Two contestants raise their hands simultaneously in a pie-eating contest at the Tip-up Town Outdoor Games Stage Sunday. The ...

Karen Hunt’s fourth grade class at Collins Upper Elementary recently won a “truckload” of books for her classroom, sponsored ...

Former Roscommon County treasurer Rebecca Ragan made her way to Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., for the Jan. 20 ...

One hundred drones coordinate in the sky over Houghton Lake during the first Saturday of Tip-up Town, U.S.A. Shelby Harris of Firefly Drone Shows said the drones are made in the United States. Drone ...

A Starbucks is coming to Houghton Lake. Wolgast Acquisition Corporation of Saginaw is planning to open a coffee shop soon, but Denton Township has been given no time frame. Denton Township Zoning ...

By Lee H. Hamilton Jimmy Carter spent four years as president of the United States and 44 years as ex-president. It’s his extraordinary career as our former president that we are most likely to ...

Roscommon added a pair of Mid Michigan/Highland Conference wrestling wins in action Jan. 14 at Mancelona. The Bucks beat Forest Area, 54-12, and topped Glen Lake, 46-27. Six Roscommon wrestlers went 2 ...

Judson Peters smiles as he holds the 2025 Tip-up Town medallion after he found it after just one clue. Peters also found the medallion last year after four clues. (Photo by Athena Schrader) udson Pet ...

Daniel Miller of Big Rapids accepts the Tip-up Town Bull Riding Rodeo buckle from Queen Jenny VanDuinen Sunday. Miller earned 78 points in the rodeo. Also pictured are (left to right) Tip-up Town ...

By Cheryl Holladay At its Jan. 7 meeting, the Roscommon Township Board reviewed the status of some dangerous buildings in the township. Supervisor Diane Randall said 108 Mason St. and 104 Alfred St.

A fire was reported around 4:42 p.m. Tuesday at a home on West Maplehurst Drive, Gerrish Township. The fire resulted in multiple departments from around the area responding, said Gerrish Township Fire ...

Joyce Ann Scott, 86, Roscommon, died Jan. 10, 2025, in Roscommon. Funeral services were held Jan. 22 at Steuernol and McLaren Funeral Home, St. Helen. Born May 17, 1938, in Detroit, she was the ...