Daniel John Ryan, 70, Prudenville, died Feb. 11, 2026, at home. A Celebration of Life will be held May 17 at Rex’s Coney Island, to be officiated by his daughter, Carla Ryan. He was born May 19, 1955, ...

At its February board meeting, the Houghton Lake Community Schools Board of Education began a discussion about seeking voter approval for a “sinking fund.” Unlike a bond that provid ...

OLLRCS STUDENTS CELEBRATE CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK(Above) Our Lady of the Lake Regional Catholic School students recently celebrated Catholic Schools Week. Among their activities, they collected needed i ...

COLD AND COLDERLucas Vanderlugt (left) tips his hat as Alex Yonkers goes in for a belly flop at the 35th annual Polar Bear Dip Jan. 31. The pair from Kalamazoo, dressed as Harry and Lloyd from the mov ...

RHS SENIOR WINTER CARNIVAL REPRESENTATIVESRepresenting the senior class at Winter Carnival are (front row, from left) Payton Johnroe, Kylie Traver, Alexis Carper, Aubrey Bunn, Isabel Valentino, (back ...

The Roscommon Area Public Schools Board of Education re-elected members to their previously held positions for the 2026 year at its Jan. 5 regular meeting. In a motion made by Scott Hess and seconded ...

The guardrail of American society has been the Constitution since America’s founding. Laws are determined by Congress, interpreted by the court (hopefully, unbiased) when challenged and enforced by lo ...

HESS LAW OFFICE WELCOMES STRICKLERAttorney Logan J. Strickler (left) is welcomed to Hess Law Office, P.C. ,of Roscommon, by Scott L. Hess (center) and Attorney Juanita L. Massey. Strickler is a ...

FRESH LOOKNew, automatic ADA-accessible exterior doors, carpeting and paint were among the upgrades to Hartwick Pines State Park’s Visitor Center, which is again open for weekends during the winter. ...

M-55 REROUTEDM-55 was rerouted Jan. 16 when a Ford Escape, driven by a 40-year-old Houghton Lake man traveling westbound, crossed the center line and was struck by a GMC Sierra, being driven by a 67-y ...

Parker Seiler and Glenn Schicker shared the common bond of military service, yet their postwar lives unfolded in ways that enriched their community for decades. Parker Seiler (1926–2023) enlisted in t ...

Prior to the Roscommon versus Houghton Lake Coaches versus Cancer game to benefit the American Cancer Society, the Roscommon High School boys basketball program will host a Chili Cook-off Jan. 31.