Editor's note: This story has been updated as new information became available. Also, a new number of additional cases, 507, has been added, up from 506 reported earlier in this story. A new development also came in this morning of a new CORVID-19 case in Ogemaw County,
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OSCODA – Community volunteers came together on Wednesday, March 18, to pack and distribute bags of pre-packaged breakfast and lunch meals along with essentials to families in the community.
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OSCODA – Deliberating for two hours on March 17, the Oscoda Township Board of Trustees gathered for a special meeting in response to the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
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TAWAS CITY – Changes with how patients and visitors are handled and how the public can access the Ascension St. Joseph Hospital in Tawas City, were implemented last week by hospital officials.
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TAWAS CITY – The Iosco County Board of Commissioners, as well as other offices within county government, took steps on March 18 to close government offices to the general public, as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic precautions and response are conducted in the United States.
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TAWAS CITY – The 4-H Jr. Robocards team members Bransen Bellville and Dylan Donaghy, from Whittemore traveled to Traverse City on Feb. 29 to compete in the VEX IQ State Championship.
LANSING – Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed the “Stay Home, Stay Safe” Executive Order (EO 2020-21), directing all Michigan businesses and operations to temporarily suspend in-person operations that are not necessary to sustain or protect life.
TAWAS CITY – Even before Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued an executive order which shut down all schools in the state from March 13 to April 5 in order to slow the spread of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), school districts in Iosco County were proactively addressing issues …
JACKSON – The Consumers Energy Foundation is supporting two statewide organizations with a $500,000 contribution to help enhance critical services for Michigan children, vulnerable seniors and those who may need assistance in the wake of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
Editor's note: In an effort to keep the community updated on the ever-changing information regarding COVID-19, the Iosco County News-Herald and Oscoda Press will use this link to give you that information as we receive it. New information will be presented as bulleted items. Readers will be …
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OSCODA – Representatives of Alpena Community College (ACC) Oscoda Campus report that the latest ACC Talk was a rewarding and worthwhile event.
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OSCODA – The sale of property on the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base (WAFB) – at $5,000 above the asking price – was approved during the March 9 Oscoda Township Board of Trustees meeting, among other action.
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OSCODA – The Oscoda Wurtsmith Airport Authority (OWAA) met on Thursday, March 12, and approved bids for the Iosco Apron Pavement Rehab Phase II project and the Taxiway ‘E’ Pavement Rehab Phase I project.
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TAWAS CITY — Former Vice President Joe Biden took the most Democratic votes in Iosco County for the Michigan presidential primary, winning Iosco County with 1,731 votes out of the total 2,911 votes, good for nearly 60 percent.
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OSCODA – Is this the end? Is this just a break in the action? What happens next? When the MHSAA announced the immediate and indefinite postponement of its post-season tournaments on Thursday, it had a devastating impact on three Iosco County boys basketball teams and left plenty of questions…
EAST TAWAS – Two Iosco County News-Herald and Oscoda Press staffers have earned Michigan Press Association (MPA) awards for their reporting of contamination issues in Oscoda.
AUSABLE TWP. – Effective as of Monday, March 16, staff at the AuSable Township Hall have decided to close their doors due to COVID-19.
EAST TAWAS – It’s nothing we’ve seen before in our lifetimes.
TAWAS CITY – An Oscoda man was sentenced to a year in jail – to run consecutively to a current prison sentence – after fleeing parole officers in the Iosco County building in January.
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AuSABLE Twp. – Zachary Bert Scholten, 30, Oscoda, has been arrested and charged with 72 felony counts of aggravated possession of child sexually abusive material (CSAM/child pornography). If convicted as charged, he could face up to 10 years in prison and/or fines of $50,000.
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OSCODA – What isn’t known is if Oscoda senior Brayden Mallak has played his final high school boys basketball game. What is known is that Mallak just might be one of the best Owls to ever put on a blue and white uniform. As of March 12, the day the MHSAA announced the postponement in its pos…
OSCODA – When the Oscoda girls basketball team saw its season ended at the hands of Charlevoix in a division three regional semi-final game on March 10, it also ended what was perhaps the best…
TAWAS CITY – With the number of high school football teams making the switch to 8-man, the landscape of 11-man game has been evolving in recent years. The changes will take effect in this area…
OSCODA – Due to current health concerns regarding the coronavirus, the Klondike Challenge Committee decided to postpone this year’s race.
OSCODA –The Oscoda Otters swim club competed at the MTSL State Championship meet last month.
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