A five-year-old boy admitted to vandalizing a Markey Township resident's lawn tractor Aug. 23. More...

The Houghton Lake Improvement Board was to treat 200 acres of Houghton Lake this week to control the spread of Eurasian watermilfoi. More...

The Kirtland Center for the Performing Arts will host three legendary music performers at 8 p.m. Sept. 15, as the members of Triple Gold, "The Three Tenors of Pop," take center stage on Kirtland Community College's main campus near Roscommon. More...

Parents and their children may attend Family Night at the Roscommon Fire Training Grounds Sept. 13. The fun begins at 4:30 p.m., with a fire safety show set for 6:30 p.m. and a magic show at 7 p.m. From 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., food will be served. More...

Roscommon Township residents may feel relief when they receive their winter tax bills. The levy for 2007 is lower than the 2006 rate. Township officials announced Tuesday the total levy will be 3.6522, after Headlee rollbacks. More...

State Transportation Director Kirk T. Steudle announced Aug. 17 that the Michigan Department of Transportation has posted information about the safety of 4,402 state highway bridges to the MDOT web site at www.michigan. gov/highwaybridgereport. More...

In order to reduce motorist confusion on US-127, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is re-numbering mile marker and exit signs on more than 100 miles of US-127. More...

The lawn of Houghton Lake High School looked like a tent city Aug. 31 as bike riders from DALMAC overtook the campus. The DALMAC is the annual Dick Allen Lansing to Mackinaw bike tour that takes place Labor Day weekend. More...

Eighty-eight year-old Clayton Klein should arrive on foot at Houghton Lake Saturday about 5 p.m. More...

(Left) Thiemo and Kay Wollenstein of Hamburg, Germany, show off the 1991 Mastercraft 240 SC Mari Star they purchased from Old Point Comfort Marine, Higgins Lake, in July. More...