Last week, Bellaire Boys’ varsity head coach Paul Koepke announced that he would be leaving the Eagles for the girls head coaching job at Kirkland Community College near Grayling. It certainly was not ...

The Mancelona High School boy’s baseball team ran into an Elk Rapids buzz saw last weekend at the D3 District in Boyne City last Saturday. The Elks held a potent Ironmen offense to only two hits and ...

Photos by Joanie Moore Dairy Delite & Grill in Mancelona sponsored the Banana Split Eating contest Wednesday May 28, the opening night of the 69th annual Mancelona Bass Festival. Several kids ...

Geraldine “Geri” Lois (Morningstar) Horton passed away in her son’s (Dennis Horton) home in Excelsior Twp., Kalkaska, MI on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at the age of 98. Daughter of Chester and Lucy O.

The Kalkaska varsity baseball team bowed out of the MHSAA District 68 tournament after losing in the second round. The Blazers faced Traverse City Christian in the semifinal and won, 8-1. Zach Porter ...

On Sunday, June 1 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Michigan National Guard teamed up with the Antrim County Office of Emergency Management to perform training at the Antrim County Airport in Bellaire. The ...

Life is especially interesting when seemingly minor events can help pivot and focus your attention. The journey began in August 2023 when I attended my first Helena Township Planning Commission ...

Bellaire High School varsity softball is on a roll! The number four ranked Lady Eagles rolled over their two district opponents, (7-0 over East Jordan and 14-0 over Mancelona), to repeat as district ...

Before the season started, Mancelona High School head varsity baseball coach Jim Van Wagoner knew that in order to win the Ski Valley Conference, his junior laden team would have to get by a talented ...

Since 2010, the non-profit Historic Elk Rapids Town Hall Association (HERTHA) has worked as a rental agent for Elk Rapids Township, making the Hall available for events while transforming a neglected, ...

It was an up and down week for the Central Lake varsity baseball team last week. The weather has caused a lot of games to pile up late in May and last week was not an exception. Last Monday, the ...

May 31, 1933 – May 21, 2025 Ronald Russell Wood, almost 92 years old, of Rapid City, MI passed away peacefully on May 21, 2025. Ron was born to Spencer and Ruth (Ellison) Case just minutes before his ...