Akron, MI

Tuscola County voters have big decisions on the November 3rd ballot. Countywide, they will decide whether to renew the property tax that pays for veterans services. That would not raise the rate. The countywide veterans’ proposal would continue funding at about 17 cents per $1,000 of taxable value for six years. A separate question asks whether to add a new tax for the same purpose, because the county's veterans office says it needs more money. In the townships, Akron and Columbia want to ren

State police are investigating a suspected drunk driving crash in Tuscola County that claimed the life of a Saginaw man on Monday evening. Authorities report that a 55-year-old Akron woman driving eastbound on Akron Road failed to stop at Unionville Road in Fairgrove Township, slamming into a northbound Nissan Versa. A 35-year-old passenger in the Versa died at the scene from his injuries, while the 41-year-old Saginaw woman driving the sedan and the driver who ran the stop sign were both rushe