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The Michigan State Police in West Branch serve Arenac, Gladwin, Iosco, and Ogemaw counties. New investigations and calls for service from March 27th through April 2nd are as follows: Homicide 0 Criminal Sexual Conduct 1 Assaults/Intimidation/Stalking 3 Burglary/Alarms 2 Fraud/Forgery 1 Stolen Property/Larceny 0 Stolen Vehicle 0 Destruction of Property 0 Shoplifting/Retail fraud 0 Dangerous Drugs 4 Sex Offender Violations 0 Child Abuse 0 Fugitives/Obstruction 3 Weapons Offense 0 Operating While Intoxicated 2 Other Criminal Traffic 2 Disorderly/Public Peace/Liquor 0 Trespassing 0 Juvenile Runaway 0 Mental Health 5 Suicide 0 Traffic Crashes 10 Traffic Policing/Other Traffic 1 Civil/Family Disputes 8 Missing Persons 2 Drug Overdose 0 Suspicious Situations 6 General Assist/Non-Criminal 12

Ogemaw County vital statistics for January through March of 2023: Births: • Laken Rose Bicoll, Feb. 25, 2023 • Kaleb Alexander Griffus, Feb.

The Ogemaw County Board of Commissioners held a special meeting Friday Mar. 31 to discuss how to spend the remaining balance of the American Rescue Plan Act funds.

In the March 30 edition of the Herald, the name Callie Buhlman was misspelled in the accident story. The Herald regrets the error.

989-387-3735 The Ogemaw County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday Mar. 28 to focus on the Fiscal Year 2022 audit.

• Thawing frozen water pipes can be very tricky. Some people use a hot pad wrapped around the pipe; others have been known to use the hair dryer method (electricity…