2017-03-23
Houghton Lake man dies following snowmobile accident
Troy Foster, 52, of Houghton Lake, died March 18 following injuries related to a snowmobile accident that occurred just after 11 a.m. that same day in Lake Township. Roscommon County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a call on Michelson Road of a snowmobile accident. Upon arrival deputies found EMS transporting Foster to Munson Healthcare Grayling Hospital. Foster, who was not wearing […]
PILING UP
Blocks of ice were piled up high in a few areas along the South Shore of Houghton Lake Wednesday morning after stiff winds pushed them ashore Tuesday. The area pictured, on the lakeside of 906 Iroquois Ave., had ice piled up to heights of 12 to 15 feet. Meteorologist Andy Sullivan of the National Weather Service office in Gaylord, said […]
Bannon receives $60k in settlement
Copy of agreement attachedFormer Richfield Township Department of Public Safety Chief Brad Bannon will receive $60,000 as part of a severance agreement with the township.The agreement, which was approved at a March 10 special meeting, stipulates that the first installment of $20,000 had to be paid within seven days of the agreement taking effect. The $20,000 payment was reflected in the bills that […]
RAPS board approves raises for administrators
The Roscommon Area Public Schools Board of Education approved two-year contracts that included raises for three of the district’s administrators during their regular meeting March 21. The raises were approved in a split vote, with board members Scott Hess, Sonia Lake, Kim Morley, Amy Coulter and Todd Jansen voting yes, board member David Vogel voting no and board member Julie […]
Gerrish to enter third year of swimmer’s itch control
Gerrish Township will continue to support the lethal taking of common mergansers through the use of its permit it obtained from the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service. During public comment at the township’s regular meeting March 14, Ken Dennings, representing the Higgins Lake Property Owners Association, the Higgins Lake Land Conservancy, the Higgins Lake Environmental and Economic Coalition and Higgins […]
Chili cook-off kicks off Relay For Life 2017
The aroma of 24 different types of chili wafted through the room at the Houghton Lake Eagles Monday as Relay For Life of Roscommon County kicked-off the 2017 fundraising campaign with a chili cook-off. People filled the hall, preparing to taste a variety of chili. “Holy cow!” Community Manager Trisha Jackson said of the number of people who participated. Attending […]
HOORAY FOR SPRING
Collins Elementary kindergartner Hunter Carpenter (top row, center) and classmates give a “hip hip hooray” while singing the Spring Song March 15. Students in kindergarten through third grade were featured at the school’s Spring Concert held at the Houghton Lake High School auditorium. (Left) Third graders (left to right) Ali Winiarski and Madison Soldan dance to “Watch Me” to end […]
Parents arrested for issuing false report of missing child
The parents of a former Charlton Heston Academy student were arrested March 15 on a charge of issuing a false report of a medical or other emergency by deputies from the Roscommon County Sheriff’s Office. The arrests of Roger Mater, 49, and Cheryl Lucier, 49, both of Roscommon, were the result of a March 7 incident at the academy in […]
Man charged with possessing child sexually abusive material
A Houghton Lake man was arrested by Roscommon County Sheriff’s deputies on charges of possessing child sexually abusive material. David J. Loviska, 47, was arraigned March 16 in 82nd District Court on charges of child sexually abusive activity and possession of child sexually abusive material. He demanded preliminary examination within 21 days. Det./Lt. John Wybraniec said a search warrant was […]