County administrator defends jail conversion
County administrator/controller Tim Dolehanty began his report last Thursday by responding to what he said are false statements about the jail circulating the community.
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AG secures $59.7M settlement against Pfizer subsidiary
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has announced that Michigan has joined in settling kickback allegations against Pfizer.
County Commission Updates
Here are four things you may have missed at the Feb. 6 meeting of the Ogemaw County Board of Commissioners
Sheriff hires animal control officer
The Ogemaw County Sheriff’s Office announced the hire of Bob Forsyth as the county’s new animal control officer in a social media post shortly before 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 11.
Council, DDA, Planning Commission discuss property redevelopment
The West Branch City Council held its annual session to meet with and hear reports from the DDA and the Planning Commission at the city police station Monday night.
Council, DDA, Planning Commission to hold annual joint meeting
The West Branch City Council agreed to move a joint meeting with the DDA and Planning Commission to the West Branch Police Department at their regular meeting Jan. 20. The joint meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m., Feb. 3.
Medical examiner M.I.A.
Ogemaw County Administrator/Controller Tim Dolehanty revealed that the county’s medical examiner could not be found to investigate a recent death in the county at the board of commissioners meeting Jan. 23.
Michigan implements cage-free egg law
Michigan’s ‘Cage-Free Law’ went into effect Jan. 1. Michigan’s Public Act 132 of 2019, mandates all shell eggs sold in the state must come from cage-free housing systems.
Hoadley sworn in
State Rep. Mike Hoadley of Au Gres, was sworn in Jan. 8 for a second term in the Michigan House of Representatives
Bill honoring U.P. Veteran Gerald Elliot signed into law
Last week, Rep. Jack Bergman’s bill, “Gerald’s Law,” was officially signed into law as a part of the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act, closing a loophole that denies certain terminally ill veterans their VA burial allowance if they do not pass away at a VA facility.