OSCODA – The Oscoda Township Board of Trustees approved language for the police millage at its regular meeting on Monday, May 13.
AuSABLE, Twp. – At its May 20 regular meeting, the AuSable Township Board of Trustees approved payment of the $2,865.80 invoice from the Strike Team Investigative Narcotics Group (STING).
TAWAS CITY – Multiple vendors and crafters will be stationed outside of the Iosco County Humane Society (ICHS) this Saturday, June 1, for a show which will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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MICHIGAN — With three weeks to go before the Nov. 8 general election, absentee ballot numbers continue to grow –with 1.7 million already sent to voters who requested them and 432,960 returned. Three weeks ahead of the 2018 general election, 912,872 absentee ballots had been requested. A brea…
LANSING — As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Cancer Section is sponsoring a Women’s Health Partnership Campaign a…
LANSING — On National Voter Registration Day, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced its partnership with the State of Michigan to provide voter registration information and as…
LANSING — The public is invited to attend a virtual meeting hosted by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) on Monday, Oct. 3, regarding the list of prescription drugs c…
LANSING — Before the leaves start to turn and fall, thousands of Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) Adopt-A-Highway volunteers began to fan out across the state to collect litter alo…
OSCODA – Game one went their way. Game two didn’t. The Oscoda softball team did the splits at Houghton Lake on Thursday, winning game one 19-9 before falling in game two, 22-18.
OSCODA – The Oscoda golf team got its final tune up before post-season play on Wednesday. The Owls were at the Nightmare Golf Course in West Branch for a tournament, where despite playing from…
OSCODA – Oscoda and Whittemore-Prescott battled it out with the rest of the teams in the North Star League Big Dipper on Tuesday, May 21. The Oscoda boys were second and the Lady Owls were fif…
OSCODA – The Oscoda USBC Bowling Association held its Bowler of the Year Tournament on May 7 and 14 at Vista Lanes of Oscoda.
OSCODA – The Oscoda golf team was at the Alpena Invitational on Friday. The Owls took 13th out of 19 teams, with a round of 390 at the Alpena Golf Club.
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LANSING – Moving firewood when you camp, hunt or head out for a weekend getaway means you risk carrying tree-killing insects and diseases to new places. Invasive pests can crawl out, infesting…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Trust the Science Act, a bill that Representative Jack Bergman cosponsored, recently passed the House of Representatives. The legislation will permanently delist the gra…
TAWAS: Shore anglers reported catching a few throwback perch at Gateway Park.Â
BAY CITY – The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is asking Rifle River and Saginaw Bay anglers to keep an eye out for brown trout with a tag or clip and to report information abou…
TAWAS CITY – Michael James Johnston, 64, formerly of East Tawas, was recently extradited back to Michigan from Alabama, as he is facing multiple charges related to alleged sex crimes involving both children and animals.
TAWAS Twp. – Ryan Russell Wright, 37, Tawas City, sustained non-incapacitating injuries recently, when he crashed his pickup truck into a culvert in Tawas Township.
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EAST TAWAS – AuSable Valley Community Mental Health Authority (AVCMHA) has announced that the fourth annual Mind Matters event will go on from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Saturday, May 18. It will be held at the East Tawas Community Center and the adjoining Bolen Park, located at 760 Newman St. i…
EAST TAWAS – AuSable Valley Community Mental Health Authority (AVCMHA) has announced that the fourth annual Mind Matters event will go on from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Saturday, May 18. It will be held at the East Tawas Community Center and the adjoining Bolen Park, located at 760 Newman St. i…
WEST BRANCH – Dr. William Morrone, medical examiner for five area counties of Arenac, Bay, Iosco, Midland, and Tuscola, reports six overdose deaths within the region in 11 days.
WEST BRANCH – Dr. William Morrone, medical examiner for five area counties of Arenac, Bay, Iosco, Midland, and Tuscola, reports six overdose deaths within the region in 11 days.
WEST BRANCH – Dr. William Morrone, medical examiner for five area counties of Arenac, Bay, Iosco, Midland, and Tuscola, reports six overdose deaths within the region in 11 days.
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OSCODA – Shoreline Players are in rehearsal and will be closing out their regular season with Steel Magnolias.
TAWAS CITY – The Quota Club of Iosco County Charitable Foundation has announced the dates of the organization’s 2024 rummage sale, which will be held at Tawas Methodist Church, located at 20 E. M-55 in Tawas City.
TAWAS CITY – Ascension St. Joseph Hospital in Tawas City is hosting a blood drive on Friday, May 31 from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in classrooms A & B, inside the hospital cafeteria. Appointments are helpful, but walk-ins are welcome as well.
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