Hale News

In the small, northern community of Hale, four local organizations have collaborated to make a tribute to the "Unknown Soldier" possible.

“Our community has a lot of questions and we hope people will let us know their concerns”

When Ann Griffis collects urine samples from students who volunteered for random drug testing at two Iosco County high schools, she always asks why they are participating. via The Daily Tribune

An Iosco County man is facing charges after police said he planned on setting fire to a Hale business. via WNEM-TV Saginaw

“It's more than a shame that you allowed yourself to be drawn into his behavior.”

The former prosecutor of Ogemaw County got a harsh lesson today in what happens to public officials who buy machine guns and silencers for personal use. via Detroit Free Press

Arenac County Sheriff Ron Bouldin tells NBC25 there's a scam going on in the county. via NewsCenter 25

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

The mid-school year numbers are in and three of the four Iosco County school districts have about the same number of students they began the 2007-08 school year with. via Oscoda Press

“Communities throughout Michigan rely on firefighters and first responders to protect them when emergencies arise”

MASON - The Delhi Township fire department been awarded $63,000 through a Department of Homeland Security Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program. via Lansing State Journal

Michiana's top culinary chefs and award-winning ice carvers return to Dowagiac for this Saturday's 12th annual Ice Time Festival of the Greater Dowagiac Chamber of Commerce. via Dowagiac Daily News

“It's hard. They want to come home. And what about truancy laws?”

Living with a handicapped and mentally ill child is challenging, according to a Hale mother, but never more so than now that it has, literally, torn her family apart. via Oscoda Press

“No rules or regulation of the Iosco County Sheriff's Office have been violated. Several circumstances cited in reference to this incident have been fabricated.”

Following the recommendation of an attorney, the Iosco County Sheriff Department has terminated the employment of Deputy Anthony Eno, effective Dec. via Oscoda Press

An AuGres man who came in with a huge 11-point buck taken on the opening day of the rifle season has won the 2007 Oscoda Press and Iosco County News-Herald Big Buck Bonanza. via Oscoda Press

“I said to my wife 'did that sign off on the side of the road just tell me to keep my eyes on the road?'”

Preliminary reports show that six people lost their lives in six traffic crashes during the Thanksgiving holiday period, compared with 21 people who died in traffic crashes during the same holiday period in ... via Detroit News

Photo courtesy of Marlene Polishak Dennis Polishak, 58, of Hale, Mich., bagged a 7-point, 140-pound buck just before dark set in on opening day in Perronville. via The Daily Press

“It's saved my life, I couldn't be out in the elements”

With Northern Michigan's chilly temperatures settling in, Traverse City is turning its attention to the homeless. via WWUP-TV Cadillac

“I won't know for a while if I made the right decision.”

The Iosco County Sheriff Department is poised to investigate why a deputy allegedly mishandled an incident involving the theft of 50 firearms from the Hale Hardware Store over Labor Day weekend. via Oscoda Press

“A couple of juveniles cut a hole through the roof of the store, went through the hole and allegedly stole around 50 guns”

Guns are stolen from a store, and even though police know who did it, there might not be any criminal charges. via ABC12.com