NOW ENTERING SOCIAL DISTRICT(Above) Village of Roscommon Manager Ron Alden displays an informational sign signifying the sections and streets of the village that are located within the new social dist ...

DANCING WITH THE TEACHERThird grade teacher Amanda Conway (right) dances the two-step with Joei Dillon on Bobcat Field May 7 during ACES (All Children Exercising Simultaneously).

BEST OF SEASONHoughton Lake junior Andrew Partenio takes off after receiving the baton from sophomore Dylan Skocelas during the first two legs of the 4x200m relay Monday at Bobcat Stadium. The Bobcats ...

A woman crossing M-55 was hit by a vehicle May 13 and transported to a nearby hospital, suffering from nonlife-threatening injuries. According to Denton Township Police, at about 4 p.m., a woman in he ...

Debera “Debbie” Ann DeWitt, age 71, of Kingsley, Michigan, passed away on Monday, May 5, 2025, at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City, in the presence and comfort of her family. She was born on ...

First-place finishes by Morgan Plutt, Julia Sergeant and a pair of relay teams paced Houghton Lake at the Manton Ranger Invitational May 9. Plutt won the 300m hurdles while Sergeant won the pole vault ...

HLHS CLASS OF 2025 SUMMA CUM LAUDEHoughton Lake Community Schools Superintendent Ben Williams (back row, left) and Houghton Lake Junior/Senior High School Principal Jeff Goodwin (back row, right) hono ...

RETIRING FROM THE MSPSgt. Scott Bates is retiring after 31 years with the Michigan State Police. He started at the Houghton Lake post Aug. 15, 1994, and worked there the entire time, except for his fo ...

Coming off a scoreless doubleheader loss to Pine River, Houghton Lake’s varsity softball team found its offense in a home sweep of Mio May 2. The Bobcats dropped a pair of Highland Conference contests ...

HABITAT BUILDS 60TH HOMERoscommon County Habitat for Humanity Executive Director Lori Roberts (left) stands with new homeowner Nolan Akin in front of Habitat’s 60th house. Akin, a Houghton Lake native ...

Richard Elliott Cunningham, 95, Winter Haven, FL, formerly of Higgins Lake, died Aug. 31, 2024. A memorial service will be held June 16, at 11 a.m., at St. Hubert Catholic Church, Higgins Lake, with a ...

While Houghton Lake was unable to get past Manton or Beal City in the team scoring, the Bobcats did win several events at a Highland Conference meet April 28 in Beal City. Both the Bobcats’ girls and ...