Gerrish Township Police are looking for suspects in an intentionally set fire that consumed the Countryside Laundromat at 9165 North Cut Rd. Sunday night. More...
The Roscommon Township fire hall has recently undergone the first of two remodeling phases. Township officials are expected to let bids next week for Phase II work. More...
Do you have a favorite tree in the fall? Take 2. The Resorter is again looking for the best color of the fall and is asking readers who have a favorite tree to photograph it and send us the image, along with an explanation of why it is the best. More...
Anchor Inn 2 took first place in the 5th annual Co-ed Lupus Softball tournament Sept. 24 held at Roscommon Township’s Knapp Field. Old Town Tavern took second place in the six-team tournament. More...
“We have been playing the better teams of the conference in our (last few) games, and for the most part, we have failed to rise up to their level,” said Houghton Lake varsity volleyball coach Angie Dalak after her Bobcats suffered a three More...
The question posed was something on the line of “If a Wall Street executive offered you a job today would you take it?” The young female protestor, sitting cross legged on the ground simply said, “No!” More...
Despite all the doomsayers out there writing obituaries for the nation’s newspaper industry, 150 million Americans — two out of three adults — read a local newspaper last week. More...
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources this week released annual survey information indicating the state’s population of the endangered Kirtland’s warbler remains steady. More...
The Forest Service is now accepting public comments on a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS) for the Land and Resource Management Plan of the Huron-Manistee National Forests. More...
Howard Norris’ woodworking skills and attention to detail in the restoration of his sailboat “Mahogany Rush” was rewarded in August when it won the first place award for Best Sailboat at the 34th annual Les Cheneaux Islands Antique More...
In the late ’80’s and ’90’s, the airwaves were filled with the music of Richard Marx and for more than 20 years, he has consistently and powerfully made his mark on the music industry. More...
An Alzheimer’s Walk planned for Oct. 8 in Prudenville will feature silent auction items donated by more than 30 Houghton Lake area merchants. The walk will begin at the Deer Run Beach House in Prudenville (by Burger King). More...
Team captains and potential team captains from the eight high schools of the Jack Pine Conference communicate non-verbally during a leadership exercise which was part of the one-day MHSAA Captains Cl More...
Representatives from approximately 40 colleges and universities will be on hand for College Night 2011 on Oct. 13 at Kirtland Community College (KCC). More...
Houghton Lake seniors Chloe Cryderman and Kyle Pope were named HLHS Homecoming Queen and King Sept. 30 during the halftime of the Bobcats’ contest with Harrison. More...
South Branch Township resident Dave Barber came home from work Sept. 29 to find his garage on fire. “All the smoke is all I saw so I called 911,” Barber said. More...
Judge Michael J. Baumgartner presided in 34th Circuit Court, Roscommon, Sept. 20: Roger K. Day, 42, Houghton Lake, pleaded no contest to one count of third degree criminal sexual conduct (with force), amended from first degree CSC. More...
MidMichigan Health has been named for the forth time as one of America’s best employers for mature workers, according to the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) survey of “Best Employers for Workers over 50.” MidMichigan, More...
Houghton Lake High School Principal Brent Cryderman prepares to drive a Ford Fiesta during Drive One 4 UR School on Sept. 29 at Houghton Lake High School. More...
Do you have an interest in vitalizing Michigan communities, agriculture, business or environmental sectors? Are you looking for opportunities to grow your public policy work? More...
I have been coming to Houghton Lake vacationing all my life but now am a full-time resident. Over the summer and currently I can’t help but notice that gas prices are always 15-20 cents a gallon higher here than anywhere else in the area. More...
The United States Postal Service has the potential to solve its financial crisis very easily. As a matter of fact they have the opportunity to move ahead in the future with minimal change in their economic structure. More...
I’m a lakefront homeowner and I can’t understand why a board can’t be replaced in the Muskegon River dam. On Sept. 20 I was fishing the Deadstream flooding area when the DNR replaced a board that they removed in the Reedsburg Dam. More...
Participants at the ALIVE and Running Run/Walk Sept. 24 at Houghton Lake Wesleyan Church prepare to launch purple balloons after the runners and walkers came in from the route. More...
Merritt-Butterfield United Methodist Church will host a simulcast with Joel C. Rosenberg presenting an urgent call to prayer, fasting and repentance for America, Israel and the church in the light of Bible prophecy. More...
Drs. Brian and Mandy Mahalak of Millbrook, AL, announce the birth of their daughter, Lily James Mahalak. Born in Birmingham, AL, Sept. 10, 2011, she weighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces, and was 20 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Dr. More...
The Roscommon County Prosecutor’s Office was granted leave to appeal the parole of a convicted sex offender by Chief Circuit Judge Michael J. Baumgartner in 34th Circuit Court, Roscommon on Sept. 28. More...
East Bay Lodge, Prudenville, is offering a $500 reward for any information leading to the recovery of items stolen from along Dogwood and Iroquois sometime between late Saturday (Oct. 1) and early Sunday. More...
A Bloomfield Hills woman has been arraigned in 34th Circuit Court, Roscommon, in connection with an Aug. 6 accident that left her passenger with a spinal cord injury. Shaina L. More...
Bob Watkins is a member of the HazMat team and is certified in ice rescue. He has also served the Roscommon Township Fire Department for six years. He formerly served on the Lake Township Fire Department. More...
Supervised by Forest Fire Officer Supervisor Jake Figley (not pictured), the DNR forest fire officers at the Roscommon, Houghton Lake and West Branch offices, respectively are (left to right) Randy Hartman, Amy DeRuiter and Tim Croxen. More...
/ Front Page
