Two contestants raise their hands simultaneously in a pie-eating contest at the Tip-up Town Outdoor Games Stage Sunday. The ...

Karen Hunt’s fourth grade class at Collins Upper Elementary recently won a “truckload” of books for her classroom, sponsored ...

Former Roscommon County treasurer Rebecca Ragan made her way to Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., for the Jan. 20 ...

Pietro “Pete” Dominic Tacconelli, 30, Falmouth, previously of Houghton Lake, died Jan. 14, 2025. A Celebration of Life will be held today, (Thursday, Jan. 23), at 2 p.m., at Christler Funeral Home, ...

One hundred drones coordinate in the sky over Houghton Lake during the first Saturday of Tip-up Town, U.S.A. Shelby Harris of Firefly Drone Shows said the drones are made in the United States. Drone ...

Houghton Lake’s Tyler Bailey (3) and Brody Chudzinski (2) pressure McBain Northern Michigan Christian’s Blair DeZeeuw (10) during the opening half of the Bobcats’ home win over the Comets Jan. 15. The ...

Ashley Chmielewski of Roscommon has been named to Ohio Dominican University’s fall, 2024, dean’s list. To make the dean’s list, students must have achieved a 3.5 GPA or better. Chmielewski is a 2022 ...

FIRST AND THIRDOlivia Coleman (right) won first place in the walleye total catch category (2.64 pounds) and Abel Coleman won third place (1.02 pounds) in the panfish total catch category.

A Starbucks is coming to Houghton Lake. Wolgast Acquisition Corporation of Saginaw is planning to open a coffee shop soon, but Denton Township has been given no time frame. Denton Township Zoning ...

The Charlton Heston Academy girls basketball team took on host Tawas Area Friday. The Patriots and Braves faced off in North Star League Big Dipper play, with Tawas picking up a 50-19 v ...

Houghton Lake narrowly missed going 2-0 as a team Jan. 14 during a Mid Michigan/Highland Conference wrestling meet at Benzie Central. Coach Josh Freeman’s Bobcats beat Frankfort, 42-29, but fell to ...

After dropping a pair of contests earlier in the week, Houghton Lake finished last week with a varsity girls basketball win over Marion. The Bobcats started the week with a 49-26 non-conference loss ...