2008-09-04

Man falls from boat, drowns



A Freeland man drowned after falling off a boat on Higgins Lake Aug. 29. The Roscommon County Dive Team recovered the body of Christopher M. Hoverman, 32, at 12:28 a.m. the next day, about 4 3/4 hours after the accident. A friend of Hoverman’s told deputies Hoverman, who had been drinking, was standing in the bow of the boat while […]

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Loxley light stays green for now



The stoplight at M-55 and Loxley in Roscommon Township may have been returned to operation mode over the Labor Day weekend, but Michigan Department of Transportation officials are still studying the intersection. “Study” signs warned drivers for weeks that the light had been switched to flashing mode, but following a recent public hearing at the township hall, MDOT restored it […]

Recounts scheduled today



Recounts of ballots cast for four offices in three townships in the Aug. 5 primary are scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. today (Thursday) in the county building in Roscommon. Candidates who filed for recounts are: • Dist. 1 (most of Denton Township) Roscommon County Commissioner Lowell Souder, who lost a Democratic nomination battle to Pam Stephan by eight votes. […]

Baiting ban big bite from Northern Michigan economy



Farmers, wholesalers and retailers who produce and sell crops such as sugar beets, carrots and corn for deer hunters are reeling in the wake of a Department of Natural Resources ban on feeding and baiting deer in the state’s MOVING CORN Travis Schwartz uses a loader to move feed corn to a bagging operation at Bart’s Fruit Market in Prudenville […]

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Hospice to train volunteers



Mercy Hospice is in need of sensitive, caring individuals who are willing to help make someone else’s life a little better. Volunteer training is being offered in September for those who have some extra time to assist a family who needs some special care. Training sessions will be held Sept. 15, 17 and 24 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at […]

ASSUMED NAMES

May 2-Aug. 8

The following people recently filed certificates of doing business under assumed names with the Roscommon County Clerk (includes renewals): Dan Alschbach, Roscommon: Higgins Lake Glass, Roscommon. William Patrick Jr., St. Helen: Patrick’s Pro Hardware & Supply, St. Helen. Robert P. Tuite, Roscommon: Great Circle Campground, Roscommon. Gary Milner, St. Helen: Milner Fence Co., St. Helen. Laura Pitera, Houghton Lake: Unique […]

Commission poised to decide fate of ‘road to nowhere’



Action by the Roscommon County Road Commission next week could end nearly three decades of controversy over a proposal to abandon what some call a “road to nowhere” in Prudenville. The road commission Aug. 28 held a public hearing on a petition by the Deer Run Property Owners Association to abandon a portion of Ionia Street that passes through a […]

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