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The Crawford County Commission on Aging is in a position where the volume of Meals-on-Wheels meals being served has increased, but funding has not.
In a time when more people are in need, Crawford County Commission on Aging Director Alice Snyder said more funds and more volunteers are necessary...
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In an attempt to provide the community with information on PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) an informational open house was held at Grayling Township Hall Aug. 31.
RAB (Restoration Advisory Board) Community Co-Chair Susan Thiel said organizations like EGLE (Environment, Great...
Consumers Energy will host a virtual meeting Sept. 12 to discuss the future of its hydroelectric facilities.
The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. Those interested can register for the meeting at pscinc.co/ce-webinars/.
Several in-person meetings are planned as well, including meetings in...
A slight breeze was blowing inside the open air venue of Paddle Hard Yard Sept. 3, as the Grayling bar celebrated the end of the summer season with two accomplished musicians, Radel Rosin and Rhett Yocom and his Rhett Yocom Blues Band.
Jenny Swander, who co-owns Paddle Hard Yard with Chad...
The 32nd Annual Lovells Bridge Walk was a success!
The event, which serves as a fundraiser for the Lovells Fire and EMS Department, attracted hundreds of people and raised more than $16,000.
The funds raised will go directly back to helping purchase equipment for the Lovells Fire and...
Students in Crawford AuSable School District return to school for the 2023-24 school year Aug. 29.
Superintendent Tim Sanchez said Grayling Middle School (GMS) is in the midst of renovations, thanks to a $21 million bond proposal voters approved in May, 2022, for improvements at...
Join blacksmiths and other artisans as they demonstrate how they make their crafts at Hartwick Pines State Park during Black Iron Days Aug. 26-27.
Park Interpreter Jim Johnson said visitors can view demonstrations from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
“It’s like an art fair,” he said.
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By Krista Tacey-Cater
As a high school student, Deputy Caitlyn Peca, of the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office, remembers seeing her school resource officer (SRO) and thinking she could see herself in a similar role.
“I think it was just her confidence,” Peca said of the female SRO. “She was...
By Krista Tacey-Cater
Standing on a ladder, Glenn Dorshimer fills in worn spots of the mural at American Legion Post 106 with primer. He’s been prepping the cinder block wall for days, all in an effort to repaint the mural he originally painted a decade ago.
Dorshimer, 61, Chapel...