Arenac County News

Earlier Wednesday, picketers lined up in front of an Arenac County prison as the community fights to keep their largest employer running.

Sunday, June 21, 2009 at 11:44 p.m. Father James Fitzpatrick and Resurrection of the Lord Catholic ChurchA will host a candlelight vigil.A The goal, to give the communityA spiritual support as they pray for strength to continue efforts to save Standish Max Prison.

A farm worker has been killed in a tractor accident in northern lower Michigan. Authorities said the a John Deere tractor overturned in a ditch Monday afternoon, trapping the man underneath.

A farmworker has been killed in a tractor accident in northern lower Michigan. Authorities say the tractor overturned in a ditch Monday afternoon, trapping the man underneath.

Friday, June 12, 2009 at 4:20 p.m. Hundreds rally to save a MidMichigan prison. The Standish Maximum Correctional Facility is slated to close, along with 7 others across the state.

Arenac County, one of the poorest counties in Michigan, is set to lose 340 jobs when the Standish Maximum Correctional Facility closes by an executive order from Gov.

With the closing of the Standish prison and the potential loss of about 300 jobs in this small Arenac County community, residents are fearing for the livelihood of their town and its businesses.

Contact: Anita Richardson, MDOT Office of Communications, 989-754-0878, ext. 227 Agency: Transportation COUNTIES: Bay and Arenac HIGHWAYS: M-61 CLOSEST CITIES: Standish STARTING DATE: Monday, June 1, 2009 ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE: Late June 2009 PROJECT: The Michigan Department of Transportation is scheduled to complete 9.5 miles of chip sealing ...

April 24, 2009 -- Work by the Michigan Department of Transportation and the Arenac Heritage Route Authority to preserve the historic Standish Depot is being recognized by the Michigan Historic Preservation Network .

A judge on Tuesday sentenced a Standish tax preparer to 27 months in federal prison, and the Internal Revenue Service claims it lost more than $230,000 in taxes due to the preparer's actions.

Thanks to a new Michigan law, public school students across Bay and Arenac counties are enjoying some vacation time this week as they all take their spring break at the same time.

It's been eight months since a rope tore through Tyler Adams, costing the 14-year-old boy his foot - and baseball season.

A potent storm system will be moving on through the SE part of Michigan tonight.

Investigators are speaking out as the case develops against eight people accused of sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl.

Three Arenac County men face trial in May in a widening circle of child sexual abuse that police allege occurred in a Turner man's home.

It's been five years since a massive spring thaw sent floodwaters through David and Marilyn Linton's Alger home, above the couple's electrical outlets, forcing them to flee.

Arenac County natives say the two small school districts have talked consolidation for 50 years.

Investigators announced Thursday that someone intentionally torched five Arenac County buses earlier this month.

A 100-year-old man known in his town as the Day Lily King now has another distinguished title to go with his perennial crown: honorary graduate of Michigan State University.

A 100-year-old man who left Michigan State University "a few credits short" of graduating during the Great Depression is getting his degree.