CYBER SECURITY ANALYSTBrandon Smith (foreground), a civilian cyber security analyst with the Michigan State Police’s Michigan Cyber Command Center, presents online safety information to a crowd of abo ...

STATE RUNNER-UPHoughton Lake senior Maison Christian poses for a picture following his second-place finish at the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 4 State Individual Bowling Finals M ...

CHAMPIONSHIP SEASONHoughton Lake’s sixth grade basketball teams captured a Mid Michigan Youth Basketball League championship Saturday at Houghton Lake High School. The sixth graders had two teams play ...

Imagine this scenario – It’s 7:00 in the morning, barely light outside, with a wind chill of 5 degrees. You haven’t seen the sun in over a week. Your errands ...

FIGHTING FOR NO. 1The Houghton Lake Bobcats give a “No. 1” shout-out in Round 1 at Regional competitive cheerleading competition Feb. 22 in Grand Rapids. The ’Cats scored 208.1 points in the round, pl ...

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The following were recently arraigned in 82nd District Court: Crystal M. Hoffman, 41, Clio, demanded preliminary examination within 21 days on a charge of possession of methamphetamine/ecstasy. The ...

Gerrish Township Fire and EMS Chief Jim Fisher is retiring, after 39 years on the department. He started as a volunteer (paid ...

1968 ARCTIC CAT PANTHERDoug Lubahn of Lapeer, a member of the Ogemaw Hills Snowmobile Club, brought a 1968 Arctic Cat Panther P-18, complete with a pull-behind camper, to Tip-up Town for the display. ...

CLEAN OUT OF THE STARTING GATEThe Houghton Lake Bobcats’ precision in Round 1 earned them a score of 221.2 points. They were on the heels of the first-place Norway Knights team, which earned 229.7 poi ...

Remember Carl Sagan? We yearned for his next Cosmos episode in the ‘80s. We were fascinated with astronomy, science, learning – all the factual information he would share with us weekly was not enough ...

SNOW DAYRiley Mayberry, 9, who lives in Prudenville, but attends Gladwin Community Schools, enjoyed a snow day Monday with her younger sister, Aleah, 6. The sisters, who were playing in a large snowpi ...