Elle, played by Brooke Mainville, and Paulette, played by Stephanie Frederick, perform a scene in a beauty shop during the opening night performance of "Legally Blonde" Friday night at Houghton Lake High School. More...
“It’s our first trip to the beach this year, minus the swimming,” said Stacy Bidstrup (above) as she pushed her son Isaiah, 3, on a swing at the Heights Park Beach in Roscommon Town More...
The venue for the Roscommon Area Public Schools Board of Education March 21 meeting was moved from the board office to the Roscommon High School cafeteria as the board expected a larger than usual crowd to be in attendance for a discussion of their b More...
A special meeting of the Houghton Lake Board of Education Monday was short-lived when board members, who had convened for the purpose of going into a closed session, failed to approve a motion to enter into the closed meeting. More...
Gerrish Township Police officers were dispatched to the Higgins Lake road end of Magnolia near Old Point Comfort March 15 at about 6:45 p m. for a man who had fallen through the ice. More...
Gerrish Township Police Chief Brian Hill accepted an award in East Lansing March 14 that was presented to the department from the Michigan Recreation and Park Association (MRPA) in recognition and appreciation of outstanding contributions and unselfi More...
Gerrish Township officials March 13 spent much of their time on issues related to the township’s police department, including the purchase of a new patrol car and establishing an emergency response fee ordinance. More...
With temperatures hanging in the mid-80’s and not a cloud in the sky, the Nielsen Enterprise Grand Finale snowmobile race in Lake Geneva, WI last weekend was in serious jeopardy of cancellation. More...
The March winners of the Houghton Lake Bobcat Booster 200 Club drawing were Carolyn Bartholomew, Amber Sergeant and Tara Mainville, $25 each and Ellen Butler, $125. More...
Serious poverty and hunger feed off each other. Add homelessness, and you have a recipe for a growing problem. In Roscommon County, the problem has reached a level of serious proportions, in my opinion. More...
The Park Store building at the South Higgins Lake State Park, one of the many buildings constructed around Northern Michigan by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) during the depths of the Great Depression, has stood the test of time, but not witho More...
Four lucky anglers will get a chance at $50,000 and a new boat after catching a tagged fish in the Houghton Lake Area Tourism Bureau’s Wally the Walleye and Betty the Bass Contest. More...
James and Kathleen Burns of Prudenville celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on March 3. The Burnses were married March 3, 1962, at the St. Benedict Catholic Church in Waterford. More...
Messiah Lutheran Church is raising money for Relay for Life by planning a breakfast buffet at Fred’s of Roscommon April 1 (Palm Sunday). Thebreakfastissetfor9am.to1 p m. More...
An Alma woman was arraigned in 83rd District Court March 12 on a retail fraud charge stemming from an investigation by Denton Township Police of thefts from the Houghton Lake Walmart. Jennifer D. More...
The Houghton Lake Community Schools Board of Education tonight (Monday) voted not to approve a two-year contract for Superintendent Kevin Murphy. His contract is set to expire June 30. More...
The Roscommon Area Public Schools Board of Education has scheduled a meeting to form a task force to help it navigate its looming budget shortfall. The special board meeting will be held at 6 p.m. More...
No support was voiced by a crowd made up of over 300 staff, students and concerned community members gathered in the Roscommon High School cafeteria on the evening of March 21 for a plan involving consolidation of schools put forward during a meeting More...
Most residents of Roscommon County have been rejoicing at the recent record breaking warm weather, but with every silver lining there comes a cloud, and here it has been an early beginning to the wildfire season. More...
During a joint meeting between Gerrish, Lyon and Beaver Creek Townships on March 20, township representatives met to discuss the future of a feasibility study for a potential sewer collection system at Higgins Lake. More...
Houghton Lake High School students will present three performances of “Legally Blonde The Musical” this weekend in the high school auditorium. Set for March 23, 24 and 25, the Friday and Saturday shows are slated for 7 p m. More...
Mildred Audrey Bliven, 95, Fort Myers, FL, formerly of DeWitt and Roscommon, died March 14, 2012, in Fort Myers. A service was held March 19 at Gorsline Runciman Funeral Home, De- Witt. Interment was in the DeWitt Cemetery on March 20. More...
Anna “Annie” C. Baum, 97, of Mesa, AZ died March 11, 2012 at Class Act, an assisted living facility in Mesa. Born March 10, 1915 in St. Louis, MI, she was the daughter of Jesse and Hazel Ehrman. She graduated from St. More...
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is seeking comments by April 30 on a public involvement plan for revising the state’s long-range transportation plan. More...
Just in time for construction season, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has introduced a new feature on Mi Drive, the department’s traffic data web site. More...
One of the reasons the USPS (United States Postal Service) is hemorrhaging, is declining package delivery and first class mailings. The service needs a really big fix! More...
He has a beautiful voice, good looking, impeccable appearance, educated, talented speaker. He makes a crowd com laugh, has a beautiful family -- that is our young president. More...
It’s that time again when we select new representatives to give voice to and address our needs and beliefs as members of government. Some say, that in these small communities where we live, that political affiliations don’t matter. More...
The Gerrish Township Police Department, in conjunction with the township’s Advisory Community Team-Neighbors on Watch (ACT NOW) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), has established a More...
Twelve teams. Ten books. Three rounds. The 2012 finale of the Battle of the Books March 17 had suspense, drama and excitement, many of the elements that make for a good book. More...
The Roscommon Knights of Columbus Prince of Peace Council, 165 West Federal Highway, Roscommon, will sponsor a Spring Fling May 12. The evening will begin at 6 p.m. More...
The Muskegon River Watershed Assembly (MRWA) will hold a meeting March 28 on a new upper watershed project to be conducted in the Muskegon River Watershed area of Roscommon and Missaukee Counties. More...
Students of the Month for February at Collins Elementary School are (front, left to right) Ava Boggs, preschool; Renee Dipzinski and Devon Harms, kindergarten; Taylor Murphy and Maddox Mead, first gr More...
Roscommon Elementary School fourth graders took to the stage on March 16 and taught their fellow classmates a lesson in economics with the Acting Up! Theater Company. More...
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