Meeting tomorrow to help juvenile offenders

GLADWINCounty Prosecutor Mark Toaz will host a Community Town Hall tomorrow in the River Room at Riverwalk Place at 5 p.m. to address issues facing local young people who get into trouble with the law.Pastor Darryl Gaddy will be on hand to discuss his Grand Rapids Alternative Correctional...

Art Camp Open House Showcase at Standish Art Center

STANDISHThe Northeast Michigan Arts Council cordially invites the general public to attend an Open House Showcase at the Northeast Art Center, located at the corner of Grove Road and US-23 in Standish on Friday, July 24 at 12:30 p.m.The student showcase will feature one and two dimensional art work...

Calculating our 2027 Social Security

There is talk among the experts who track these things that the Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) will rise 3.8% for 2027.

Michigan tornado activity surpasses yearly average

LANSINGThree months after an EF-2 tornado tore through Three Rivers, Mayor Angel Johnston still remembers walking streets she knew by heart and not recognizing them.“There were streets in the aftermath that were absolutely unrecognizable,” Johnston said.The community is still rebuilding after the...

School starts soon: Make sure your child meets vaccine requirements

GLADWIN COUNTYAs the new school year gets closer, Central Michigan District Health Department (CMDHD) reminds parents and caregivers to check their child’s immunization status.

Council eases through light Agenda

BEAVERTONWith only two items on the Agenda, the Beaverton City Council moved routinely through Regular Meeting Monday night.A Resolution calling for the City to assume jurisdiction over 730 feet of Judy Mae Street and 645 feet of Vandale Street from the Gladwin County Road Commission was passed...

EGLE reissues resource permit for proposed Mackinac Straits tunnel

LANSINGThe Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) announced that it has reissued the permit for the Great Lakes Tunnel Project (GLTP) intended to house a proposed replacement for the existing 73-year-old Line 5 dual pipelines currently located on the lakebed.In 2021,...

Engineers update Ross Lake Project

BEAVERTONThe third Community Outreach Event updating the public on the progress of the Ross Lake Ecosystem Restoration and Tonkin/Brown Street Infrastructure Improvement Projects was held last Wednesday in the pavilion at Ross Lake Park.Representatives from Environmental Consulting & Technology...

Ribbon cutting ceremony held for newly renovated hazmat training facility

LANSINGThe Michigan State Police Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division (MSP/EMHSD) celebrated the expansion of the Emergency Management and Homeland Security Training Center (EMHSTC), Hazardous Materials Training Unit with a ribbon cutting ceremony attended by MSP and EMHSD...