Schumacher Insurance celebrates 70 years

BEAVERTON In 1943, the R.L. Johnson Insurance Agency opened its doors. The agency operated for 10 years before it was bought out by Guerdon Schumacher in January 1953. At the time, Guerdon and his wife were teachers in Beaverton.

City of Beaverton flower planting slated for June 10

BEAVERTON Spring is in the air and that means it’s time for volunteer flower planting in Beaverton.

Michigan DNR rejects proposed Camp Grayling land lease expansion

LANSING The Department of Military and Veterans Affairs had sought to lease 162,000 acres of state forest land for training The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has declined a proposed 20-year lease of approximately 162,000 acres of state forest land to the Department of Military and...

Gladwin City Council discusses timber violation

GLADWIN The Gladwin City Council met for a regular meeting on Monday, May 1. During this meeting, they made an official proclamation, discussed a new RE/MAX location, and considered taking action on a recent city property violation.

Bipartisan legislation to extend federal support for local fire departments

WASHINGTON, DC Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, to extend federal programs that help support local fire departments across the country has passed the Senate.

Disability Network Mid-Michigan receives three-year accreditation for programs

MIDLAND Disability Network Mid Michigan (DNMM) is pleased to announce it has once again received a three-year CARF accreditation for the following programs: ■ Centers for Independent Living ■ Employee Development Services ■ Services Coordination ■ Supported Living ■ Transition Services ■...

Why are seniors targeted for scams?

In one year alone, seniors lost over $3 billion to scammers, and it’s gotten worse every year. The 60-69 age group was bad enough, but the dollar losses rose even more after age 70, and much more after age 80. Why are we targeted?

Copay exemption for Native American Veterans

The Department of Veterans Affairs is moving forward toward its goal of ensuring that Native American veterans receive the benefits they should be getting. Two weeks ago it was reduced mortgage interest rates for Native Americans, native Hawaiians, Alaska Natives and Pacific Islanders.

Eligible Gladwin County veterans can receive monthly VA disability compensation

LANSING Although the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs distributes nearly $13 million a year in disability compensation and pension payments to Gladwin County veterans, many more veterans and their families are eligible for this benefit.

CMDHD mobile disease prevention services

GLADWIN COUNTY Central Michigan District Health Department (CMDHD) is growing its safe syringe program, Exchange Central, by mobilizing harm reduction and infectious disease prevention services.