How reading affects children
Reading for pleasure in early childhood has been linked with better scores on comprehension cognition assessments and better educational attainment in young adolescence.
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Fairview Area Schools presents Festival Concert March 5
Middle and high school students in Fairview will present their Festival Concert, one hour of musical entertainment beginning at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 5.
Free program for managing concerns about falls
“Matter of Balance” will be held at the Oscoda County Council on Aging Senior Center every Monday 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Make time to give
Blood drive coming to Hale (Feb. 27, March 5), Mio (March 24)
The past revisited: market hunting
In order to consider market hunting as a management tool, one must first recognize the damages done by burgeoning populations and the failure of current control practices.
On living a long life
People ask me, “How does it feel to come into your 90th year?” Here’s what I tell them.
Making the most of winter
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Sheriff swears in new deputy
The Oscoda County Sheriff’s Department announced the addition of a new deputy, Alex Cole, to its roster in a statement posted to social media Feb. 4.
Blood shortage
Versiti Blood Center of Michigan faces an emergency blood shortage due to winter storms and rising illnesses, endangering local hospital patients.
Called to serve
Taylor Kann is Oscoda County’s new sheriff. Kann was elected Nov. 5 and took the oath of office Jan. 20. His first day as sheriff began 12 a.m. Jan. 1. Kann sat down with the Herald to share his story and his direction for the department.