

STANDISH — A man stranded on a boat in the Saginaw Bay was forced to swim one mile to shore Saturday evening according to the Arenac County Sheriff’s Department. more

LANSING — A delegation representing the Michigan prison system returned from California on Thursday, after going west in an attempt to persuade that state’s department of corrections to look at … more