A SURE SIGN OF SPRINGAlthough the temperature was 31 degrees around 8 a.m. Wednesday morning, a sure sign of spring was present as a robin was perched nextdoor to the Resorter on a fence at Spicer’s B ...

TWO GOLDS AND A SILVERHoughton Lake’s Jeremiah Stumpfig (center) stands with Area 4 Special Olympics Director Mike Eva (right) and Barb Eva while wearing the one silver and two gold medals he won at t ...

Longtime Houghton Lake businessman Dean Blair Carrick, 81, died March 14, 2025, at McLaren Bay Regional Hospital, with his family by his side. Funeral services will be conducted at noon Friday, March ...

CELEBRATING REGIONAL WINMembers of the Roscommon varsity girls basketball team celebrate their 41-33 regional semifinal victory over Evart Monday night at Beal City. The Bucks avenged two earlier seas ...

COMBINING STORESBob and Kate Otwell stand together in front of the taffy wall at the Butcher’s Wife Market, Roscommon. Bob Otwell, who owns Bob’s Butcher Shop, and Kate Otwell, who owns the Butcher’s ...

It’s been a difficult time for U.S. government employees and things seem likely to get worse. President Donald Trump and his adviser Elon Musk are hell-be ...

GROUP HUGCollins Lower Elementary students gather around Dep. Mike Zrebski during a walk-through March 7. Some students chanted “Officer Mike” while he walked through the halls of both the lower eleme ...

MJ’S BURRITO COMPANY IS OPENMJ’s Burrito Company, 1371 West Houghton Lake Dr. (M-55), Prudenville, opened Feb. 3. It offers a variety of burritos, including chicken, steak, barbacoa (traditional Mexic ...

Roscommon Township is again taking action on a property on M-55, after years of confronting blight there. The township board, at its March 4 meeting, discussed the default of the Au ...

ON A MISSIONVolunteers in Mission (VIM) volunteers from Michigan and Texas traveled to Rio Bravo, Mexico, Feb. 15-22, to build a home for a family and paint the community center/elementary school ther ...

Roscommon finished its junior varsity girls basketball season with a 15-5 record. “Overall, it was a positive season with a lot of growth,” coach Karrie Williams said. The Bucks split with Highland Co ...

Friends of Trestle Park has announced its concert series lineup for 2025. The free concerts take place on Thursdays starting in June. All performances begin at 7 p.m., with the exception of the August ...