EAST TAWAS – The East Tawas City Council, at its regular Jan. 16 meeting, voted to enter into an agreement with Baldwin Township to provide water and sewer services outside of the township’s normal operating hours. Baldwin Township staffs the water and sewer services Mondays through Fridays …
TAWAS CITY – Raymond Bruning, Emergency Medical Service (EMS) operations manager for Iosco County, provided the Committee of the Whole with some good news at the Jan. 18 meeting.
TAWAS CITY – The Iosco County Board of Commissioners (BOC) voted to apply for the second round of MIHOPE grant funding available from the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) during its regular Jan. 18 meeting. The motion to approve Resolution 2 by Commissioner Terry Dutcher,…
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WHITTEMORE – The Whittemore-Prescott wrestling team entered Wednesday’s North Star League meet in Alcona needing two wins to secure the conference championship. The Cardinals got those wins in a big way, dominating host Alcona 78-6 and toppling Rogers City in similar fashion, with a twin of 78-6.
HALE – On paper, Hale’s home North Star League Little Dipper contest with winless AuGres on Tuesday, Jan. 17 looked like an easy victory. The Eagles got all they could handle with the Wolverin…
TAWAS CITY – Coming off of blowout wins over Oscoda and Alpena in their two previous contests, Wednesday’s 57-30 win over visiting Beaverton couldn’t help but feel like a bit of a let down for…
HALE – Come the post-season, the match-up between the Hale and AuGres girls’ basketball teams just very well might settle a Division 4 district championship. There was no hardware on the line …
TAWAS CITY – When the Tawas Area hockey team met up with Bishop Foley United back in early December, the Braves mostly had their way with them. On Friday, playing that same Bishop Foley team i…
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LANSING – Wildlife biologists from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources last week released their findings of the latest Michigan gray wolf survey.
OSCODA – Members of AuSable Valley Audubon conducted their annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC) on Dec. 19 in the Tawas area and on Dec. 21 in the Oscoda area.
LANSING – The 2023 lake sturgeon fishing season on Black Lake in Cheboygan County will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 4.
LANSING – Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) trail officials are urging snowmobilers to watch out for watery hazards along some state trails.
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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.
Democrats are moving forward quickly on a measure that would move up the 2024 presidential primary, with Republicans claiming it would hurt voters. Senate Bill 13 would establish Feb. 27, 2024, as the next primary date — changing the state’s presidential primary date to the fourth Tuesday in February rather than the second Tuesday in […]
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(The Center Square) – The Michigan Court of Appeals has upheld the process by which Republican legislators amended two 2018 ballot initiatives passed by Michigan voters.
(The Center Square) – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in her State of the State address Wednesday evening proposed seven permanent government expansions.
(The Center Square) — Would New Hampshire really not be able to tout #FITN? South Carolina goes first? Where's Iowa?
(The Center Square) – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called for “immediate” relief to some Michiganders from rising prices in her State of the State address Wednesday evening.
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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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EAST TAWAS – The 73rd annual Perchville USA festival is fast approaching, and even before the event officially kicks off the first weekend in February, there will be some pre-Perchville fun available.
STANDISH – Northeast Michigan Arts Council will host its 31st annual Quilt Show Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 28 and 29, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Northeast Art Center auditorium.
TAWAS CITY – 4-H program coordinators in Iosco and Ogemaw counties are partnering to host their first-ever 4-H Chocolate Party.
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