Joan O’Hare Murray, of Houghton Lake, died on Friday, February 14, 2025, at her home. Joan will be laid to rest with her husband at Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly, Michigan, at a later date.

QUICK STARTRoscommmon junior Alexis Carper (33) lines up for a shot under the basket as Houghton Lake’s Jayden Peel (5) and Ayscia Bailey (32) look to defend her during the opening half of a rivalry m ...

UPPER ELEMENTARY STUDENTS OF THE MONTHDecember Students of the Month for Collins Upper Elementary School for third through sixth grades are (front row, left to right) third grader Zoey Gust-Medeiros f ...

Roscommon juniors Crew Tyler and Toby Bigford are regional champions. The pair won individual wrestling titles at regionals Saturday at Charlevoix. The pair will join teammates freshman Kasen Spencer.

Houghton Lake’s junior varsity boys basketball team improved to 14-5 heading into the final week of play with wins over Roscommon and McBain Northern Michigan Christian last week.

The Charlton Heston Academy girls basketball team played a home North Star League Big Dipper game with Rogers City Friday. The visiting Hurons were able to have the upper hand in the co... You must be ...

Spring is just over a month away…as is Sunshine Week, a national initiative to promote a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of in ...

MEALS ON WHEELS GRANTKnights of Columbus Council 6548, of Houghton Lake, has awarded the Roscommon County Commission on Aging’s Houghton Lake Center $1,500 to help with its Meals on Wheels program tha ...

1968 ARCTIC CAT PANTHERDoug Lubahn of Lapeer, a member of the Ogemaw Hills Snowmobile Club, brought a 1968 Arctic Cat Panther P-18, complete with a pull-behind camper, to Tip-up Town for the display. ...

February is Michigan’s CTE Month – a time to recognize and celebrate the impact of Career and Technical ...

VERY SURPRISEDMarilyn Bienz, a resident of The Brook of Houghton Lake, looks surprised as she receives a flower from Doug Stockwell of the Roscommon County Sheriff’s Office’s Victims Services Unit dur ...

CHECKING THEM INToys for Tots volunteers (left to right) Kelly Bowman and Carolyn Pietchak greet a parent receiving toys for Christmas in December, 2018. Pietchak and her late husband, Wendell Pietcha ...