Mio News

MDOT to begin final stage of construction on US-131 from West River Drive to 10 Mile Road in Grand Rapids July 10, 2008 -- The two-year construction project on US-131, from West River Drive to 10 Mile Road, is ...

July 10, 2008 -- The Michigan Department of Transportation will be reconstructing approximately one mile of M-33 in Oscoda County, from Popps Road to Cherry Creek Road, beginning Monday, July 14.

A 79 year old Oscoda county man is dead after a two car accident Saturday afternoon.

Mike Pingitore works as a landscaper, but sky-high gas prices are turning the Roseville resident into an expert accountant -- especially when it comes to traveling to his summer home in northern Michigan.

Dressing like your twin is not compulsory, said Jean Ellul and Jane Harris. But it is fun.

Look around as you are driving and notice how many cars and trucks have aftermarket GPS navigation screens stuck to their windshields.

Fourth-grader Hannah Reamer knows her Michigan attractions. Hannah, the winner of the Redford Township Chamber of Commerce's Michigan Week poster contest, highlighted some of those attractions on her entry, a ...

“When we met Nick and saw the quality of his flies, we decided to have him make our flies.”

If you're looking for Nick Simon during the summer months, your best bet would be to search the 'trophy waters' of the Au Sable River around Mio. via Press & Argus

“It only takes a short time after the snow recedes to dry out the dead grass and leaves to the point at which they will easily ignite and burn.”

Friday's rain had to be greeted with open arms from Department of Natural Resources firefighters. via The Alpena News

I was on my way up M-33 for a video column I'm working on in Alpena when, just a couple miles past the town of Fairview north of Mio, I spotted a bizarre collection of shoes tossed in the branches of a tree. via WZZM

“The weirdest thing is the coffee shop had been here so long and it looked the same and we called it home”

An Alpena man was arraigned in the 81st Court in Mio Monday on six felony counts stemming from a November 2007 accident that claimed the lives of two people. via The Alpena News

“We are approaching or at the peak of the high-risk period”

Grayling Fire Department Capt. Mark McInally walks by a smoldering log Friday near Simpson Lake. via Bay City Times

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 overall goal of this process is to ensure adequate protection of our coldwater fish communities, while simultaneously providing quality fishing opportunities for anglers”

A public meeting planned for Wednesday, March 5, in Mio will provide interested citizens with an opportunity to make comments on a proposed management plan for a section of the Au Sable River from Mio to ... via State of Michigan

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Someone poisoned four dogs with anti-freeze in Fairview in Oscoda County Sunday night. via WWUP-TV Cadillac

The Kirtland Community Theatre will present "My Fatal Valentine," a murder mystery and audience participation dinner theater, in Lewiston Feb. via Gaylord Herald-Times

“It's as if Detroit has been attacked by a plague out of the Middle Ages”

When Detroiters began to die on the first day, the list was easily contained on the front page of the paper. via The Detroit News

“We're looking for another big successful event”

In a community where deer outnumber vehicles and the only skyscrapers are the towering white pine trees in the thick forests, car racing meets back county dirt roads for an exhilarating ride on a snow-covered ... via Gaylord Herald-Times

He stabbed the owner of an Oscoda County party store, now he'll spend up to 16 years in prison for doing it. via WWUP-TV Cadillac