In honor of the inauguration of Donald J. Trump as the 47th president, the Crawford County Republican Committee will host an inaugural dance Jan. 24, from 6 to 11 p.m., at The Northern Center, 7784 ...

Crawford County Sheriff Ryan A. Swope reports his office handled the following 133 complaints the week of Jan. 13 to 19. Deputies responded to: Twenty-three calls in the City of Grayling: Five traffic ...

More than 100 skiers took to the trails at Hanson Hills Recreation Area Jan. 18 for the Cote Dame Marie Ski Loppet. Among those skiers, in the Michigan Cup Men’s Skate Race, Grayling’s Jorden Wakeley ...

An 84-year-old Grayling man was struck and killed Jan. 14 after walking into the path of a vehicle on I-75 Business Loop near Meadows Drive, Grayling. At approximately 6:20 p.m., troopers from the ...

Hawk’s-Eye View By Thomas Reznich I’m not sure, but I think winter might be settling in this year. After last year’s brown ...

By Cheryl Holladay Special Olympics athletes from across Michigan competed in the Area 4 Invitational Winter Games Jan. 16.

Grayling dropped a Northern Shores Conference varsity boys basketball game at Elk Rapids Jan. 14. “We played with good energy and effort tonight. The boys executed well on offense, we just struggled ...

By Todd VanSickle The Grayling varsity girls basketball team trailed the Kalkaska Blazers going into halftime, 28-24, Jan. 16 at Kalkaska. However, the Vikings flipped the script in the second half ...

First, my thanks for your continuing coverage of the military’s PFAS [(Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly called “forever” chemicals] contamination of Crawford County including last week’s ...

Connie Lynn Frydrych, 68, Roscommon, died Jan. 18, 2025, in McBain. Visitation will be held at Wagner and Walsh Funeral Directors, Roscommon, Wednesday, Jan. 22, from 6 to 8 p.m. A Celebration of Life ...

The Kirtland Garden Club will meet Jan. 20 at the Houghton Lake Public Library. Michigan State University Extension Natural Resources Eductor Julie Crick will speak to the group. She will be talking ...

The Crawford County Commission on Aging is hosting a weekly walking group at Kirtland Community College, Friday mornings from 10 to 11 a.m. The walking group began Jan. 10 and is free. For information ...