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, ...

By Lee H. Hamilton Jimmy Carter spent four years as president of the United States and 44 years as ex-president. It’s his extraordinary career as our former president that we are most likely to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Compass By Dr. Stacey R. Gedeon We are weeks into 2025, so it begs the question – how are those New Year resolutions going? If you are like many people, you may have unknowingly celebrated “Quitters ...

By Cheryl Holladay At its Jan. 7 meeting, the Roscommon Township Board reviewed the status of some dangerous buildings in the township. Supervisor Diane Randall said 108 Mason St. and 104 Alfred St.

Daniel 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-up Town ...

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 ...