Montmorency County News

C ould industrial hemp be the next cash crop for northern Michigan farmers? A group in Montmorency County hopes so.

A Northern Michigan jail was awarded for a job well done. The sheriff says it's all thanks to the dedicated staff.

It can be used to make rope and even cement that's why a Montmorency County man says he wants to expand Michigan's agriculture to harvest industrial hemp.

The Montmorency County Board of Commissioners voted 2 to 1 to approve a 2010 budget.

Friends and family are paying their final respects to Army Specialist Brandon Steffey at his funeral today.

Voters in Montmorency County said no to two millages that would help keep sheriff's patrols on the road.

Projects improve access for voters with disabilities Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land announced today that Albert Township in Montmorency County is receiving $14,200 to improve polling place access to the Albert Township Hall.

Is it or isn't it "junk"? That's the question at the center of a dispute on-going now for more than a year in Montmorency County.

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Story By Melissa Smith Posted on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at 5:16 p.m. Rain hasn't fallen on most parts of northern Michigan in the past three weeks...but an area farmer says the dry spell is exactly what the corn crop needs.

Story By Marc Schollett Posted on Monday, September 14, 2009 at 11:27 a.m. Ask any educator, they will tell you, a hungry child is not an easy child to teach.

Hide Video Police arrested an out-of-town couple accused of breaking into a Montmorency County restaurant.

Hide Video Police arrested an out-of-town couple accused of breaking into a Montmorency County restaurant.

I had great expectations of returning from our July 4th bass fishing trip to northern Michigan with enough fodder to spin off a half dozen columns.

Hide Video Firefighters were called out Saturday night, to help a man trapped in his car.

The state budget cuts announced this week have led to the closing of 12 state forest campgrounds in Michigan.

Cam Degg of Bay City, right, encourages his granddaughter, 2-year-old Makenzie Nearman of Freeland, to check out the 2-month-old Boer and Nubian mix goat for sale during the Bay County 4-H Livestock Association's small animal swap meet in Auburn.