Au Gres News

An area hard hit by a prison closing and cuts in funding from the state has gotten some good news for a change.

I know what you're thinking. This must be a joke. Nope. Thursday is World Toilet Day.

State police from the East Tawas Post are investigating a one-vehicle roll-over wreck that left one person dead and another wounded.

The impending shutdown of the Standish Maximum Correction Facility, leaving 300 people without jobs in one of the most economically devastated parts of the state, has both sides of the Guantanamo Bay issue clamoring to get the upper hand in the debate.

Monday, September 28, 2009 at 12:35 p.m. A womana s body has been recovered near Au Gres, but it is uncertain as to whether it is that of Catherine Nativite Hoskinson, 48, of Madison Heights.

Huron County authorities were to resume their search for a missing woman Sunday after the discovery of a woman's remains near Au Gres produced more questions than answers.

Fred Sheill, 100, drives up to his daylily fields in Au Gres, Mich. , and honks the horn three times to summon his helpers.

Local governments in Bay County have a plan that's like a cool drink of water. And it tastes a lot better from the tap than area folks may be used to.

New Buffalo Mayor Thomas A. Goldenbogen briefly considered skipping last week's Michigan Association of Mayors Conference in Grand Haven because most of the workshops focused on parks and recreation.

The public is invited to attend an Aug. 8 dedication ceremony for the Pressprich Nature Preserve in Au Gres.

Amy Goring, left, and twin sister Jen cut cake to serve at Good Samaritan Rescue Mission.

Friends of Hoyt Park signed a 99-year lease with the city of Saginaw; they hope to ensure the park endures as an important source of memories in Saginaw for generations.

LIKE BOB-LO? Exactly. Not Bois Blanc -- Bwah Blahnk -- the way the island is spelled.

The man named this week as St. Louis' archbishop came to Saginaw four years ago to reel in a renegade diocese, according to its priests and parishioners.