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TAWAS CITY – Iosco County Community Foundation (ICCF) has given a $200,000 grant to Ascension St. Joseph Foundation to support three capital projects for Ascension St. Joseph Hospital in Tawas City. The grant comes from the Mary Jane Chevis Endowment Fund at ICCF. This fund was originally established in...

TAWAS CITY – At the invitation of Superintendent John Klinger, Iosco County Sheriff Scott Frank addressed steps which have been taken toward the possibility of an armed deputy from his department being assigned as a dedicated School Resource Officer at Tawas Area Schools (TAS) on campus starting with the 2023-2024 school year.

IOSCO COUNTY- Hannah Towne of Tawas has been named to Southern New Hampshire University’s Winter Dean’s List. The winter terms run from January to May. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.500 to 3.699 for the reporting term are named to the Dean’s List. Full-time status is achieved by earning 12 credits over each 16-week term or paired 8-week terms grouped in fall, winter/spring, and summer.

EAST TAWAS – Iosco County has a plethora of programs and services dedicated to enriching the lives of veterans who have served their country honorably. However, it can be difficult for an individual to track down all of the information on their own and many may not know just what benefits they are eligible to receive.

HALE / GLADWIN – The Michigan Department of Agriculture announced today that the Iosco and Gladwin County fairs are among 23 county fairs and selected for over $1.5 million in available grant funds to make needed building and other capital improvements on their fairground facilities. “Our county fairs and...

TAWAS CITY — The Iosco County Board of Commissioners (BoC) met for their regularly scheduled meeting on May 17. Iosco-Arenac District Library District Director Jenn Donner presented her annual report, sharing that numbers are up across the board, with circulation increasing to pre-covid numbers.

EAST TAWAS – In the days leading up to Memorial Day 2023, communities across Iosco County will be host to activities ranging from parades and rodeos, to luncheons, a craft show and even the opening night of racing season at Whittemore Speedway. Most importantly, though, formal ceremonies to honor...

EAST TAWAS — On the evening of May 11, the Iosco County Community Foundation (ICCF) hosted an awards dinner at the Tawas Bay Beach Resort to present their Citizen and Junior Citizen of the Year awards. One of the main speakers for the event was Timothy Haskin, who welcomed...

LANSING (Capital News Service) — Controlled medications like Adderall and opioids could no longer be prescribed via telemedicine, under a proposed rule by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency. Critics say the use of telemedicine to prescribe the drugs, allowed during the COVID-19 pandemic, helps patients in rural areas and...

SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) - Monday was a gorgeous day with tons of sun, a light wind, and warm temperatures! Today will be warm again, but the afternoon turns a little more busy as a strong cold front moves through. It will not allow the warm temperatures to hold on all afternoon, but is not expected to bring rain outside of a stray sprinkle. The dry weather has brought another round of Red Flag Warnings today for our northern counties and the Central Michigan region.

LANSING – Controlled medications like Adderall and opioids could no longer be prescribed via telemedicine, under a proposed rule by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency. Critics say the use of telemedicine to prescribe the drugs, allowed during the COVID-19 pandemic, helps patients in rural areas and should continue. Before...

GRANT Twp. – Iosco County Prosecuting Attorney James Bacarella has charged Corgin Michael Dittenber, 18, West Branch, with five counts – one of discharging a firearm in a building, which carries a maximum of 10 years in prison and/or costs of $10,000; two counts of felonious assault, each of which carry a maximum of four years in prison and/or $2,000; one felony firearm count, which carries a maximum of two years in prison consecutive to another felony; and reckless use of a firearm, which is a misdemeanor punishable by 90 days and/or $500.

The Strike Team Investigate Narcotics Group released its 2022 annual report. The group is made up of State police and local law enforcement agencies. The multi-jurisdictional group covers Arenac, Crawford, Iosco, Ogemaw, Oscoda and Roscommon counties. The group’s focus is to reduce the threat to the community of overdoses and...

AU GRES — State Rep. Mike Hoadley, of Au Gres, has announced upcoming May office hours events for people in the 99th House District in Arenac and Iosco counties to meet with their state representative. The office hours meetings will take place at the following days, times and locations:...

LANSING – State Rep. Mike Hoadley, of AuGres, has announced upcoming May office hours events for people in the 99th House District in Arenac, Iosco, Ogemaw, Bay, Clare and Gladwin counties to meet with their state representative. Locally, office hours meetings will take place at the following days, times...

GRANT Twp. – Iosco County Prosecuting Attorney James Bacarella has charged Corgin Michael Dittenber, 18, West Branch, with five counts – one of discharging a firearm in a building, which carries a maximum of 10 years in prison and/or costs of $10,000; two counts of felonious assault, each of which carry a maximum of four years in prison and/or $2,000; one felony firearm count, which carries a maximum of two years in prison consecutive to another felony; and reckless use of a firearm, which is a misdemeanor punishable by 90 days and/or $500.

LANSING — Controlled medications like Adderall and opioids could no longer be prescribed via telemedicine, under a proposed rule by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency. Critics say the use of telemedicine to prescribe the drugs, allowed during the COVID-19 pandemic, helps patients in rural areas and should continue. Before...

WEST BRANCH, MI — A West Branch teen is facing several felonies after allegedly firing a gun at a prom afterparty. About 3 a.m. on Sunday, May 7, Michigan State Police troopers responded to a gunfire complaint at a residence on North Rhodes Road in Iosco County’s Grant Township. Troopers determined the house had been hosting a large afterparty for those who attended the Tawas High School prom, during which a fight erupted between attendees.