Since attending countless Lyon Township work sessions, special meetings and regular board meetings over the past several years, I believe I’ve earned enough insight to comment on the actions of the ne ...

COLLABORATION“We made great progress,” Michigan Association of School Boards Consultant Scott Morrell (not pictured) said, at the strategic planning session held by the Houghton Lake Community Schools ...

The new projected fund balance for Houghton Lake Community Schools is 37.7%, down slightly from the 44.9% fund balance projected in December, 2024, the last time the HLCS Board of E ...

STUDENT SERVICEJayvion Simms, a Kirtland student, fills boxes with food items provided by the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan. Many students, including student athletes and student workers, volunteered ...

ACKNOWLEDGING CRIME VICTIMSThe week of April 6-12 was National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, but Roscommon County is acknowledging the week during the month of April. The theme this year is “Kinship-Con ...

STEEL SYNDICATE PERFORMS IN ST. LOUISRoscommon High School’s Steel Syndicate performed at the St. Louis Festival of Steel April 12. “Yesterday, 11 kids and I had a great day at the St. Louis Festival ...

In a special meeting April 9, Delegated Authority Chase Schepke updated the Roscommon County Board of Commissioners on the Operations Manual for Houghton Lake. Schepke said that a draf ...

HEARING THE CONCERNS OF THE PEOPLE(From left) Roscommon County Delegated Authority Chase Schepke, Attorney Stacy Hissong of Fahey, Schultz, Burzych and Rhodes and Professional Engineer Tom Smith of Pr ...

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COMPETING AT THE STATE LEVELCharlton Heston Academy co-directors Jamie Burns (far left) and Tabetha Cross (far right) stand with their students (second from left and to the right) freshmen Brea Green ...

Houghton Lake outscored Harrison 31-5 as they opened the varsity softball season with a doubleheader victory April 4. The host Bobcats took the first contest, 17-5, and shut out the Hornets in the sec ...

Annual meetings are different from other township meetings. According to the Michigan Townships Association, an annual meeting is a meeting of the township electors, not a meeting of the township boar ...