Otsego County News

Vic Ouellette of Gaylord has been named 2009 Hunter Education Instructor of the Year by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the Michigan Natural Resources Commission.

Toys for Tots plans numerous local events over the next few weeks, including the "Toy Bus." Regional bus services will be accepting donations at several locations over the next few weeks.

Despite the tough times, it will still be a bountiful harvest for hundreds of families in Otsego County this holiday.

The 2-1-1 service is available to the majority of Michigan residents except several counties in northern Michigan.A That could soon change within the next several months.

Amongst her fellow lawmakers, she may not be the most popular Michigan Senator.A But what she is proposing, in terms of slashing legislative perks and letting all of us see exactly where the money is going may make her a favorite among Michigan taxpayers.

Posted on Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 5:52 p.m. A viewer's email sparked us to see if area security cameras are in place and if they're serving a purpose.

The Department of Natural Resources is offering free basic archery instructor courses at the following dates and locations: Location: Hartland Middle School at Ore Creek, Livingston County Time: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dates: Nov.

The three tree stands I have set out near home in Grayling are in places where I've killed deer in the past.

It's not always the common precautions for parents like keeping a close eye on their children or watching for traffic.A It's sometimes the unknown dangers in neighborhoods like registered sex offenders that can create the biggest threats.

Posted on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 12:43 p.m. If you read the signs, it's pretty obvious; there are some things you just can't do in some places at Northwestern Michigan College like smoking and skate boarding.

Matt Rooyakker heard many things in the wake of an Otsego County plane crash that killed two well-known Gaylord residents, but one stuck in his mind.

A single-engine AERONCA plane crashed around 6:15 Tuesday night in Vanderbilt. The plane went down in a ditch along I-75. Police closed the road for more than three hours.

Investigators are in route to the site of an early evening plane crash in Otsego County.

State police say two men died after their small plane crashed while attempting to land on a northern Michigan freeway.

Police are investigating a small plane crash in Otsego County. Witnesses say the plane went down on I-75 near Vanderbilt.

During the month of October, the Friends of the Otsego County Library are encouraging community members to show their support for the library by joining or renewing membership.

Hide Video An Otsego County dentist will spend 90 days in jail for illegally prescribing medicine and health care fraud.

The seventh annual C.S. Lewis Festival is now underway in Petoskey. Aside from being a British scholar, Lewis is best known for the children's series "The Chronicles of Narnia". Now through November a series of events are being held including seminars, speaker series, and theatrical presentations.

If you traveled northward on Interstate 75 Friday night, as I did, you surely noticed the profusion of political yard signs stuck - illegally, of course - in the ground along the shoulder of the highway north of Grayling.

Hide Video An observant neighbor helped police catch a man suspected of stealing guns from an Otsego County home.