New ballot access platform to launch for military and overseas voters

LANSINGThe Michigan Department of State is pleased to announce the launch of a new online option to better serve the needs of military and overseas voters.

Members First CU ranks among Top 50 Best Credit Unions to work for in 2025

MIDLANDMembers First Credit Union has been named one of American Banker’s Best Credit Unions to Work For in 2025, marking the third consecutive year the credit union has received the national recognition.The annual list, compiled by American Banker in partnership with Best Companies Group, honors...

Governor Whitmer signs bills to protect Michiganders from sexual exploitation

LANSINGGovernor Gretchen Whitmer signed three bipartisan bills, on Aug. 26, that will help protect Michiganders from sexual harassment or exploitation by making it a crime to create and distribute harmful artificial intelligence (AI)-created images or videos which feature a specific person in...

Grief support

GLADWINAgrief support group will take place at Our Savior Lutheran Church, 331 Clendening Road in Gladwin, Thursdays from 5-7 p.m. For more information call 989-4269689 or go to griefshare.org.

Pill Time Solutions

DEAR PAW’S CORNER: I read your article regarding the cat not swallowing his medications. My father taught us years ago to teach our puppies to eat wet food off a spoon.

MDHHS sees promising three-year decline in infectious syphilis cases across Michigan

LANSINGThe Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has recorded a sustained decrease in infectious syphilis diagnoses in Michigan residents over the past three years, representing a 29 percent decline in reported cases overall since 2021.

Gladwin County Master Plan survey extended through September 15

GLADWINGladwin County is in the midst of revising its Master Plan and is once again asking the public to help set its future course.The County Board of Commissioners and its ad hoc Master Planning Steering Committee wants public input about what they envision for the future.Community master plans...

Amish buggy struck by semi on Beaverton Road

GLADWIN COUNTYOn Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, at approximately 7:40 a.m., deputies from the Gladwin County Sheriff’s Office were called to investigate a personal injury accident upon Beaverton Road, west of S. Bard Road., in Beaverton Township, involving a semi-truck and Amish buggy.The investigation...