2014-04-10

GETTING SOME SPRING AIR



Houghton Lake long jumper Nathaniel Hudson flies through the spring air as Assistant Coach Jim Gerdes watches his progress during Monday afternoon’s track practice at Bobcat Stadium, the first the team has been able to hold on the track at Bobcat Stadium this season. The Bobcats were getting ready for the Cadillac Invitational on Friday after their Wednesday home meet […]

Sign Setback

RCRC to begin enforcing ‘temporary sign’ policy


On April 15, the Roscommon County Road Commission will start to enforce its temporary sign policy which prohibits all temporary signs from being placed in the right of way on all county roads. RCRC Manager Tim O’Rourke said in an April 7 interview, the policy will be loosely enforced during its first month as it will provide time for business […]

Denton to seek street light, ambulance millages



Denton Township will seek voter approval of two millages on the ballot during the Aug. 5 election. At its April 2 meeting, the board approved language on a new millage for street lights and a millage renewal for ambulance service. Clerk Carol Asher led the meeting of the four-member board; Supervisor Craig Cotterman was absent because of a planned surgery. […]

Three egg hunts happening in Roscommon this weekend



The first of two egg hunts to take place in Roscommon this Saturday is the Higgins Lake-Roscommon Chamber of Commerce 2014 Great Egg Scramble and Bike Give-Away. The event will begin at 11 a.m. at the CRAF Center and is open to children up to 12 years old. A total of 7,000 plastic eggs filled with candy and prizes will […]

Learning about living with less

Sheriff Stevenson visits Nicaragua on mission trip


Reflecting on his recent mission trip to Nicaragua, Roscommon County Sheriff Randy Stevenson said the experience has made him more aware and grateful for the life that living in a country like America has given him. Stevenson left Detroit on March 20 for his first mission trip with Project 14 Global Missions, headed by Executive Director Jeff Kahl (former Camp […]

Berger, Firman enter pleas on drug charges



Two St. Helen men recently arrested by Strike Team Investigative Narcotics Group (STING) officers have entered pleas on drug charges in 34th Circuit Court. Bradley B. Berger, 27, waived preliminary examination and was bound over to Circuit Court, where he pleaded guilty to attempted aiding and abetting manufacture of methamphetamine (amended from aiding and abetting manufacture of methamphetamine). Dismissed was […]

Drug-involved, truck-involved, bicyclist deaths on the rise



For the second year in a row, traffic deaths increased in Michigan, fueled in part by increases in bicyclist and drugand commercial motor vehicle (CMV)- involved deaths, according to the Michigan State Police (MSP) Criminal Justice Information Center. Although the state has experienced significant decreases in traffic crashes over the past decade, from 391,486 in 2003 to 289,061 in 2013, […]

Freddy Fusion Science Magic Show, Family Fun Festival at KCPA



There’s still time to save on great seats for the Family Fun Festival and Freddy Fusion Science Magic Show Friday (tomorrow) at the Kirtland Center for the Performing Arts. Family four packs of tickets for the show and the pre-show festival are $68 (Section C) and $88 (Sections A & B). Senior, group and student discounts are also available. Individual […]

Additional larceny charges pending against Houghton Lake man



Additional charges of larceny are pending review by the Roscommon County Prosecutor in the case of a 37-year-old Houghton Lake man who is awaiting preliminary examination on previous larceny and weapons charges in the Roscommon County Jail. According to the Michigan State Police at Houghton Lake, a 61-yearold Lake Township woman reported on April 2 that her son had stolen […]

82nd District Court



Judge Daniel L. Sutton recently arraigned the following in 82nd District Court: Debra J. Colton, 35, Farwell, waived preliminary examination and was bound over to Circuit Court where she pleaded guilty to larceny in a building. The Roscommon County Sheriff’s Office made the arrest. The date of offense was March 8. Bond was set at $1,000. Colton will be sentenced […]