Sand Bar owner Lou Paris, 56, died suddenly Dec. 28, 2024, at his home. A Celebration of Life gathering will be held at the Sand Bar in the spring. Christler Funeral Home, Prudenville Chapel, handled ...

‘EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR’At a recent dinner in Gladwin, Michigan Works! Region 7B’s “Employer of the Year” was announced. Pictured (left to right) are Joel Johnson, from Congressman John Moolenaar’s offi ...

YOUNG ARTISTSThird place in the Kirtland’s Warbler Young Artists’ 2024-2025 Calendar Contest was won by Hazel, a fifth grader from Grayling. Her image of a male Kirtland’s warbler eating insects as a ...

DECEMBER DISCIPLES OF THE MONTHOur Lady of the Lake Regional Catholic School recognized December Disciples of the month with a certificate and they were all treated to a personal pan pizza, compliment ...

COOKIES AND COCOA(Left to right) Collins Lower Elementary third grader Joei Dillon from Amanda Conway’s class, and second graders Kaylyn Fossitt and Brooklynn Kietzman from Carol VanHaitsman’s class d ...

Could it be that 2024 is over with already? Seems like just yesterday, we were looking at the solar eclipse and planning for the Summer Seasons guide, waiting for summer to start and looking ahead to ...

In its 75th year, Tip-up Town, U.S.A., will celebrate with the theme “Diamond Jubilee Sparkle and Shine.” The Tip-up Town Kick-off gets things started this Saturday at The Northern Center with the Ta ...

The beginning of the year saw a presidential primary, followed by a total turnover of the board in Lyon Township in August. The general election then went Donald Trump’s way in November.

FOR ‘SHOP WITH A HERO’(Right) During the Oct. 2 Houghton Lake Rotary Club meeting, Rotarians granted $1,200 to the Shop with a Hero program, which benefitted 52 kids in the community. The kids shop fo ...

Roscommon County Sheriff’s Office deputies received a report in November of money being stolen from the room of a resident at The Brook of Roscommon. According to a Dec. 30 press release from t ...

Several board appointments and resignations were handled at the Dec. 10 Lake Township meeting, the first for newly elected Supervisor John Hibbard. First up were the resignations, ...