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REGION- The North Central Michigan Community Foundation (NCMCF) is accepting applications for the 2023 Community Impact grant cycle. Nonprofit organizations with an IRS 501(c)(3) designation that serve Crawford, Ogemaw and/or Oscoda County are welcome to apply. The Community Impact grant application deadline is June 30. Community Impact grants are awarded...

OGEMAW COUNTY, Mich. (WJRT) - An Ogemaw County man has been sentenced to nearly two years in prison for threatening the life of the president. A federal judge sentenced 49-year-old Timothy Findlay on Friday to spend 22 months in a federal penitentiary. Findlay pleaded guilty in February to threatening to kill President Joe Biden.

WEST BRANCH – The O R BGeoTour kicked off this morning in front of the West Branch Area Chamber of Commerce. The event will take hunters to 30 locations around Roscommon and Ogemaw counties. It runs through tomorrow, May 21. Geocaching is a type of treasure hunt where seekers...

The Ogemaw County Prosecuting Office hosted a Peace Officers Memorial Service May 15 at the Veterans Memorial located across from the County Building. May 15, Peace Officers Memorial Day, falls during Police Week. Local law enforcement officers and community members gathered to honor law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty in 2022. Prosecuting Attorney LaDonna […]

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.

OGEMAW AND ROSCOMMON COUNTIES, Mich. (WNEM) – Two northern Michigan tourism agencies are partnering up to create a custom tour showing off areas in Ogemaw and Roscommon counties. The West Branch Visitors Bureau and Houghton Lake Area Tourism Bureau are collaborating to create a geocaching tour. Geocaching is a...

OGEMAW COUNTY- Every year Michigan’s best young farmers, ages 18-35, face off in categories geared toward measuring their agricultural involvement, leadership, and achievements. Elaine Palm from Ogemaw County who competed in the Agriculture Leader category has been announced as Michigan Farm Bureau’s (MFB) 2023 Young Farmer Award winner.

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...

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 deaths associated with the sale and manufacturing of heroin, prescription […]

The Ogemaw County Board of Commissioners accepted a quote from Miller Construction for a bus wash bay at its May 11 regular meeting. The project will cost an estimated $399,971 with a contingency amount of $39,997.10. The project is comprised of a laminated pole frame building with a bus wash bay.

The Coalition of H.O.P.E is a grassroots nonprofit organization focused on raising awareness for suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention in Ogemaw County. H.O.P.E stands for “helping other people everyday.” The Coalition of H.O.P.E formed in 2019. Co-chairperson Angela Torrez explained that the organization was formed by survivors of suicide loss in response to a recent loss due to suicide. “The […]

OGEMAW COUNTY — It was an uphill battle at the board of commissioners regular meeting May 11 to approve a contract with County Administrator Timothy Dolehanty. May 18 was the last day of his current contract. The contract on the table during the meeting added controller to his position title and duties. A county controller is essentially the chief accounting […]

The Coalition of H.O.P.E is a grassroots nonprofit organization focused on raising awareness for suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention in Ogemaw County. H.O.P.E stands for “helping other people everyday.”. The Coalition of H.O.P.E formed in 2019. Co-chairperson Angela Torrez explained that the organization was formed by survivors of suicide...

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...

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...