Edwin J. Noyce, Leesburg, FL, formerly of Hastings and Houghton Lake, died Jan. 25, 2025, surrounded by his wife and family. A luncheon is planned for May 31, starting at 1 p.m., at Houghton Lake ...

Lyon Township Fire and EMS will host its annual Memorial Day weekend pancake breakfast Saturday. From 8 to 11 a.m. at the fire hall, 10555 North Harrison Rd., firefighters will cook and serve an all-y ...

Houghton Lake Eagles Aerie #3201, Houghton Lake, will host the annual Houghton Lake Memorial Day Parade Monday, May 26, on M-55. The parade will begin at 10 a.m. Line-up begins at 8:30 a.m. in the par ...

FROM A BOBCAT TO A FIREBIRDHoughton Lake High School senior Emily Jordan signed with Kirtland Community College’s cross country team April 29. Jordan (second from right) is pictured with (from left) h ...

Houghton Lake scored a combined 27 runs in a pair of non-conference varsity softball victories at Mesick May 16. The Bobcats’ bats boomed in the opening game with 13 hits in an 18-3 win. In the second ...

Roscommon sandwiched a varsity soccer win over Houghton Lake between a tie to Big Rapids Crossroads Academy and a loss to Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart. Playing at BRCA May 12, the Bucks tied 1-1.

CHOREOGRAPHED REACTIONHoughton Lake’s Samantha Beerens (8) and Roscommon’s Aubrey Bunn (4) react to a loose ball headed their way during the opening half of a rivalry contest May 14 at Bobcat Stadium.

The Richfield Township Department of Public Safety will host an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast Sunday. Breakfast will be served from 7:30 a.m. to noon. Adults are asked to pay $9. The cost for chil ...

Roscommon’s Alexis Carper and Caylee Claussen are regional champions. Carper, a junior, won the shot put at Charlevoix May 15 while Claussen, a sophomore, won the high jump. Both will make return trip ...

HOLE-IN-ONE AT REDWOODJeannie Rupp of Higgins Lake shot a hole-in-one May 15 at Redwood Golf Course. She used a Callaway Mavrik driver on a Callaway ball to make the ace on hole No. 8. Rupp is a membe ...

BODY ART BESTIESAva Evans (left) and Marianna Esquivel show off their matching body art during the opening day celebration for Little League of Houghton Lake.The friends each had half of a heart paint ...

Robert Allen Tripp Jr., 51, Roscommon, died May 16, 2025, in Grayling, in the presence and comfort of his family. His family has chosen to remember him privately at this time. A Celebration of Life ...