Glennie News

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 ...

“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

“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

“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

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

“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

Two Oscoda men were sentenced last week for crimes involving drunk driving and crashes - one deadly and the second potentially so. via Oscoda Press

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 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

“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

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

“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