
To Washington
Roger Stitt, of Mio, recently returned from a trip to Washington D.C. He shared the news of trip Oct. 8 when the Herald was covering an honor quilt presentation at the Oscoda County Veterans Affairs office.

Roger Stitt, of Mio, recently returned from a trip to Washington D.C. He shared the news of trip Oct. 8 when the Herald was covering an honor quilt presentation at the Oscoda County Veterans Affairs office.

Most roadside parks operated by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will be closed for the season on Friday, Oct. 31.

The city council for the City of West Branch unanimously approved an agreement between the West Branch Police Department and the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) department at their regular meeting Monday, Oct. 20.

Most people don’t spend much time thinking about firewood. If it’s split and dry, it’s good to go, right?

Mio middle school art students participated in the Lions International Peace Poster project. This year’s theme is Together as One. Because the posters will be seen throughout the world, they are designed without words.

Local businesses chip in with community gardening project

Legislative activity for early October 2025

The Oscoda County Sheriff’s Office released a statement on social media Thursday afternoon detailing a Strike Team Investigating Narcotics Group (STING) operation in Big Creek Township which took place Aug. 26.

Hunters Feeding Michigan — a Michigan Department of Natural Resources program connecting donors, wild game processors and charities to help feed those in need — processed 140,000 pounds of donated venison during fiscal year 2025, which ended Sept. 30.

Ogemaw County law enforcement was well represented at an International Coffee Day gathering at Meijer in West Branch Oct. 1.