2014-12-25

Season’s Greetings



CHRISTMAS SURPRISE



On a 10-day leave from the his service with the United States Navy, Firemen Apprentice John Parker, E2 surprised his niece Elexis Parker, a first grade student in Mrs. Liz Walters’ class at Roscommon Elementary School, during her classroom Christmas party on Dec. 19. Parker said that he had not seen his niece since last Christmas and he had not […]

High speed chase on M-18 ends in rollover, arrest



A Prudenville man was arrested on charges of fleeing and eluding and transporting open intoxicants the evening of Dec. 20 after Roscommon County Sheriff’s deputies and other officers chased him on M-18 from Prudenville to the Village of Roscommon. According to a sheriff’s report, officers were on patrol on M-18 near M-157 in Denton Township when they saw a vehicle […]

Lyon supports giving voters say on swimmer’s itch funding



Lyon Township officials approved a resolution Dec. 17 in support of placing a special assessment on the ballot in May, 2015, for a three-year study to reduce swimmer’s itch. The resolution states the special assessment would allow Lyon Township and Gerrish Township to collect a fee to pay for the study for the purpose of minimizing the amount of merganser […]

Tuck proud of chamber progress after turn at helm



Retiring Houghton Lake Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Linda Tuck spent her last day on the job Dec. 23, just in time for the holiday season. Tuck took the position in April 2010, after a several year period when the chamber had no paid director, and left the office after almost five years on the job. Prior to working as […]

GETTING BUSY



Workers from André Tree Service and Porath Contracting were busy doing site preparation work to make way for a 5,500 square foot expansion of the Houghton Lake Community Senior Center Dec. 22. David André said approximately 70 trees were removed from around the building, and Roscommon County Commission on Aging Director Tom Pettit said construction will begin in January. (Photo […]

RCSO PROMOTES, HIRES EMPLOYEES



The retirement of three from the Roscommon County Sheriff’s Office has promoted the propmotion and hiring of new staff members. Pictured (from left) are Deputy Dakota Darsow, Undersheriff Ed Stern, Sgt. Bill Tatrai, Lt. Eric Tiepel, Deputy David Vogel, Deputy Andrew O’Neil, Sgt. Angie Ackley, Sheriff Randy Stevenson and Lt. Mark Chapman. With Chapman, Vogel and Lt. Steve LeMire (not […]

34th Circuit Court



Judge Michael J. Baumgartner presided in 34th Circuit Court, Roscommon, Nov. 18: Alexander M. Ledesma, 37, Bay City, pleaded guilty to charges of delivery of less than 50 grams of a controlled substance, as amended, and delivery/ manufacture of marijuana. Dismissed was a second charge of delivery of less than 50 grams of a controlled substance, as well as a […]

82nd District Court



Judge Daniel L. Sutton recently arraigned the following in 82nd District Court: Leah E. Sutterfield, 23, Houghton Lake, waived preliminary examination and was bound over to Circuit Court where she pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice. Dismissed was a charge of driving with no license. State Police, Houghton Lake, made the arrest. The date of offense was Sept. 5. Bond […]

No one seriously injured in roll-over



An Ann Arbor woman and her two passengers were not seriously injured in a rollover accident Dec. 17 on US-127. According to a Roscommon County Sheriff’s Office report, Madeline R. Judge, 20, was southbound on the freeway about two miles north of the southbound exit ramp at M-55 at about 3:45 p.m. when she lost control of her pick-up truck […]