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Stopping Medicare fraud

Stopping Medicare fraud

Stopping Medicare fraud

Medicare fraud is one of the big scams that thieves love. Approximately $60 billion per year is stolen from taxpayers through Medicare theft and fraud. Your job is to be the intermediary and foil their attempts.

Home and Garden Show April 25

GLADWINAHome and Garden Show will take place April 25, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Arnold Center located at 490 Industrial Drive.
The Gladwin County Recreation Area is located at 1365 Shaw Road in Gladwin.

The Gladwin County Recreation Area is located at 1365 Shaw Road in Gladwin.

Gladwin’s home run queen is back in the park

GLADWINFrom out of the park to into the park, Gladwin’s Dayna Fennell has her bases covered.Fennell tied the state record for home runs in a season as a senior on the Gladwin softball team in 2016.

Applications due for EGLE Scrap Tire Cleanup Grants

LANSINGThe Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is pleased to announce the availability of grants through its Scrap Tire Program to support the cleanup and reuse of abandoned tires across the state. Applications must be submitted by 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, 2026.
Will Michigan be the next state to adopt a child tax credit?

Will Michigan be the next state to adopt a child tax credit?

Will Michigan be the next state to adopt a child tax credit?

LANSINGSeveral states offer a child tax credit in addition to the federal one.Now, stakeholders are pushing for Michigan to follow their lead.A bill by Rep. Bill G. Schuette, R-Midland, would allow taxpayers to claim a state-level tax credit equal to 50 percent of their federal child tax credit.
Nichole Hope Mathis Age: 34 Charges: • Controlled Substance – Possession of Analogues • Larceny $199-$1,000 • Larceny Less Than $200 • Retail Fraud 3rd Degree Bond: • $10,000 PR • $3,500 C/S 10 percent • $3,500 C/S 10 percent

Nichole Hope Mathis Age: 34 Charges: • Controlled Substance – Possession of Analogues • Larceny $199-$1,000 • Larceny Less Than $200 • Retail Fraud 3rd Degree Bond: • $10,000 PR • $3,500 C/S 10 percent • $3,500 C/S 10 percent

Gladwin County Sheriff’s Office

The following individuals were arrested by the Gladwin County Sheriff’s Office and lodged in the Gladwin County Jail during the time period of March 16 through March 22, 2026.

Measles outbreak identified in Washtenaw County

LANSINGThe Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and Washtenaw County Health Department have confirmed a measles outbreak; defined as three or more related cases of measles. Three linked cases have been reported since March 12, all in Washtenaw County.
Pictured are Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Ambassador of Finland to the United States Leena-Kaisa Mikkola.

Pictured are Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Ambassador of Finland to the United States Leena-Kaisa Mikkola.

Gov. Whitmer advances partnership with Finland in clean technologies and defense industry collaboration

LANSINGRecently, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an updated Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland to strengthen cooperation on clean technologies, advanced mobility, defense, and other strategically significant industries.