2014-10-02

DANGLING FOR A CHALLENGE



Team members from Jennifer Williams’ fourth grade class at Houghton Lake Middle School take on the beam challenge, which involves team members working together to solve the problem of getting everyone over an elevated beam, during this year’s Fourth Grade Camp. The activity was one of five that took place in the woods behind the school Tuesday. Team members pictured […]

County reduces rent for three



The Roscommon County District Health Department, Region 7B-Michigan Works! and the Northern Michigan Community Action Agency Head Start will all have a 10% rent reduction starting Jan. 1, 2015. The reduction will only be valid for one year. During a Sept. 24 Roscommon County Board of Commissioners meeting, the board reduced the rent for all three entities after NMCAA Executive […]

Impaired driver lands in lake, jail



A 37-year-old Houghton Lake woman was arrested by Denton Township Police for impaired driving on the evening of Sept. 29 after she drove her car into the lake at the end of Devonshire Drive. Denton Township Police Chief Dallas McGeary said alcohol is believed to be a factor in the miscalculation, which occurred at around 9 p.m., and that the […]

HLIB keeps assessment rates same



The Houghton Lake Improvement Board set the rates for the special assessment district that pays for non-native milfoil (NNM) control in the lake during their regular meeting at the Lake Township Hall on Sept. 30. Board members, including Chairman and Denton Township Member James Deamud, Secretary/Treasurer and Markey Township Member Norm Fullmer, Lake Township Member Tom Rose, Roscommon County Commission […]

RCRC hires new foreman, two receive promotions




With the retirement of Roscommon County Road Commission foreman Dave Tuck, the RCRC announced at Sept. 25 meeting that the hiring committee had a recommendation to hire a replacement and another to give two other employees promotions. Truck driver Justin Akin was selected to become Tuck’s replacement as the Houghton Lake foreman and Lance Cherven and Roger Saxton, who both […]

RHS SENIOR HOMECOMING REPRESENTATIVES



Candidates for the 2014 Homecoming King and Queen at Roscommon High School are (front row, from left) Anna Schultz, Kerrigan Fitzpatrick, Kalen Church, Katie Burmester, Erica Frye: and (back row, from left) Dan Brandenburg, Joe Grech, Ethan Beebe, Jacob Dibbet and Nik Amy.

HOUGHTON LAKE 2014 HOMECOMING COURT



Ten Houghton Lake High School seniors were named to the Homecoming Court and two will be named king and queen Friday at the Homecoming game against Beaverton. Pictured are (front row, left to right) Emily Baumgardner, Morgan Brandel, Amanda Garcia, Julia Hallauer and Vanessa Wallace, (back row) Jake Adams, Patrick Burtis, Andrew DiCapo, Michael Ignat and Devon Scott.

82nd District Court



Judge Daniel L. Sutton recently arraigned the following in 82nd District Court: Gregory N. Stuck, 33, Houghton Lake, demanded preliminary examination within 14 days on a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon and resisting and obstructing a police officer. The Roscommon County Sheriff’s Office made the arrest. The date of offense was Aug. 30. Bond was set at $5,000. […]

34th Circuit Court



Judge Michael J. Baumgartner presided in 34th Circuit Court, Roscommon, Sept. 9: Bradley D. Thomas, 30, Pontiac, stood mute to two charges of absconding/ forfeiting bond. A pretrial, final plea cut-off hearing and jury trial were scheduled. The defendant’s request to reduce bond was denied. Joseph P. Manta, 49, Ypsilanti, was sentenced to nine months in jail (credit for 37 […]

SOS says check absentee ballot status



Secretary of State Ruth Johnson is asking voters who used a third-party online absentee ballot application not sanctioned by the state to double-check the status of their request to ensure they will receive and can cast a ballot. A state review of miabsentee.com, a privately run website that went live nine weeks before the November general election without testing or […]