“Bottom line, the well has run dry. At this time, there will be no benefits issued November 1.” This is the statement on the United States Department of Agriculture’s website, www.usda.gov, regarding ...

It was close after the first quarter. But, by the end of the night, it wasn’t. The Charlton Heston Academy football team took control of their home North Star League crossover game with ...

TIP-UP TOWN BADGE TIMEHelping to assemble Tip-up Town badges and badge stubs Oct. 27 at the the Houghton Lake Chamber of Commerce were (clockwise, from left) Diane Skop, Dawn Kittle and Sue Jacobs. Fo ...

The Lake Township board, in a split vote, agreed to move ahead with a short-term rental ordinance at a special meeting Oct. 22. Changes were also approved to the township’s Ordinanc ...

Wes Windover is procurement manager at Biewer Sawmill in McBain. Northern Michigan mills and foresters that rely heavily on pine are anticipating difficult years ahead. Following an initial glut of ...

Hamilton on Foreign Policy By Lee H. Hamilton George Washington’s Farewell Address is one of the key documents of America’s founding era. It’s not as familiar as the Declaration of Independence, the ...

Fools and haters The peaceful, non-violent rallies, involving approximately 7 million (at last estimate) demonstrators across our nation on a rainy Saturday, Oct. 18, were serious and very impressive ...

The Houghton Lake Community Band will start rehearsals for its December concert Nov. 13. Other rehearsal dates are Nov. 20 and Dec. 4. All rehearsals will be held at the high school from 7 to 9 p.m ...

The 34th annual UPS Ed Christmas for Kids auction is planned for Nov. 22 at Lakeside Resort and Conference Center, 100 Clearview Dr., Houghton Lake. Ed “UPS Ed” Piglowski and his wife, Caren, will ...

Halloween is making an early arrival as six spooky season events are taking place this weekend in Roscommon County. More events are planned Halloween weekend and previews for those will be included in ...

WHEN PUMPKINS FLYGuests watch as a pumpkin is launched from a trebuchet at Wellington’s “Pumpkin Chunkin’” Oct. 18. The historical park was open over the weekend for the event. Tours were also held, w ...