NECK-AND-NECK Two canoes pass Mead's Landing public access site, first vantage point for spectators after the Wallace Park starting point, during the Roscommon Canoe Challenge. More...
Voters approved non-homestead property tax proposals for Houghton Lake and Gerrish Higgins Schools. In a race between write-in candidates for a seat on the Kirtland Community College Board of Trustees, David C. More...
(Above) Spectators crowd the CRAF Center gymnasium during the first Roscommon Business Expo April 30. Roscommon Village Manager Tom Gromek estimated 600 people came to see the 80 exhibits from area businesses and organizations. More...
Owners of a Prudenville business were denied a motion in Circuit Court that would allow for additional evidence to be submitted in a case involving the statewide ban on deer feeding and baiting. More...
Gerrish Township Supervisor Frank Homola (left), Pioneer Hills Marine sales representative Dennis Davidson and township Police Chief Brian Hill are pictured with a 2009 Kawasaki personal watercraft the police department will use under a grant from Pi More...
Houghton Lake handed Roscommon its first Jack Pine Conference golf loss of the season Tuesday at Clare. Both squads finished with a combined 172 by their top four golfers, putting the fifth golfer's score into play. More...
To say Wyatt Detmer had a good year on the golf course last year would be a gross injustice to the former Prudenville resident and Houghton Lake High School athlete. He was just named Senior Player of the Year for 2008 in his home state of Georgia. More...
Making Roscommon County more marketable as a tourism destination and opening new tourism markets could be one avenue to creating more employment opportunities for our residents and help stem the out bound migration of residents. More...
Tuesday State Budget Director Bob Emerson outlined Executive Order 2009-22's budget cuts to House and Senate Appropriations Committees that will slash $350 million from the current budget, with more than half of the fiscal year over. More...
My grandfather had just been inducted into the U.S. Army when the worldwide influenza epidemic of 1918 broke out. The disease quickly took its toll at Grandpa More...
The Water Warriors will launch their personal watercrafts on July 19 for the 19th annual Endurance Ride to raise funds for Special Olympics Michigan (SOMI). More...
Amid continuing concern about a growing population of double-crested cormorants in the Great Lakes region, a group of sportsmen, conservationists and state and federal officials met at Denton Township Hall April 30 to discuss methods of cooperation More...
The annual Lyon's Leap Fun Run/ Walk for Charity is scheduled for June 20th and race organizers are looking for participants. The 5k trail run/walk is held at the Lyon Township Park (10635 N. Harrison Rd. More...
People in Roscommon County and surrounding areas looking for professional counseling services have a new resource to consider. Sharon Ashworth and Kathleen "Murphy" Murphy have opened a private counseling practice under the name Monarch Center. More...
Sara Renee Buccilli, daughter of Louis and Rebecca Buccilli of Houghton Lake, and Daniel James Kazanski, son of James and Kathleen Kazanski of Frisco, TX, announce their engagement to be married. A May 29, 2009, wedding is planned at St. More...
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Peer pressure, wanting to fit in and wanting to do what the "older kids do" are reasons many parents hear when it comes to buying the latest fashion trends, newest video game or going to a party. More...
Last year, budget cuts in the Gerrish Higgins School District resulted in the elimination of the Roscommon High School's forensics team. But Roscommon residents rallied to keep it alive, and as a result Annette R. More...
(Above) Students, instructors, family and friends pack the art building for the Winter Semester Student Art Show at Kirtland Community College April 30. More...
The Gerrish-Higgins/Roscommon Alumni Association has established its second new scholarship. It will award $1,000 to a Kirtland Community College student who is enrolled in a vocational/occupational program of study. More...
Five Houghton Lake men were injured in a one-vehicle accident Saturday evening.
According to the Crawford County Sheriff's Department, the accident was the first of three separate accidents the department handled that night.
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Funding cuts for state government that were part of an executive order by Governor Jennifer Granholm Tuesday will force 100 state troopers to be laid off, including two assigned to the Houghton Lake Post. More...
The Graham/McDonald Sports Complex has been named a semifinalist in Kellogg's "Plant A Seed" promotion, the company announced May 1. Supporters can now vote for the complex. To vote, visit www.frostedflakes. More...
Property values in Roscommon County in 2008 dropped significantly for the first time in more than three decades, according to a report presented to county commissioners by Equalization Director John Clark April 22. More...
Judge Michael Baumgartner heard these cases in 34th Circuit Court, Roscommon, April 21: William E. Perry, 48, Houghton Lake, pleaded guilty to one count of failure to register as a sex offender and will be sentenced later. More...
Prudenville resident June L. Harrison, 90, died May 10, 2009, at Mercy Hospital, Grayling. The Rev. Francoise Gelineau will officiate a memorial service Saturday, May 30, at 11 a.m. at St. Elizabeth Episcopal Church, Higgins Lake. More...
James E. Mahoney, 73, Roscommon, died May 5, 2009, at St. Joseph Hospital, Tucson, AZ. Father Anthony Citro will officiate a service Saturday, May 16, at 11 a.m. at St. Michael Catholic Church, Roscommon. More...
George Wlodarski, resident of Roseville and former longtime resident of Muskegon, died May 10, 2009, at St. John Macomb Hospital, Warren. He was 70 years old. More...
Representatives of The Hairloft Salon & Day Spa recently attended "Kemon Days" at the MGM Grand Hotel in Detroit. The Hairloft carries the Kemon line, a high quality color line from Italy. More...
I thought the poll that you recently took on California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's offer to do commercials promoting the automotive industry was quite interesting- 56% yes, 44% no. That 44% got me fired up! More...
What a wonderful day it was! Thursday, April 30, the Village of Roscommon and the Higgins Lake-Roscommon Chamber of Commerce threw a "party" and it seemed like everyone came! More...
Registered dental hygienist Marie Terokowskie of The School Dentist, Beverly Hills, polishes Houghton Lake Middle School fifth grader Jason Graham's teeth Tuesday. Dr. Melanie Vergeldt said she and her four-person staff travel all year. More...
How far would you go to find a cure for cancer? The American Cancer Society is looking to northern Michigan residents to play a direct role in improving the lives of future generations by participating in a historic study. More...
Natalie Stovall, an up-and-coming country music singer, and her new band will take center stage at 7 p.m. May 9 at the Kirtland Center for the Performing Arts . Although rooted in country, music lovers will hear Stovall's diverse taste in music. More...
The Roscommon Association of Retired School Personnel (RARSP) will hold their spring conference May 19 via a MARSP DVD at the Houghton Lake Public Library. Registration will be at 10:15 a.m. with a business meeting before the presentation. More...
Roscommon County Road Commission members of Team 1, consisting of (not in order) Tom McGinnis, Scott Eckstorm, George Doebler, Rick Thompson, Justin Akin, Chuck Plass and Jacki Bertsch, install a culvert in a timed event, during the commission's spri More...
RANDOM ROYALTY Houghton Lake High School 2009 Prom King Mike MacGregor (fourth from left) and Queen Kelsey Swiatkowski (second from right) discover they are this year's prom royalty. More...
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