GRANDVILLE – Hale Area Schools student Jonah Barclay has been dying to build his own robot for the Hale Elementary/Middle School’s Robo Raptors team since Hale hosted their first live tournament two years ago when he was in first grade.
LANSING, MICH. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has been notified of a case of the P.1 or Brazil variant in a Bay County resident. The case was reported by commercial lab Quest, and MDHHS was notified March 31.
ALPENA – Hope Shores Alliance (HSA) is asking our community to share in honoring this April as the 20th anniversary of the National Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
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LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel – in conjunction with the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Andrew Birge, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan Matthew Schneider, the Federal Bureau of Investigations and the Michigan State Police – announced …
KALAMAZOO – Saturday was a medal winning kind of day or two members of the Oscoda wrestling team. The Owls, who had four grapplers compete in the division four individual state finals at the Wings Event Center in Kalamazoo, had Zach Ouillette and Anthony Ward reach the podium.
OSCODA – This year’s Klondike Canoe Challenge – typically the first Michigan Canoe Racing Association of the year – may be canceled, but the annual 5K/10K is still on, according to organizers.
OSCODA – Four went in. Four came out. Saturday was a good day for the Oscoda wrestling team at the division four individual regional, as it was able to advance all four of its wrestlers for Sa…
OSCODA – It is safe to say that Monday, March 22 day that was a day that Oscoda girls basketball head coach Mark Toppi wishes would have never happened. After finishing the regular season wit…
CANTON – Oscoda senior Ethan Chase wrapped up his high school bowling career on Saturday. Chase, competed in the division four state individual state championships, held at Super Bowl in Canton.
HARRISVILLE – Deputies from the Alcona County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO), at 8 a.m. on April 2, were dispatched to a fully engulfed structure fire which left two people with serious injuries.
TAWAS CITY – As noted last week, the Tawas City Fire Department (TCFD) – along with the East Tawas Fire Department (ETFD) – was dispatched to a structure fire at about 2 p.m. on March 29.
TAWAS CITY – The Tawas City Fire Department (TCFD), along with the East Tawas Fire Department (ETFD), were dispatched to a structure fire at approximately 5 p.m. on Easter Sunday, April 4.
LANSING– A known member of the Wolverine Watchmen and Clarkston resident was arraigned on two felony weapons charges today, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.
EAST TAWAS – Following his arraignment in Iosco County’s 81st District Court last month, East Tawas resident Mark David Elliott, 63, has been scheduled for two subsequent court appearances.
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OSCODA – On Feb. 22, Oscoda High School band students recorded events for MSBOA (Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association) Solo and Ensemble Festival.
TAWAS CITY – Know a young person with an interest in science and the natural world? Children ages 9-14 are invited to spend some time this spring Exploring with Scientists from the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station.
EAST TAWAS – American Legion Audie Johnson Post/Unit No. 211 of East Tawas will host fourth baked chicken dinner fundraiser.
I guess I never gave much of a single thought about cashing in my bottle returns at the local grocery store until the world decided to stop spinning on its axis last year. The shutdown and the long multi-month wait to return the 10 cent Michigan deposits became a most daunting task to find t…
When I first started in the newspaper business back in 2006 the late Publisher Jim Dunn and my then boss, Editor John Morris, thought I was a rube. For those who don’t know what a rube is, the definition basically boils down to a “yokel,” a “country bumpkin” or an “unsophisticated country hick.”
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Irony is ordering an emergency weather radio from eBay, and the day it is supposed to arrive in the mail, it is delayed due to a massive weather event. For Michigan residents, especially in the month of February, it’s just another day of the week. We are seasoned to the cold weather and the …
