EAST TAWAS – Locals and visitors to the Tawas area know that as the first weekend of February nears, they will have something to look forward to that helps break up the monotony of a long winter season.
TAWAS CITY – With youth, adult and business options available, there is an opportunity for everyone to be an advocate for animals in need, through the Iosco County Humane Society’s (ICHS) 2023 Membership Program.
EAST TAWAS – Shannone and Chad Bondie, Oscoda residents and East Tawas business owners, have spent the last year settling in as the new owners at Sterling Properties. Now they’re looking to expand, adding Farmers Insurance to their office along Newman Street in downtown East Tawas.
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HALE – Trailing by seven points with just three minutes to go in their home North Star League boys’ basketball crossover game with Oscoda, things didn’t exactly look promising for Hale. The Eagles got some big threes late and closed the game on a 14-0 run to shock the Owls however, with a th…
TAWAS CITY – Entering Wednesday’s game with the Mid-Michigan (Mt. Pleasant) Raptors, the Tawas Area hockey team hadn’t had a home contest in over a month. The Braves seemed pretty happy to be …
WHITTEMORE – The highly touted Whittemore-Prescott girls’ wrestling team continued to show their dominance on Friday. The Lady Cardinals were at a tournament in Ovid Elsie, and won the 34-team…
MIO – For awhile in Thursday’s North Star League Big Dipper boys’ basketball game, Whittemore-Prescott was able to make it interesting at top-10 ranked Mio. They couldn’t keep up with the Thun…
WHITTEMORE – The Whittemore-Prescott girls basketball team faced an early double digit deficit in their North Star League Big Dipper game at Mio on Thursday. The Lady Cardinals came back to le…
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ALABASTER Twp. – Members of the Alabaster Township Parks and Recreation Committee are inviting the public to a guided “Winter Walk” through the Lake Huron Coastal Preserve.
OSCODA – The 26th annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) will take place Feb. 17-20. Residents of Iosco and Alcona counties will have an opportunity to submit valuable data to researchers abo…
LANSING – Each winter, Michiganders get a chance to glimpse the large, magnificent snowy owl – and this species’ appearance across the state attracts a lot of attention. However, According to …
LANSING – Wildlife biologists from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources last week released their findings of the latest Michigan gray wolf survey.
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PLAINFIELD Twp. – Michigan State Police (MSP) West Branch Post troopers are investigating a fatal traffic crash which occurred in Plainfield Township this past weekend. It took place on Vaughn Road, near Davison Road, at about noon on Saturday.
TAWAS Twp. – A Tawas Township man who was reported this past week as missing, was found deceased a short time later.
(The Center Square) – The city of Detroit will receive $24.8 million to redesign existing transportation infrastructure in high crash areas to reduce traffic fatalities.
(The Center Square) – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a bill into law that aims to move the presidential primary to earlier in the 2024 primary season.
A bill that was set to change the state’s tax on retirement income is headed to conference committee for final negotiations. The Democratic-led Senate on Wednesday gutted House Bill 4001. There has been speculation that in addition to reforming the so-called pension tax and increasing the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) for working families — […]
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After years of attempting to pass bills that would honor Black history in Michigan, state Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) reintroduced legislation on Wednesday that would establish Juneteenth as a state-recognized holiday. Santana introduced Senate Bill 50 on the first day of Black History Month after attempts to pass similar legislation in 2020 and 2021 under […]
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(The Center Square) – Less than one week after promising to lower costs and provide “immediate” relief for Michiganders, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is pondering a loophole to avoid giving all Michiganders a tax break as required by a 2015 law.
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WEST BRANCH – When a gas is odorless and tasteless, how do you know if it’s reaching dangerous levels? You test for it.
TAWAS CITY – It’s the most wonderful time of the year, but with many to-do lists, stress, cold weather and straying from good health habits in terms of eating, sleeping and drinking, the holiday season can pose increased risk for our hearts, according to a cardiologist with Ascension St. Jos…
WEST BRANCH – Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and District Health Department No. 2 (DHD2) remind Michiganders of steps they can take to keep themselves safe and healthy when touching or working around livestock.
It takes, on average, eight minutes for paramedics to respond to the scene of an emergency, according to Jim Callipare, a health and physical education teacher at Armstrong Junior-Senior High School. So, in an attempt to create more first responders in Armstrong County, and potentially save lives or just buy time before paramedics arrive, students at the school took part in hands-only CPR training on Nov. 18.
LANSING – Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) Director Anita Fox has announced a new series of health insurance virtual town halls to help inform Michiganders about new health plan options, newly extended savings, and increased opportunities for free local enrollme…
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After a year off due to COVID-19 concerns last year, Perchville USA returned to the Tawases for its 71st annual rendition. This video is of the Perchville parade on a sunny Saturday morning, Feb. 5, 2022 taken in downtown East Tawas, Michigan. It was a balmy 10 degrees out when the parade re…
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(2 Feb 2023) Amigos y familiares de Tyre Nichols se reunieron el miércoles en su funeral, tres semanas después de su muerte tras una golpiza brutal por parte de policías en Memphis, incidente que provocó una nueva ronda de llamados a una reforma policial.
EAST TAWAS – Huron Shores Chorus is ready to re-convene in preparation for its annual spring concert.
TAWAS CITY – Ascension St. Joseph Hospital Foundation will honor two local women with the 2023 Spirit of St. Joseph Award at the annual Winter Gala for their dedication and support of breast cancer awareness and fundraising efforts towards the hospital’s cancer care fund.
EAST TAWAS – Huron Community Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of David Gottleber to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
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