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 ...

THREE-PEATMembers of the Roscommon varsity volleyball team celebrate with a district championship for the third straight season after beating Oscoda Nov. 6. Celebrating were (front row, left to right) ...

NEW LOCATIONHoughton Lake Family Dentistry, owned by Dr. Robert J. Pacella, D.M.D. (far left), has moved to 2865 W. Houghton Lake Dr. (M-55). Call (989) 422-4099. Pictured with Dr. Pacella are his sta ...

KINDNESSDISCUSSION(Above) Joining a third grade class discussion about kindness with Collins Elementary teacher Jennifer Williams (standing) were (second from right) Houghton Lake High School National ...

Following some recent board meetings that were adjourned before the board could finish its business due to outbursts among the audience, Lake Township Supervisor John Hibbard tried ...

KIRTLAND BASKETBALL UNDERWAYMembers of the 2025-26 Kirtland Community College men’s basketball team include (front) head coach Ernest Collins, (middle row, left to right) Chase Kampf, Nick Guarnieri, ...

PROUD VETERANUnited States Army veteran Frank Peshick, of Houghton Lake, who served from 1975-79, talked with Roscommon High School students Caleb Mann and Faith McNeill during the Veterans Day breakf ...

KING OF NEW YORKCelebrating the newsies’ strike making the front page, “Race” (Ayden Southwick) tap dances and sings about being famous in “King of New York.” The Roscommon High School Drama Departmen ...