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 ...

MERRITTCHRISTMAS TREE TO BE ON DISPLAY IN TEXASA 38-foot conifer tree that had once been at the home of Mary Wilson, 84, Merritt, is on its way to San Antonio, TX. Wilson said the tree was scouted by ...

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 ...

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, ...

GAINING SKILLSRoscommon High School senior Walker Borchers (right) fielded interview questions from Jessie Sharpe of Two Rare Design. The seniors participated in mock interviews as part of their Engli ...

TOO MUCH TELEVISION“Mr. Teavee” (Brayden Ott) pulls a miniature version of his son, “Mike Teavee” (Bentley Gunn), out of a TV while (from left) “Charlie Bucket” (Maynard), “Grandpa Joe” (Dilley), “Wil ...

THREE MOREThe Denton Township Fire Department now has three more firefighters, Steve Mieske, Thomas Tiepel and Marcus Cole. They received their badges Nov. 5. Pictured are (left to right) Lt. Ralph Ha ...

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) ...

BLOCKING HER SHOTAs Kingsley’s Jenna Middleton attempts a kill, Roscommon senior Auubrey Bunn (1) and junior Nemiah Carper (11) set up a wall to block her shot during Tuesday’s regional semifinal cont ...

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 ...

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 ...