EAST TAWAS – In a show of respect and remembrance for military veterans who gave their lives during combat, multiple communities in Iosco County are hosting Memorial Day recognition events.
OSCODA — On May 3, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced 150 awards were made to many school districts for $10 million in state funding from the Competitive School Safety Grant Program (CSSGP). These grants are to go toward the purchase of equipment and/or technology to improve the safety and …
EAST TAWAS — The Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency and the Iosco County Veterans Affairs Office will be hosting the 2022 Veterans Benefits Fair to be held in East Tawas.
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LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel – in conjunction with the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Andrew Birge, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan Matthew Schneider, the Federal Bureau of Investigations and the Michigan State Police – announced …
WHITTEMORE —The Oscoda softball team won a pair of home North Star League Big Dipper games against Alcona on Monday, May 9. They were both high-scoring wins for the Lady Owls, 15-14 and 19-16.
JOHANNESBURG — The Tawas Area track and field teams had yet another good showing at a multiple team track meet on Tuesday, May 10. This time at Johannesburg-Lewiston, the boys’ team came in se…
MIO — The Whittemore-Prescott baseball team dropped a pair of games at Mio on Monday, May 9. They lost the first game 14-4 and fell in the night cap 10-4.
HALE — The Hale baseball team played at home against Posen in a North Star League Little Dipper twinbill on Thursday. The Eagles had a good day, and were able to come up with wins in both cont…
OSCODA — The Oscoda baseball team had four wins in league play last week. The Owls began the week at home on Monday, May 9 against Alcona, North Star League Big Dipper contests they won by sco…
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CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN – At Thursday’s meeting of the Michigan Natural Resources Commission at Crystal Mountain, the commission approved a fishing regulation change regarding lake trout and splake i…
MIKADO – The Pine River-Van Etten Lake Watershed Coalition (PRVEL) is welcoming and encouraging volunteers to join them for an event on Tuesday, May 17, starting at 9 a.m.
LANSING – A quiet spot in your backyard, a thicket or a patch of tall grass – these all are places where fawns have been found. If you do come across a fawn this spring, don’t touch it. Accord…
OSCODA/LAKE HURON: Pier anglers were catching mostly Atlantic salmon and walleye with a few lake trout. Most anglers were having luck with minnows. Some anglers were casting spoons, jig heads …
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OSCODA — The Robert J. Parks library in Oscoda is "jam packed" with events for this spring.
NATIONAL CITY – This Saturday, May 21, Pegasus Springs Therapeutic Riding Center (TRC) will host its first fundraiser of the year – “Pancakes with Peggy” – from 9 a.m. to noon.
EAST TAWAS – As a reminder, a Veterans Benefits Fair will take place this Thursday, May 19, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. It will be hosted in Rushman Hall, located at 821 Newman St. in East Tawas.
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