Denton Township Supervisor Dave DenBoer and Clerk Theresa Wagner were reappointed at a special meeting Jan. 2. Prior to the start of the meeting, Trustee Dick Pedersen chaired the ...

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, ...

Mardean E. Hess, 76, Roscommon, died Dec. 31, 2024, at Munson Healthcare Grayling Hospital. A Celebration of Life will be held Feb. 1, at 1 p.m., at the Grayling Moose Lodge. Her cremated remains will ...

Tonya Diane Luu, 48, Flushing, died Jan. 11, 2025, at McLaren-Flint. A memorial service will be held today, (Thursday, Jan. 23),at 3 p.m., at Houghton Lake Wesleyan Church. Born July 23, 1976, in ...

William J. Walper, 84, Grayling, died, Jan. 14, 2025. The family will remember him privately at this time. He will be laid to rest in Canada with family. Born Nov. 28, 1940, in Windsor, Canada, he was ...

PIE TIE?Two contestants raise their hands simultaneously in a pie-eating contest at the Tip-up Town Outdoor Games Stage Sunday. The event was one of many held last weekend at TUT, which found “kids” o ...

The Charlton Heston Academy wrestling team saw action in Mio Friday and Saturday. Friday, it was for a Mio Thunderbolt Girls Invitational, where Olivia Grigsby competed. She lost in th ...

AMERICAN DRONESOne 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 ...

STRONG DEFENSEHoughton 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 Comet ...

RODEO CHAMPDaniel Miller of Big Rapids accepts the Tip-up Town Bull Riding Rodeo buckle from Queen Jenny VanDuinen Sunday. Miller earned 78 points in the rodeo. Also pictured are (left to right) Tip-u ...

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 ...

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.