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OSCODA – Shades of blue and white filled the Oscoda High School (OHS) gymnasium on Sunday, June 9, for the OHS Commencement ceremony of 64 graduates with six being foreign exchange students.
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TAWAS CITY – Brian Scott Thayer, 40, will spend 12 to 30 in prison after Iosco County’s 23rd Circuit Court Judge David C. Riffel handed down a sentence during a hearing held June 3.
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OSCODA – Oscoda students will begin their 2019-20 school year before Labor Day, as voted on by the Oscoda Area Schools Board of Education (OAS) during a Monday meeting.
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OSCODA – Four Oscoda High School (OHS) alumni were honored at this year’s graduation held on Sunday, June 9.
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OSCODA – The concept of a consolidated municipal services center at Furtaw Field was discussed by the Oscoda Township Board of Trustees, among other business, during their Monday meeting.
TAWAS CITY – After agreeing to plea no contest to a lesser charge, Dr. Devendra Kumar Sharma – Iosco County’s former medical examiner – will face no upfront jail time, according to documents from Iosco County’s 23rd Circuit Court.
PLAINFIELD Twp. – Kendra Lee-Ann Gay, 32, Hale, sustained incapacitating injuries during a single-vehicle rollover crash on June 6, in Plainfield Township.
TAWAS CITY – A moment of silence was held before the Iosco County Board of Commissioners meeting on June 5 in remembrance of District 3 Commissioner Mark McKulsky, who passed away unexpectedly on May 16 at the age of 53.
BALDWIN TOWNSHIP – A standing-room only crowd packed the Baldwin Township Hall last Thursday, as public hearings were held to consider three requests for special land use permits for proposed medical marijuana provisioning centers on US-23.
OSCODA – An act of nature has been cited as the cause of a garage fire in Oscoda Township, which broke out just after 10 p.m. on May 31.
OSCODA – An Oscoda woman who faced four counts of larceny from a person, in four separate cases, was sentenced for the incidents, which occurred in early January in Oscoda.
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OSCODA – A $4,930,000 grant has been awarded to the Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport Authority (OWAA) by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
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EAST TAWAS – Visitors flooded East Tawas State Harbor throughout June 2 for the annual Breeze on the Bay Tawas Kite Festival.
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EAST TAWAS – Deann Walters discovered something pretty unusual under her spare room bed in her house just two years ago.
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EAST TAWAS – With branches in eight different municipalities, and staff having issued 1,373 new borrower cards last year, the Iosco-Arenac District Library was teeming with activity in 2018.
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AUSABLE TWP. – The AuSable Township Hall served as the location for a public meeting for Mill Street residents on Thursday, May 23.
OSCODA – Commencement exercises will be held Friday, June 7, at 7 p.m., for the Class of 2019 at Hale and Whittemore-Prescott high schools while seniors at Oscoda High School will graduate Sunday at 2 p.m.
AUSABLE TWP. – The AuSable Township Board of Trustees met on Monday, May 20, and received a presentation from Iosco County Commissioner Terry Dutcher, Operations Manager for Iosco County EMS and Arenac/Iosco Mobile Medical Response (MMR) Scott Kernicki and Director of Iosco County Central Di…
AUSABLE TWP. – The AuSable Township Board of Trustees have significantly lowered the listing price of the former township hall in an effort to quickly sell the building.
ALPENA – With bicyclists facing a higher risk of injury and death than occupants of motor vehicles, the Michigan State Police (MSP) is reminding bicyclists to take precautions when riding this spring and summer.
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PLAINFIELD Twp. – Kendra Lee-Ann Gay, 32, Hale, sustained incapacitating injuries during a single-vehicle rollover crash on June 6, in Plainfield Township.
OSCODA – An act of nature has been cited as the cause of a garage fire in Oscoda Township, which broke out just after 10 p.m. on May 31.
OSCODA – An Oscoda woman who faced four counts of larceny from a person, in four separate cases, was sentenced for the incidents, which occurred in early January in Oscoda.
ALPENA – With bicyclists facing a higher risk of injury and death than occupants of motor vehicles, the Michigan State Police (MSP) is reminding bicyclists to take precautions when riding this…
BALDWIN Twp. – Oscoda Township Police Department (OTPD) Chief Mark David reports that an approximately 200- to 225-pound black bear was killed by a vehicle on May 31.
OSCODA – The third annual Shore Fun Beach Run/Walk fundraiser will be returning to Oscoda Township on Saturday, June 22.
TAWAS CITY – The cardio drumming events at Tawas City Shoreline Park will continue this summer, following approval of a special event application by planning commission members during their Ju…
TAWAS CITY – Tawas Area senior Gabe Martin put the finishing touches on his stellar high school golf career over the weekend.
OSCODA – The MHSAA track and field state finals were held on Saturday, with Iosco County athletes fairing quite well at the state’s top level.
BEAVERTON – The Oscoda softball team wasn’t able to overcome a strong Beaverton team on Saturday. The Lady Owls, playing the host Lady Beavers in a division three district final game, fell 10-1.
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