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Wellvance celebrates

Employees, past and present, celebrate Wellvance’s 50th anniversary at the Ogemaw County Fairgrounds. Courtesy photo Wellvance, previously known as AuSable Valley Community Mental Health Authority, honored five decades of expanding access to compassionate, community-based mental…

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From a Country Gardener

Apple trees are planted in the tall spindle method at Forbidden Fruit Apple Orchard in Roscommon. Courtesy photo Garden club season endsBy Lisa Ashbrook-ComerThe Country Gardener’s Club ended the 2026 season with a bang. Our…

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Small town elections are important

By Heidi Kolbeck-UrlacherPolicy DirectorCenter for Rural Affairs For weeks, candidate ads have dominated television viewing. Text messages and phone calls are nonstop. Yard signs are popping up like late season tomatoes. Much of this messaging…