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Pictured is Gladwin Summer Fest in 2025.

Pictured is Gladwin Summer Fest in 2025.

Gladwin Summer Street Fest returns

GLADWINMark your calendars! The highly anticipated Gladwin Summer Street Fest is back and better than ever on Saturday, July 11, 2026, bringing a full day of excitement, entertainment, and community spirit to downtown Gladwin.
LEATHERS VISITS BEAVERTON LEO CLUB

LEATHERS VISITS BEAVERTON LEO CLUB

LEATHERS VISITS BEAVERTON LEO CLUB

Lions of Michigan District Governor, Marie Leathers, recently visited the Beaverton Lions Club to hear about the great community work being accomplished and projects supported by its members. In addition, the Governor was introduced to the work of the Beaverton Leo Club and members.
Billman honor caps Fine Arts Week at GHS

Billman honor caps Fine Arts Week at GHS

Billman honor caps Fine Arts Week at GHS

GLADWINFine Arts Week at Gladwin High School began May 1 with the Creative Reflections Art Show, which decked the school’s halls with various examples of art created by the students, continued the next day with “On with the Show,” a musical celebration of stage, screen and spectacle performed by...
MARSP to meet May 18

MARSP to meet May 18

MARSP to meet May 18

GLADWIN COUNTYThe Gladwin County Chapter of Michigan Association of School Personnel (MARSP) will meet on Monday, May 18, 2026, at the Gladwin Church of Christ in its fellowship hall, 425 E. Grout Street, Gladwin, located behind the Hall-Kokotovich Funeral Home.From 10-10:30 a.m.
These planes – Air Tractor AT-802 models modified to scoop water for wildland firefighting – are flying for the DNR during the spring fire season.

These planes – Air Tractor AT-802 models modified to scoop water for wildland firefighting – are flying for the DNR during the spring fire season.

DNR adds two water scooping aircraft to help battle wildfires this season

LANSINGTwo Fire Boss aircraft, each capable of scooping up to 800 gallons of water from a lake in just 15 seconds, have been added to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources firefighting fleet this season.
Tomahawk Lake Fire: An aerial view, at roughly 1:30 p.m. Monday, of the land in Presque Isle County burned by the Tomahawk Lake Fire. The fire started late Sunday and is now 90 percent contained.

Tomahawk Lake Fire: An aerial view, at roughly 1:30 p.m. Monday, of the land in Presque Isle County burned by the Tomahawk Lake Fire. The fire started late Sunday and is now 90 percent contained.

Tomahawk Lake Fire near Atlanta nearly contained after burning 190 acres

LANSINGFirefighters from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources worked Monday to contain a wildfire that began Sunday near the southeast end of the Tomahawk Creek Flooding in Presque Isle County.