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OSCODA – The Oscoda Board of Trustees canceled their regular board meeting Monday after board members came into contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19.
TAWAS CITY – An Oscoda man who was charged with a variety of crimes, including stalking, was sentenced Oct. 16 to 29 months to five years in prison after his guilty plea.
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LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel – in conjunction with the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Andrew Birge, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan Matthew Schneider, the Federal Bureau of Investigations and the Michigan State Police – announced …
HOUGHTON LAKE – There’s no question that the ninth ranked Oscoda football team is pretty good. Now, the Owls can say they are battle tested, as they won a hard-fought road game over a solid Houghton Lake squad on the road Friday night, 24-6.
OSCODA – Oscoda continued its fantastic volleyball season on Thursday, topping visiting Whittemore-Prescott in straight sets 25-11, 25-16 and 25-10. With the win the Lady Owls claim their seco…
LINCOLN – The Oscoda soccer team played a tough Roscommon team close to the end in the two’s division four district championship game on Saturday. The Owls came up just short however, as they …
OSCODA – Things went pretty well for the Oscoda football team in the regular season. The Owls, who won the North Star League for the third straight season, outscored their opponents 298-6 in t…
OSCODA – The Oscoda volleyball team played in a quad match at Inland Lakes on Saturday, battling three other quality teams. The Lady Owls were able to come away with a second place finish and …
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TAWAS CITY – An Oscoda man who was charged with a variety of crimes, including stalking, was sentenced Oct. 16 to 29 months to five years in prison after his guilty plea.
SLAGLE Twp. – Authorities have confirmed that a body found in Slagle Township on Oct. 11 is that of Karl Adam Marker, 87, Kochville Township, who was reported missing more than three weeks prior.
EAST TAWAS – Further information regarding a fatal crash which occurred in East Tawas, on the afternoon of Aug. 31, is expected in the near future.
LANSING – New data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) shows more people have died in traffic crashes so far th…
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OSCODA – The Alpena Community College (ACC) Oscoda Campus will be hosting two “Special Info & App Sessions” on Tuesday, Oct. 27, regarding the Futures for Frontliners program.
OSCODA – Although cold, rainy and windy, Robert J. Parks Head Librarian Robin Savage stood in the library parking lot on Friday and handed out treats to local boys and girls and wished them a Happy Halloween.
OSCODA – The Oscoda United Methodist Church (UMC) welcomes locals to participate in The Great Pumpkin Grab this Saturday at 10 a.m. to noon.
Iosco County voters should approve the operating tax levy increase for Iosco County, which would increase the millage rate of the county from 3.9129 mills to 4.500 mills.
The Oscoda Township Board of Trustee’s recent vote at a September meeting to hobble the duties of the township’s treasurer and clerk, and seek a financial director for the township at a cost of more than $65,000, not only undermines the political desires of the people who put the elected off…
It is not uncommon to get a glut of letters to the editor during an election year. We have been getting piles of them this year concerning everything politics, and there have been more than a few concerning the theft of political yard signs.
Ever since Facebook exploded into society I’ve taken the stance of using the website as not a way to gossip about things going on in the community or the world, but as a way to connect with friends, relatives, share pictures of my cats and look at other people’s cats, and share news from our…
