PINCONNING TOWNSHIP —In Spartan country, going green isn’t a mindset being pitched in the trash. But perhaps it should be, since Granger Electric, of Lansing, partnering with Republic … more

ARENAC COUNTY — A 53-mile paving project along M-13/US-23, reaching from Bay County, near Kawkawlin, to the Iosco/Arenac county line and creating a non-motorized shoulder the entire 53 miles, got … more

ARENAC COUNTY — State highways will be getting spruced up over the course of eight days, July 11 – 19, as part of the Michigan Department of Transportation’s (MDOT) Adopt-a-Highway (AAH) … 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

ARENAC COUNTY — Although out-of-towners crowded the county this Independence Day weekend, Arenac County Undersheriff Don McIntyre says that while there was an increase in traffic stops, the weekend … more

CALIFORNIA — Standish isn’t the only place where the prospect of California prisoners being housed in the Standish Maximum Correctional Facility (SMF) is being supported, as area natives who now … more

TWINING — Cuts made in the past allowed the Arenac Eastern School District (AE) to adopt a 2009-10 budget with no layoffs, but didn’t prevent the district from dipping into its fund equity to … more

STANDISH — Original plans to close the doors of the Standish Maximum Correctional Facility on July 26 have been altered, as the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) is now reporting that the … more

Are you a college student or planning to attend college? Were you awarded a Michigan Promise Scholarship or any other grant funding that has recently been cut in budget moves by the Michigan Senate … more

ARENAC COUNTY — When 73-year-old Carla Wallenda ascends a 110-foot pole at the Arenac County Fair, some may think she’s crazy, others may think she’s mentally unstable. But she’s just … more