Editor’s note: This editorial was written by Brian Calley, President, Small Business Association of Michigan; Bob Doyle, President and CEO, Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants…

Iosco County voters should approve the operating tax levy increase for Iosco County, which would increase the millage rate of the county from 3.9129 mills to 4.500 mills.

The Oscoda Township Board of Trustee’s recent vote at a September meeting to hobble the duties of the township’s treasurer and clerk, and seek a financial director for the township at a cost o…

It is not uncommon to get a glut of letters to the editor during an election year. We have been getting piles of them this year concerning everything politics, and there have been more than a …

Ever since Facebook exploded into society I’ve taken the stance of using the website as not a way to gossip about things going on in the community or the world, but as a way to connect with fr…

There was something off about this past Saturday that I could not put my finger one until I opened up Facebook and realized what I was missing. I was reminded with sudden clarity, much like ha…

More than a month ago the Iosco County News-Herald and Oscoda Press staff worked to send out questionnaires to candidates in the upcoming Aug. 4 Primary Election in an effort to better inform …

With the recent historic rainstorms and flooding that have devastated parts of Iosco County, and flooded many areas of the state – combined with the largest pandemic to hit the country in more…

May 12 was almost the perfect spring day, unless you went outside without a jacket on. Things were coming into bloom, the sky was a quality of blue that only the month of May can seem to manag…

Editor’s note: This week’s column contains spoilers for the Netflix show Tiger King. If you plan to watch the show, and don’t want to get a spoiler, do not read this column. Come back later af…

Friday morning there was an interesting voicemail on my work phone from an individual who is staying in an undisclosed condominium in AuSable Township. 

I recently heard someone liken the current Covid-19 Pandemic to World War III, and I think it is probably the most apt comparison that has ever been said. And when you think about it, it makes…

Editor’s Note: Jane Briggs-Bunting is a board member and founding president of the Michigan Coalition for Open Government (MiCOG), a tax exempt, Michigan nonprofit corporation founded to promo…