Grayling law enforcement and the Crawford AuSable School District cooperated in an investigation of a threat allegedly made by a young student at Grayling Elementary School last week. According to ...

Kirtland Community College held its first-ever gaming convention May 10. Open to the public from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., the event attracted vendors and attendees from all over. Shawn Witherspoon, social ...

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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources will lower water levels at Big Creek impoundment in northeast Crawford County to investigate dam structural issues. The drawdown will begin in the coming ...

Grayling recorded 20 hits in a varsity softball doubleheader sweep of Tawas April 29. The Vikings beat the visiting Braves in the opening game, 9-6, and won the second, 14-7. Trailing 3-1 in the ...

Kelly Mae-Azildia Verlinde, 59, Frederic, died April 26, 2025, at home, after a courageous battle with cancer, a battle she faced with unshakable grace, fierce determination and her trademark sense of ...

Raymond S. Swiercz, 96, Bay City, died April 24, 2025, in Bay City. Born April 22, 1929, in Bay City, he was the son of Steven and Sylvia (Gavord) Swiercz. Growing up, he enjoyed going up north to the ...

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Nancy Jean Root, 80, died April 30, 2025, at Munson Healthcare Grayling Hospital. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, May 10, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Sorenson-Lockwood Funeral Home, ...

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