BODY ART BESTIESAva Evans (left) and Marianna Esquivel show off their matching body art during the opening day celebration for Little League of Houghton Lake.The friends each had half of a heart paint ...

May is Mental Health Awareness Month – a time dedicated to raising awareness, decreasing stigma and encouraging well-being. It is also a perfect reminder that men... You must be an online subscriber ...

I was appalled when Donald J. Trump, the president of the United States, stated to the world he “did not know” if he had to uphold the U.S. Constitution. He swore to uphold the Constitution in front o ...

RETIRING FROM THE MSPSgt. Scott Bates is retiring after 31 years with the Michigan State Police. He started at the Houghton Lake post Aug. 15, 1994, and worked there the entire time, except for his fo ...

Debera “Debbie” Ann DeWitt, age 71, of Kingsley, Michigan, passed away on Monday, May 5, 2025, at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City, in the presence and comfort of her family. She was born on ...

HLHS CLASS OF 2025 SUMMA CUM LAUDEHoughton Lake Community Schools Superintendent Ben Williams (back row, left) and Houghton Lake Junior/Senior High School Principal Jeff Goodwin (back row, right) hono ...

Voters in the Roscommon Area Public Schools district voted down a $12.8 million bond proposal Tuesday, 1,341 to 1,059. The millage failed by the widest margin in Richfield Township, 471 to 138 (or 77.

HABITAT BUILDS 60TH HOMERoscommon County Habitat for Humanity Executive Director Lori Roberts (left) stands with new homeowner Nolan Akin in front of Habitat’s 60th house. Akin, a Houghton Lake native ...

While Houghton Lake was unable to get past Manton or Beal City in the team scoring, the Bobcats did win several events at a Highland Conference meet April 28 in Beal City. Both the Bobcats’ girls and ...

While Roscommon could not avenge an earlier-season loss to Tawas, the Bucks did play the Braves to a 2-2 tie April 29. “Tawas was a game I was really looking forward to as a coach because they w ...

Richard Elliott Cunningham, 95, Winter Haven, FL, formerly of Higgins Lake, died Aug. 31, 2024. A memorial service will be held June 16, at 11 a.m., at St. Hubert Catholic Church, Higgins Lake, with a ...

Retired director of the Higgins Lake-Roscommon Chamber of Commerce Connie Allen, 71, Roscommon, died May 2, 2025, at home in the presence and comfort of family and friends. Visitation will be held ...