St. John Lutheran Church, 2888 West Houghton Lake Dr. (M-55), will host a free community dinner Nov. 20. The turkey ala king dinner will be served from 5 to 6:30 p.m.

FORMER BUILDING SITEJulie Crick (center) describes what was probably a large garage meant to house trucks and forestry ...

MARKING 37 YEARSDenton Township Clerk Theresa Wagner was recognized for her service to the township, both as a deputy clerk and now as the appointed clerk. At the Denton Township Board’s Nov. 6 meetin ...

ELEVEN WENT TO SERVEArmy veteran Walter Bair (Class of 1953), who served in Europe during the Vietnam War, said there were 11 Houghton Lake High School students who left for the military at the same t ...

‘STRONG’Not knowing who his father is, “Percy Jackson,” played by Owen Ostling, talks about the difficulty he’s endured without having his father in his life and the struggles he faces being different ...

The morning many hunters have been waiting for is fast approaching. The opening day of firearm deer season is Friday and in Roscommon County, Fred’s of Roscommon and The Minnow Bucket @ Exit 222 will ...

State Rep. Ken Borton will serve as Republican Caucus chair in the Michigan House of Representatives beginning in January. Borton’s colleagues in the caucus last week re-elected him to the position f ...

SENIOR LINEUPHoughton Lake senior Megan Houserman gets under the ball to make a play during the Bobcats’ district-opening loss to Tawas Nov. 4. Also pictured are fellow seniors Holley Hendershott (3) ...

The Gerrish Township Fire/EMS Department will host its annual Stuff the Ambulance event Dec. 14, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the fire station. Department personnel will be collecting items for “Thread ...

I would like to congratulate Vice President Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz on an outstanding campaign for president and vice president. All who were involved put together a terrific campaign ...