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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Houghton Lake’s Tyler Bailey (3) and Brody Chudzinski (2) pressure McBain Northern Michigan Christian’s Blair DeZeeuw (10) during the opening half of the Bobcats’ home win over the Comets Jan. 15. The ...

After dropping a pair of contests earlier in the week, Houghton Lake finished last week with a varsity girls basketball win over Marion. The Bobcats started the week with a 49-26 non-conference loss ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Pietro “Pete” Dominic Tacconelli, 30, Falmouth, previously of Houghton Lake, died Jan. 14, 2025. A Celebration of Life will be held today, (Thursday, Jan. 23), at 2 p.m., at Christler Funeral Home, ...