DRILL AND PT Deputy Joe Quintana (front) leads the Roscommon County Sheriff’s Office Youth Academy cadets in a “drill and PT” session on the lawn of the CRAF Center as part of the c More...

Michigan State Police, Houghton Lake, and the Denton Township Fire Department respond to a rollover acci­dent on northbound I-75 July 6 at about 4:15 p.m. More...

Roscommon Area District Li­brary is hosting political science Professor Scott LaDeur of North Central Michigan College at 4:30 p.m. today (Thursday).  More...

Adult patrons of Roscommon Area District Library are welcome to attend a free adult Trivia Night as part of the Summer Reading Pro­gram July 19.  Teams will gather for the compe­tition at 5:30 p.m.  For information, contact the li­brary by More...

The Houghton Lake Community Schools district has four new teachers.  The board of education, at its regular meeting July 10, hired Megan Borge­son to teach fifth grade; Mindy Bode as middle school science teacher; Chelsea Johnson to teach third More...

A “mini” Relay For Life of Roscom­mon County will be held July 22 at Tres­tle Park.  Relay teams regrouped after the June 24 Relay For Life was cut short due to weather concerns.  Set-up is at 6:30 p.m., with the event to run fr More...

A volunteer directs bicyclists in the 100-mile race of the Black Bear Gran Fondo as they turned onto County Road 300 from County Road 100 at Houghton Lake July 8. More...

With the director’s position at the Village of Roscommon Department of Public Works still open, the currently understaffed department was the focus of much discussion at the July 10 Vil­lage of Roscommon Council meeting.  More...

(Right, front to back) Autumn and Hazel  Frankhauser help their grandfather, Kirk  More...

Roscommon Township officials this week accepted the retirement of longtime fire chief Richard “Dick” Martin.  At its July 11 meeting, the town­ship board recognized Martin for his 42 years of dedicated service to the Roscommon Townsh More...