The Friends of the Roscommon Area District Library will accept used book donations on Fridays and Saturdays in May and June. Books are being collected to stock a used book sale in the fall. Frie ...

IROQUOIS AVENUE FLOODINGIt was difficult to tell where the lake ended and the shoreline began along Iroquois Avenue Monday. This home, located on the 400 block of Iroquois Avenue in Prudenville, was s ...

Soon, no matter where you travel, it will seem as if there are construction cones everywhere. From local projects to Michigan Department of Transportation projects, road construction will soon be in f ...

‘SWEET’ SOUNDSUnder the direction of Kayla Hinkston (left), Collins Elementary kindergarten students sing “Sweet Beets: Beet & Cherry” during their Spring 2026 Music Concert April 16. They also sa ...

BRINGING THE HEATCHA pitcher Abby Kitchen (1) winds up to deliver a pitch during the Patriots’ first game against Roscommon April 14. Kitchen pitched the first win for CHA, giving up four runs on thre ...

SLIDING HOMERoscommon’s Brody Rushing (6) safely slides into home plate to earn a run for the Bucks during game one against Charlton Heston Academy April 14. Rushing scored twice in the Bucks’ game on ...

Melvin Paul Fulcher, 94, Houghton Lake, died April 16, 2026, in Gladwin. A service will be held Monday, April 27 at 11 a.m. at Harry J. Will Funeral Home, Livonia. Burial will be in Great Lake ...

Clifford J. “Cliff” Rodgers, 99, Roscommon, died April 14, 2026, at his home, surrounded by his family. A funeral service will be held Saturday, April 25, at noon, with an hour of visitation prior, at ...

Norman L. Swain Sr., 88, St. Helen, died April 16, 2026, at home, with his family by his side. A graveside service was held April 21 at Maple Valley Cemetery, with Barry Brown officiating. Memorial ...

Former Prudenville resident Kay Helene Meares, 90, Frankenmuth, died April 16, 2026, at her home, with family by her side. A Celebration of Life will take place at a later date. Her family expressed ...

INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIPRotary Club of Roscommon President-Elect James Anderson recently met Rotary International President-Elect Olayinka Hakeem Babalola during the Great Lakes President-Elect Learni ...

DR. BONNIE WYNKOOPBonnie Wynkoop added a two-letter designation to her name when she became Dr. Bonnie Wynkoop. Wynkoop, a teacher at Charlton Heston Academy, has earned her Doctorate in Education. “I ...