PINCONNING — The Pinconning Area School District will be operating with approximately $1.3 million less in it’s 2011-12 budget after cuts made by the Board of Education at its meeting on Tuesday, June 28. more

TURNER TWP. — Members of the Turner Township Board are “disgusted” after flowers placed in front of the Veteran’s Memorial Rock at the township hall were stolen over Memorial Day weekend. more

ARENAC COUNTY — The Arenac County Conservation District is going to the birds this month during its annual meeting by bringing back Joe Rogers of the Wildlife Recovery Association to present his “Live Birds of Prey” show. more

STANDISH — The Standish City Council held a special meeting March 3 to discuss a water and sewer rate study that could affect rates by July 1, the beginning of the new fiscal year. more

AUGRES — Lydia Kauffman, Jake Huber and Jesse Swartz are no strangers to the Mennonite religion, as they have a combined 47-year attendance record at Riverside Mennonite and National City Mennonite … more

STANDISH TOWNSHIP — The fishing program “1 Big Fish” will be shooting footage from July 12-14 for its Arenac County episode, which will feature Standish Township’s Eagle Bay Marina as the hot … more

STANDISH — Common knowledge in Standish was that if the Standish Maximum Correctional Facility (SMF) wasn’t holding federal prisoners or ones from another state by Oct. 1, it would officially be … more

STANDISH – Funding for an environmental impact study (EIS) at the Standish Maximum Correction Facility still has not been approved, despite continued interest by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. … more

ARENAC COUNTY — Every school in Arenac County besides the Standish-Sterling Central High School met the Michigan Department of Education’s standards for adequate yearly progress (AYP). … more

ARENAC COUNTY — A last minute motion filed in 23rd Circuit Court, and granted by Judge Ronald Bergeron, gave Tori Kelly, former Standish City Manager, one more day to plead guilty, which she did … more