TAWAS CITY – The Iosco County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution to increase the cost of drug testing by the Iosco County Sheriff’s Office to match that of a local drug testing business, Northern Michigan Drug Screening of East Tawas.
GRAYLING – The wait is over. The 72nd annual AuSable River Canoe Marathon is finally here. The historic race is slated to once again take place Saturday and Sunday and several records have already been broken.
OSCODA – The water main extension projects in Oscoda Township were among the topics discussed during the board of trustees meeting on Monday.
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OSCODA – Jonathon Jerome Gusa, 17, Mikado, has been bound over to Iosco County’s 23rd Circuit Court, for the felony offense of fleeing from police, 3rd-degree.
BALDWIN Twp. – A two-vehicle crash in Baldwin Township on July 18 resulted in injuries to two individuals.
PLAINFIELD Twp. – Nine felony counts and two misdemeanors are being faced by Laren Austin Clement, 42, Hale.
OSCODA – The Oscoda Township Police Department are asking area residents to be on the lookout for several scams that have been hitting the area.
OMER – The annual Northeastern Michigan Baseball League (N.E.M.) reunion will take place this Sunday, July 21, in the N.E.M. Museum located at the Arenac County Historical Society Museum in Omer.
OSCODA – Lakewood Shores Serradella Course will host the 20th annual Pat Copland Memorial Golf Classic this Saturday at 11 a.m.
OSCODA – After guiding the Oscoda varsity boys basketball team through the last seven seasons, including what was perhaps the program’s finest season in program history, head coach Seth Alda d…
EAST TAWAS – The Tawas Area Chamber of Commerce held its annual Golf Classic on Tuesday, June 4 at Red Hawk Golf Club to support this year’s Independence Day Celebration.
EAST TAWAS – The Ascension St. Joseph Foundation invites local residents to attend their 25th annual charity golf classic event on Thursday, June 27, with registration at 9 a.m. and start at 10 a.m.
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It can sometimes be difficult to get kids outdoors for exercise when the weather is harsh, says Jennifer Jewell, a physical therapist in Jefferson Township. That’s one of the main reasons she enrolled her three children in the iXL Rehab, Exercise and Wellness Center’s Excel Sports Performance youth camp.
While eating meatless has an array of health benefits and even significantly reduces your carbon footprint, there is undoubtedly a price you pay cutting out meat. Vegetarians and vegans commonly struggle with making up these crucial nutrients and vitamins.
If you’ve ever been a pet parent you know animals love to explore and taste just about everything in their path. Unfortunately, there are things at home that our furry friends shouldn’t eat. In fact, according to the ASPCA in 2018, the Animal Poison Control Center (APCC) received an average of 1,200 calls daily and assisted 266,554 animals.
Once again, millennials — anyone born between 1981 and 1996 — are in the news. This time, unbeknownst to them, it’s a plea for help.
According to the Oxford Dictionary, a boundary is defined as “a line that marks the limits of an area.” In more straightforward terms, it’s the line you clearly draw so that others know not to cross it. Boundaries are essential to healthy relationships, whether that’s among friends, within the workplace or in a romantic partnership.
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Doug Scheer performs a science experiment with a young audience member at the Robert J. Parks Library last week as part of the district library's summer program.
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Here's the latest for Tuesday July 23rd: Boris Johnson chosen to be U.K.'s next Prime Minister: Michael Avenatti back in court, calls President Trump a "criminal"; Venezuela endures nationwide blackout; Four children dead in Russia tent camp fire.
STANDISH – Northeast Michigan Arts Council cordially invites the general public to attend an Open House Showcase at the Northeast Art Center, located at the corner of Grove Road and US-23 in Standish on Friday, July 26 at 12:30 p.m.
OSCODA – The Veterans of Foreign Affairs (VFW) Post 3735 will hold a beat the heat vendor and craft show this Saturday at 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
OSCODA – The Sunshine String Band will fill the Oscoda Beach Park bandshell with music this Thursday starting at 7 p.m.
Residents all over Michigan, and especially in the state’s upper peninsula, were aghast at a recent slight against the U.P. that was inadvertently done by the Pepsi-Cola Company through it’s “DEW”nited States campaign, which featured all 50 states on select bottles of Mountain Dew.
One of the highlights of my year is getting to take fireworks photos during the Independence Day celebration that is held every year in Iosco County. It’s more than just a “point and shoot” activity, it’s something that has taken years to get down and do right to get really good end product.…
Friday was a busy day for me at the Oscoda Press. I was covering for people who were off, getting pages designed for the coming newspaper, and juggling many different things, when I realized it was after 1 p.m. and I was hungry.
I never knew Denise “Ester” Radgowski, the former owner of the Tawas Bar in Tawas City, as a business owner. Most of my interactions with the woman, who passed away at the age of 68 on June 1, were when she was in a wet suit.
