Second Learn at Lunch event focuses on wellness and exercise
Next session at noon on Oct. 15 at the West Branch Chamber of Commerce will focus on heart health.
Emergency planning committees convene to discuss bylaws, hazardous materials
Regional emergency manager Mike Bowers did double duty Sept. 17, attending local emergency planning committee (LEPC) meetings in both Ogemaw and Oscoda counties.
Smith pleads no contest to first degree murder
Joel Dean Smith pled no contest to a charge of first degree murder Sept. 25 in the case of the death of his spouse, Angela Renee Smith, last December.
Stakeholders plan library’s future in Prescott
Richland Township Supervisor Dale Bronson and Village of Prescott President Mark Janowski led a discussion Sept. 18 which included other trustees from the township and village as well as two representatives from the Ogemaw District Library. The group gathered to discuss the future of the Prescott Library, which was damaged beyond repair in a fire this past April.
Falcons defeat Bluejays
Ogemaw beat Shepherd 49-14 Sept. 19. The focus of the defense was to shut down the Shepherd isolation (ISO) game. Ogemaw did just that.
Michigan Antique Festivals’ fall tradition returns to Midland County Fairgrounds, Sept. 27-28
The tradition continues with the Fall Michigan Antique Festival bringing hundreds of antique dealers with their vintage treasures, antiques, and collectibles, along with Mid-Michigan’s largest classic car show to the Midland County Fairgrounds on Saturday, Sept. 27 - Sunday, Sept. 28. There will also be live acoustic music, food and camping to make a weekend full of fun for everyone.
Cardinals lose away game to Hurons
The Whittemore-Prescott varsity boys football team lost an away game in Rogers City last Friday by a final score of 8-40. Aiden Bell scored the points for the Cardinals in the first scoring drive of the second quarter.
WPAS extends response time in superintendent inquiry
The Whittemore-Prescott Area School District has extended by 10 days its time to respond to information requests from the Herald-Independent relating to the sudden exit of the district’s former superintendent, Michael Ehinger, shortly before the beginning of the school year.
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Week of Thursday, Sept. 25
Plea deal pending in Smith trial
Murder suspect Joel Dean Smith appeared by video conference in the 34th Circuit Court of Ogemaw County in West Branch Wednesday