Roscommon County Sheriff's deputies are investigating an incident in which a female inmate allegedly smuggled drugs into the county jail using a plastic bag hidden in her body. The 31-year-old Roscommon woman was booked into the jail Sept. 1. More...

People sleeping in a Lyon Township cottage Sept. 2 awoke suddenly when an inebriated man who had wandered into the cottage fell into their bed at 2:33 a.m. More...

Michigan State Police, Houghton Lake, Aug. More...

Roscommon County's road commission might have been the last of the Good Old Boys' Club of politics in Roscommon County with the appointment last week of two women. More...

Many Houghton Lake and Prudenville residents will be seeing orange for the next few weeks as construction barrels will be dotting M-55 from Federal Avenue east to Kelly Street in Prudenville. More...

A person's middle school, high school and college years can be, to borrow a phrase from Charles Dickens, "the best of times…the worst of times." As we saw at Virginia Tech a year ago, a young person in a depressed, disturbed mental state can More...

Mr. Borton's letter advising the community of the proposed closures of Nokomis Challenge Center and Shawono Center was certainly a call for action. More...

I am taking this opportunity to acknowledge the major gains that have been accomplished under the guidance of [Houghton Lake Community Schools Superintendent] Pete Injasoulian. Major pending agreements and issues are now amicably concluded. More...

Sexual assault and abuse is defined as any type of sexual activity that you do not agree to, including: inappropriate touching, vaginal, anal, or oral penetration, sexual intercourse that you say no to, rape, attempted rape, and child molestation. More...

Eric Nugent, son of Randy and Terri Nugent of Houghton Lake, and Anna Wickstra, daughter of Jim Wickstra of New Era and Nancy Chase of Shelby, were united in marriage June 30, 2007, at Third Reformed Church of Grand Rapids, by the Rev. Kent Fry. More...

Members of the Houghton Lake United Methodist Church "Youth on Mission" team pose with a Kentucky homeowner following completion of a handicap ramp. More...

Hannah born to Tatonetti, Lentz Cherri Tatonetti and Matthue Lentz of Houghton Lake announce the birth of their daughter, Hannah Kay, Aug. 20, 2007, at Grayling Mercy Hospital. The baby weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces and was 20 inches long. More...

Every year, Houghton Lake Community Schools team up with the COOR Intermediate School District Career and Technical Education Department to offer programs at Houghton Lake High School, Kirtland Community College and the Houghton Lake School of Cosm More...

These new teachers greeted students when Gerrish-Higgins Schools began the 2007-08 academic year Tuesday. They are, left to right, from St. Helen Elementary School: Anthony Diola, special education, St. More...

As millions of students head off to college this fall, the Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Services strongly urges those young adults - and their parents - to get smart about insurance. More...