2017-04-27

UPGRADING THE INTERSECTION



Workers from J. Ranck, a construction firm from Mt. Pleasant, work on a new set of controls for the traffic signal at the corner of M-55 and South Gladwin Road (M-18) April 24. Forman Darren Cameron said that along with a new traffic signal, crosswalk buttons will be installed on all four corners at the intersection. He said the work […]

HLCS voters head to polls Tuesday in recall election



Voters in the Houghton Lake Com­munity Schools district will be asked to choose from among two board of educa­tion candidates in the May 2 recall elec­tion. The candidates are incumbent Kevin Nagel and challenger Nanette Combs. Recall supporters from the Commit­tee to Recall the Houghton Lake School Board initially sought the recall of not only Nagel but school board mem­bers […]

Roscommon woman killed in early morning crash on M-18



A 25-year-old woman was killed in a single car accident on M-18 near Deer­heart Valley Road, north of the Village of Roscommon, after losing control of her vehicle during the early morning April 22. According to a State Police press release, Amber Skutt, of Roscommon, was killed when she lost control of the vehicle she was driving while trying to […]

Stuck enters no contest plea in October, 2016, crash



A Prudenville man charged in con­nection with the deaths of three people, has entered a no contest plea to one of the charges. Gordon Stuck, 29, entered the plea to one count of driving while under the influence causing death April 25 in 34th Circuit Court, Roscommon. Two other counts of OUI causing death and one count of habitual offender […]

Houghton Lake Rotary auction Saturday



Don a top hat and cutaway coat, or slap on a black and white harlequin cos­tume Saturday, April 29, for the 18th annual Rotary Club of Houghton Lake Community Service Auction. This year’s theme is “Black and White” – dress it up or dress it down. Have fun and help support the community. The auction will take place at the […]

RAPS millage renewal on ballot



Voters living within the Roscom­mon Area Public Schools district will be asked to renew the district’s non-home­stead millage on the May 2 ballot. The district is asking voters to renew the ex­isting 18 mills which are set to expire at the end of 2017. According to a press release from RAPS Superintendent Catherine Erick­son, the proposal will allow the district […]

Reed wins $1,000 in ‘Catch Us’ contest



The 2017 winner of the Houghton Lake Area Tourism Bureau’s Catch Us if You Can fishing contest was Jeff Reed of Rochester. While Reed did not pull matching en­velopes from the prize bin for the grand prize of $100,000 and a Lund boat, he did win $1,000 in cash and prizes from the tourism bureau and contest sponsors April 23 […]

From the office to the field



When taking a recent Pavement Sur­face Evaluation Rating (PASER) test with the Michigan Department of Trans­portation, Roscommon County Road Commission Engineering Tech Tracy Turner noticed that she was one of only three women at the testing, which in­cluded a total of 30 people. “…We all know that road commis­sions have been a ‘boys club.’ I think she has stepped up […]

Anthony, RTPD ready to serve Richfield community



Just over a week into his new role, Frank Anthony, who was recently named chief of the Richfield Township Police Department, wants residents to know the department is theirs and he and the officers are willing to serve their com­munity. When asked what he wants the com­munity to know about the department, he responded by saying, “that we are their […]

82nd District Court



The following were recently ar­raigned in 82nd District Court: Gavin R. Beach, 33, Clinton, MO, demanded preliminary examination within 21 days on a charge of failure to pay child support. The Attorney General filed the charge. The date of offense was June 1, 2010, through April 1, 2016. Bond was set at $2,500. Tyler M. Brigham, 23, Grayling, de­manded preliminary […]