SUCCESSFUL SMILEHoughton Lake’s Madilyn Ciaramitaro, 8, used a crossbow to bag her first deer Nov. 29 in Markey Township. The young hunter harvested the spikehorn with a 40-yard shot while hunting wit ...

Roland Jay Costello Sr., 80, Traverse City, died Nov. 25, 2025, at his daughter’s home at Houghton Lake, with his family by his side. A Celebration of Life service will be held Thursday, Dec. 11, at ...

LUNCHTIME CONVERSATIONSHoughton Lake seventh- and eighth-graders (left to right) Emmerson Hylton, Kara Elliott, Faythe Sherwood, Karis Thompson and Kinszie Briggs share a laugh during their lunch on N ...

HANGING ONE MORERoscommon Rotarian Ron Alden raises fellow Rotarian Tom O’Brien with a forklift as O’Brien prepares to hang a 4-point buck shot by Rodney Arsenault of Roscommon. In all, there were a d ...

LIFE SAVERSDenton Township EMS Director Rick Dupon (second from left) presented EMT Kaylie Moore (left), Paramedic Destyni Traver (second from right) and EMT Eric Tiepel with life-saving certificates ...

AWARD A REFLECTION OF THE STAFFRoscommon County Clerk/Register of Deeds Michelle Stevenson (center) was named 2025 Michigan Register of Deeds of the Year by the Michigan Association of Registers of De ...

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REOPENED AT REX’S CONEY ISLANDCarla Ryan is the new owner and manager of Rex’s Coney Island (formerly Joe’s Coney Island), 3900 West Houghton Lake Dr. (M-55), Houghton Lake. The restaurant reopened De ...

The summer treatment for Eurasian watermilfoil took place on Houghton Lake in June, the Houghton Lake Improvement Board learned at its July 10 meeting. In his report to the board, R ...

REGGIE’S THE WINNERThe Houghton Lake Resorter’s camel, raced by circulation clerk Tori Muckenthaler, won the first heat of the evening. Racing in the Grand Race against “Boostin Bobcat,” Houghton Lake ...

PROMOTED TO NEW ROLES(From left) Paul Lewis and Justin Akin were recently promoted to new roles within the Roscommon County Road Commission. Lewis, a former truck driver, was promoted to Houghton Lake ...

A new development is coming to Roscommon Township. The former Holiday Inn on M-55 (near McDonald’s) will be a billiards-centered hotel. “We feel it will bring new guests to this are ...