Tuscola County News

After months of trying to find a suitable location for adult probation in Caro, and wrangling over a contract, there is one more step before finalizing the sale.

Because of unprecedented difficult economic times, people are more volatile as emotions run high over job loss, finances, family issues, stress and changes to state incarceration laws.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 3:54 p.m. Read more: Local , State , Economy , Agriculture , Business , Environment , Community , Weather , Wind , Energy , Turbine , Tuscola , County , Michigan , Consumers Plans to bring more wind turbines to MidMichigan are moving forward.

A group of 1.5-megawatt General Electric wind turbines, similar to what may be installed in Bay and Tuscola counties.

A trio of Kingston men are facing charges in Tuscola County Circuit Court for an alleged racially-motivated assault on a black man.

After Tuesday's vote, the Village of Caro is no more. It's the City of Caro. Voters in portions of Almer and Indianfields townships overwhelmingly approved a city charter, 437-176, making Caro a home-rule city.

Three Tuscola County men will stand trial on charges of ethnic intimidation and assault and battery in connection with the beating of a black man.

A state Court of Appeals has upheld a Fostoria man's conviction on drug and weapons charges.

So far, only one school district in the Tuscola County Advertiser's readership area has closed due to illnesses.

Authorities say a 67-year-old Cass City man has been charged with 48 counts of criminal sexual conduct.

Prosecutors are expected to release more information on a double stabbing that occurred Saturday near Caro.

State police from the Caro Post continue to investigate a Saturday afternoon stabbing in Tuscola County's Indianfields Township.

Though considered an off-year election for most of Saginaw County, Tuesday's election holds much more importance for voters in the city of Saginaw.

Because of the timing of Tuesday's election, the Tuscola County Advertiser will not be able to have the information available for Wednesday's newspaper.

The H1N1 flu vaccine is becoming available in Tuscola County. At this time, a limited amount of both the inactivated injectable vaccine and the live-attenuated nasal spray is available.

Law enforcement agencies in Tuscola County got a crash course on saving lives Tuesday.

Friday, October 23, 2009 at 1:41 p.m. AKRON VILLAGE -- The boil water alert for Akron Village in Tuscola County has been canceled.A This comes after the village water tested postive for E-Coli earlier this week.A The MDEQ reports extensive tests and sanitization have been performed on the water.A Residents are now able to drink and use the water as ...

Most of us would be inconvenienced to be without safe drinking water for a day. But residents in the Tuscola County community of Akron have been putting up with it for over a week, and it may be a couple more days before things return to normal.

Nearly half of a federally funded project linking Sanilac County to bike paths throughout the Thumb region has been completed.

Here are a few more haunted happenings in the area. And many local corn mazes throw a Halloween twist into their events as the holiday nears.