Joan O’Hare Murray, of Houghton Lake, died on Friday, February 14, 2025, at her home. Joan will be laid to rest with her husband at Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly, Michigan, at a later date.

1968 ARCTIC CAT PANTHERDoug Lubahn of Lapeer, a member of the Ogemaw Hills Snowmobile Club, brought a 1968 Arctic Cat Panther P-18, complete with a pull-behind camper, to Tip-up Town for the display. ...

CHECKING THEM INToys for Tots volunteers (left to right) Kelly Bowman and Carolyn Pietchak greet a parent receiving toys for Christmas in December, 2018. Pietchak and her late husband, Wendell Pietcha ...

UPPER ELEMENTARY STUDENTS OF THE MONTHDecember Students of the Month for Collins Upper Elementary School for third through sixth grades are (front row, left to right) third grader Zoey Gust-Medeiros f ...

QUICK STARTRoscommmon junior Alexis Carper (33) lines up for a shot under the basket as Houghton Lake’s Jayden Peel (5) and Ayscia Bailey (32) look to defend her during the opening half of a rivalry m ...

CLEAN OUT OF THE STARTING GATEThe Houghton Lake Bobcats’ precision in Round 1 earned them a score of 221.2 points. They were on the heels of the first-place Norway Knights team, which earned 229.7 poi ...

LIONS SUPPORT TRADES EDUCATIONThe clubs of Roscommon-Higgins Lake Lions and Houghton Lake Lions each recently donated $10,500 to the Roscommon County Community Foundation. The funds are to be used for ...

SNOW DAYRiley Mayberry, 9, who lives in Prudenville, but attends Gladwin Community Schools, enjoyed a snow day Monday with her younger sister, Aleah, 6. The sisters, who were playing in a large snowpi ...

VERY SURPRISEDMarilyn Bienz, a resident of The Brook of Houghton Lake, looks surprised as she receives a flower from Doug Stockwell of the Roscommon County Sheriff’s Office’s Victims Services Unit dur ...

Roscommon juniors Crew Tyler and Toby Bigford are regional champions. The pair won individual wrestling titles at regionals Saturday at Charlevoix. The pair will join teammates freshman Kasen Spencer.

Heading into regional play Friday and Saturday, the Houghton Lake bowling team continues to build momentum. Four bowlers were recently named First Team All-Huron Shores Bowling Conference: Seniors Ty ...

February is Michigan’s CTE Month – a time to recognize and celebrate the impact of Career and Technical ...