Classes set for dealing with mental illness

MIDLANDThe National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is offering sessions of its Family to Family program this fall.Mental illness is challenging for the person living with it and their families. Is your family new to dealing with a loved one experiencing a mental illness?

Mid Michigan Community Action participates in new state housing assistance initiative

FARWELLAsafe, stable home is often the foundation people need to move forward.

SEWER UPDATE

The City of Gladwin issued the following update on progress at the wastewater treatment plant as of Sept. 14: The wastewater treatment plant is back in operation and treating the city’s wastewater.The plant is currently operating on one of its three influent pumps.

MARSP meeting slated for Sept. 28

GLADWINThe Michigan Association of Retired School Personnel (MARSP) – Gladwin County Chapter will meet on Monday, Sept. 28, 2026, at the Gladwin Church of Christ in its fellowship hall, 425 E. Grout Street, Gladwin, located behind the Hall-Kokotovich Funeral Home.For the Sept.

Life Chain 2026

GLADWINMembers of Right to Life of Gladwin County (RTLGC) ask the pro-life public to join them for Life Chain, an event which each year forms in cities nationwide for a public, prayerful, and peaceful stand for the lives of the unborn and for a nation where abortion is unthinkable.

Morgans visit Art Show after mayoral salute

GLADWINThe Gladwin Area Artists Group held its Fall Show & Sale Friday and Saturday at the GAFT Theater and, among the attendees on Saturday morning were Lynn Morgan and his granddaughter, Kailah.

TROPHY TABLE

A little spring cleaning at the end of summer prompted Gladwin’s Arden Seipke and his son, Scott, to gather up an impressive collection of the trophies they had accumulated over the years.

DNR confirms state’s first cases of EHD for 2026

LANSINGThe Michigan Department of Natural Resources has detected epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus in free-ranging white-tailed deer from Branch, Ingham, Jackson and Lenawee counties.

Online resources bring awareness to Cold Cases

LANSINGSearching unsolved crimes and sharing information directly with Michigan State Police (MSP) investigators is now easier with dedicated webpages highlighting cold cases.

Medicare 1010: Learning the basics

GLADWINAstate certified Medicare Counselor will be at MyMichigan Medical Offices Community Eduction Room, located at 609 Quarter Street in Gladwin on Sept. 24 from 1-3 p.m.Information on starting Medicare, enrollment, and help for prescription drug costs will be presented.