Back to the Bricks 2025
The Back to the Bricks traveling car show paraded through West Branch last Friday afternoon
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USDA projects record-low hay acreage for Michigan in 2025
Nationally, USDA NASS projects 48.5 million acres of hay will be harvested in 2025, down 2% from the prior year and 8% from 2023
Township welcomes Amish community
A barn raising was held in Edwards Township on Greenwood Rd. between M-30 and Stillwagon Rd. May 21.
Free fishing, ORVing, state park entry: ‘Three Free’ Weekend June 7-8
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources encourages everyone to take advantage of “Three Free” Weekend – Saturday, June 7, and Sunday, June 8. It’s two full days when Michigan residents and out-of-state visitors can grab a fishing rod, ride the off-road trails and visit state parks, boating access sites and other outdoor locations — all free of charge.
Skidway Lake observes traditional Memorial Day
Ogemaw County Veterans visited Mills Township Friday, May 30, to conduct a Memorial Day ceremony.
82nd District and 34th Circuit court reports
Activity in the 82nd Judicial District Court of Ogemaw County has resulted in the following:
Housing precarity increasingly prevalent, persistently difficult to quantify
Three months before the 2025 ice storm, nonprofit workers and volunteers in Northern Michigan and across the nation made efforts to contact and count people living without stable and secure housing.
Farm store features products made in Michigan
Kimberly Wangler and Corrie Wangler opened Wanglers’ Farm Store, a small business located at 1658 W M-55, West Branch in January 2025.
Memorial Day as originally observed
American Legion Post #370, Skidway Lake, observes Memorial Day at 11 a.m. Friday, May 30 at Mills Township Cemetery, Elbow Lake Road
