Snowmobiles Push Winter Vacationing "Michigan's winter scene has a new sound, and it's helping push the state toward a record winter tourism season. More...

Last week's results Are you worried that a dying U.S. spy satellite, as big as a bus, that is predicted to fall to earth soon might drop on you? More...

Fleda Brown, the former "poet laureate" of Delaware and author of six collections of poetry, will be the guest speaker for the ongoing Controlled Burn Reading Series at Kirtland Community College Feb. 11. More...

Robert Lee Small, 75, West Branch Township (Missaukee County) died Feb. 10, 2008, at Munson Medical Center. More...

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Ella D. Hatfield, 95, Houghton Lake, died Feb. 6, 2008, at King Nursing Centre, Houghton Lake. More...

Shoppers at Glen's Markets can help Habitat for Humanity during February in Spartan Stores' statewide campaign with a goal of raising $100,000 to support "The House That Spartan Built." Customers have an opportunity to donate by purchasing a Habit More...

The National Asphalt Pavement Association recently announced that Houghton Lake Plant 755, Rieth-Riley Construction Co., has earned NAPA's "Diamond Achievement Commendation" for excellence in hot-mix asphalt plant and site operations. More...

Former Prudenville resident Ryan M. Lepper has been hired by JPMorgan as an investment advisor and vice-president in its Bloomfield Hills office. More...

Last week, Jan. 24, 2008, was the first time I ever felt compelled to write to the editor. I was deeply disturbed by Tracy Bostwick's "You Can't Just Sit There, Do Nothing." However, the letter I wrote was never mailed. More...

Being we all need to look up to our foremost, earlier nation's leaders- and their leadership- we would like to take a moment to recognize a great man whose birthdate and dedication to our country is again upon us ( Feb. 12, 1809). More...

In response to Roger Hill's letter, I am appalled in how easy it is for second home owners to slam our community. More...

Rachel Lynn Dusseau and Brian Andrews announce their engagement to be married. The bride-elect is the daughter of Harvey and Dawn Dusseau of Houghton Lake. She is a 2005 graduate of Westland Christian Academy and attended Mid-Michigan College. More...

Vince and Starr Brown of Athens, TN, announce the birth of a son, Andrew William. Andrew was born Jan. 20, 2008 in Athens, TN and weighed 8 pounds, 10 ounces. Maternal grandparents are Audra Jennings and the late Charles Jennings. More...

Nichole Lynn Taylor and Paul Wilson Warren Jr. announce the birth of their son, whom they named Preston Lee. Born Jan. 7, 2008, at Mercy Hospital, Grayling, the boy weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long. More...

When Houghton Lake High school seniors Adrienne Linskey and Justin Wigard applied to Central Michigan University last fall, their grades and high school activities earned them an invitation to compete for a Centralis Scholarship. More...

Jaquoub Tapia gets a shave from barber Kaeley Hahn in one of several shops set up by Roscommon Elementary School third graders in a village in the school gym Jan. 31. Looking on are Grant Smitz and Austin Schleben. More...

Kirtland Community College will be one of 27 sites statewide to host "College Goal Sunday," an annual event to raise awareness about opportunities for financial aid on Feb. 10 from 2-4 p.m. More...