Ogemaw County
Incumbents have registered to run in the Aug. 6 primary for all of Ogemaw County’s 13 official positions up for election this November.
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Cumming Township
Danny Morrison of West Branch is challenging incumbent township supervisor Ron Quackenbush in the Aug.
Ogemaw Township considers fire millage uses, constable duties
The board of trustees for Ogemaw Township held a regular meeting May 15 to discuss possible uses of fire millage funds and potentially expanding the duties of the township constable.
Wiltse: County ranks dead last financially
"83 counties—we’re ranked last. The state did reach out to our county administrator in the last 30 days and just wanted to talk with him about the financial situation of the county and that, you know, we’re on the radar and they’re watching us.”
Schmidt declines transit director offer
The Ogemaw County Board of Commissioners held a meeting of a committee of the whole May 16 to discuss the county’s Strike Team Investigative Narcotics Group (STING) contribution, membership and representation with the East Michigan Council of Governments (EMCOG), a vacancy on the county jury board, and millage proposal language.
Commissioners appoint transit director
The Ogemaw County Board of Commissioners appointed Shiela Schmidt transit director at their regular meeting Thursday, May 9.
House bills passed
2024 House Bill 5708 Criminal procedure: sentencing; mandatory sentencing for certain crimes in the riots act; require.Introduced by Rep.
Council appoints new member
Rose City Council appointed Michael Samples to take an empty seat on the council at its Apr.
Rose City Council updates
The City of Rose City Council approved a software purchase for the city clerk’s office at its Mar.
Quickly pass transparency legislation
The state Senate Oversight Committee deserves credit for advancing a pair of bills that would for the first time and after a decade of effort finally subject the Legislature and governor to state transparency requirements.The committee this week sent Senate Bills 669 and 670 to the full Senate for consideration.