Thursday Jul 17 | Oscoda Press
Oscoda schools has new president and lunch rates
The Oscoda Board of Education has a new, although reluctant, president. Neal Sweet was elected to the position by his fellow board members at the annual organizational meeting held Monday, taking the reins from ...
Oddity platypus has a lot to offer in gene study
“But as weird as this animal looks, its genome sequence is priceless for understanding how mammalian biological processes evolved”
SYDNEY, Australia -- Scientists said they have mapped the genetic makeup of the platypus -- one of nature's strangest animals with a bill like a duck's, a mammal's fur and snakelike venom. via Detroit Free Press
Gas station owners look to food sales for profit
“We used to make 13 cents on a gallon of gas. Now, it's hard to make 7 or 8 cents”
Gas prices may be hitting near record high levels, but gas station owners, such as Roger Clouse, are experiencing record low profit margins. via Grand Rapids Press
Up North businesses sad to say good-bye to snowy winter
“We were packed to capacity consistently, all winter”
Today's official start to spring no doubt spells relief for a winter-weary Bay area. via MLive.com
Glennie Homicide Investigation The Alcona County Sheriff's Department and Michigan State Police are requesting the public's assistance with the investigation of a suspicious death in Glennie, Michigan. via WGTU
Sex offender absconder takes his own life rather than face prosecution
A Port Huron man who had absconded from the state's Sexual Offender Registry committed suicide Saturday night as police officers pounded on his front door. via Times Herald
Perkins takes over as Alcona undersheriff
“Matt has shown me as a member of the command staff ... he shows the same management techniques as I do”
Matthew Perkins' goal of being an undersheriff became reality Monday when he began his first day as the new Alcona County undersheriff. via The Alpena News
Drunk driver gets prison for killing Oscoda youth
Two Oscoda men were sentenced last week for crimes involving drunk driving and crashes - one deadly and the second potentially so. via Oscoda Press
Fatal crash remains under investigation
Saturday's accident at Fairview Coffee Shop and Bakery that killed two people and injured five remains under investigation, according to Michigan State Police detective Sgt. via MLive.com
Two killed, five injured after SUV crashes into cafe
Two people were killed and five others injured Saturday afternoon when a driver crashed into the Fairview Coffee Shop & Bakery at 1520 N. Abbe Road. via MLive.com
11/3 - "It was just a nightmare" Fairview Accident Kills 2
“It just happened so fast like a bomb going off, you hardly knew what was going on”
A sports utility vehicle slammed into a restaurant this afternoon killing two people and injuring five others. via WWUP-TV Cadillac
Man found dead in Glennie area home
News Photo by Amy Lisenbe Lorraine Parris, former keeper of the Old Presque Isle Lighthouse with her husband George, tells stories from the lighthouse to Donny and Camie Kiltz of Grand Rapids Sunday afternoon ... via The Alpena News
School board rejects millage election, for now
“Shouldn't we leave it up to the voters?”
Oscoda Board of Education, meeting Monday in Glennie, effectively turned down a request to seek voter renewal and an increase of the sinking fund tax. via Oscoda Press