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 ...

CANOE AT CAMPBELLSCanoes could likely have been paddled through the parking lot of Campbell’s Canoe & Kayak Livery April 14 due to flooding from the South Branch of the AuSable River at Roscommon.

Both Houghton Lake and Roscommon kicked off their boys golf season at the Pinconning Spartan Varsity Invitational April 10 at Maple Leaf Golf Course, Linwood. The Bobcats finished eighth while the Buc ...

Houghton Lake had a strong start to the track season April 10 at the Sunrise Classic Invitational at Standish-Sterling Central High School. The Bobcat boys’ squad finished runner-up in the large schoo ...

AGRICULTURAL STRUCTURE FIREThe Merritt Area Fire Department and three additional fire departments assisted the Clam Union Fire Department (Missaukee County) April 11 at the scene of a large agricultur ...

Joan Somes, 90, Roscommon, died April 11, 2026, at home, in her sleep. A memorial service will be held May 9, at 1 p.m., at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 450 N. Roscommon Rd., Roscommon, ...

There is little doubt that we Americans are much worse off now than we were before Jan. 20, 2025. We are living in a daily precarious, unpredictable, existential nightmare. Yet, President Trump, with ...

FUTURE FASHION DESIGNERTrinity Brandt, a senior at Houghton Lake Junior/Senior High School, poses with a few of her creations in the art room. Her business, Crazy Crochet, is in fiber arts, selling cr ...

Objective A. - Protect conservation targets. Objective B. - In the next five years, return stand-perpetuating prescribed fire to a minimum of 1,400 acres out of the 6,059 acres of fire-dependent ecosy ...

“Lol all morons. These people are soo stupid and belong in mental institutions away from the general public that actually make a difference in society” (sic) That’s what a local person said about his ...

CHANGE IN PROGRESSZach Czada of Czada’s Excavating works on the demolition of the former Sand Bar March 25. The property’s new owner, Dusty Turczynski, said cleanup is expected to be completed by the ...