23 Years Ago December 12, 2002 Four years ago, when the local Toys for Tots campaign was initiated, 298 children benefitted from the program. The demand for help by local families from the Marine ...

Grayling’s varsity boys basketball team got just what it wanted to open the season Dec. 1 at Lake City – a 61-40 non-conference victory. “It was a solid start to the season. Our boys played unselfish ...

By Ashley Patti More than 100 volunteers braved the snow on Thanksgiving Day to help out at the 35th annual Crawford AuSable Thanksgiving Dinner. Organizer Patty Crandall said volunteers of all ages ...

23 Years Ago December 5, 2002 Ten fugitives from the law are now being featured as Crawford County’s Ten Most Wanted on the Sheriff’s Office website. One case dates back to more than ten years ago. “I ...

The holidays, for all their beauty, can be particularly difficult for people who are grieving. Grief comes in many forms. Some people will be experiencing the first Christmas without a loved one. For ...

Duane J. Pinkelman, 86, St. Helen, died Nov. 23, 2025, at his home, surrounded by the presence and comfort of his family. A funeral Mass was held Saturday, Nov. 29, at St. Michael Catholic Church, ...

Norma Lee Secord, 95, Grayling, died Nov. 27, 2025, at Crawford Continuing Care Center. A private family gathering will be held at a future date. Arrangements were handed by Sorenson-Lockwood Funeral ...

Effective Dec. 1-7, 2025 Range activity: Thirty (30) COMPLEX: All gates and trails are open. SOUTH CAMP near Lake Margrethe: Inactive. Thirteen (13) COMPLEX: Inactive. Forty (40) COMPLEX AIR-TO-GROUND ...

Magdalena Clara Sharpe, 83, Roscommon, died Nov. 27, 2025, at her home, in the presence and comfort of her family. A private family service will be held. Born Sept. 12, 1942, in Trenton, she was the ...

Crawford County Sheriff Ryan A. Swope reports his office handled the following 191 complaints the week of Nov. 17 to 23. Deputies responded to: Twenty-five calls in the City of Grayling: One traffic ...

A Christmas lights tour is planned Dec. 16 through the Crawford County Commission on Aging. The “Dial-A-Ride Christmas Lights Tour in Town” will begin at 5 p.m. The holiday outing is offered by ...

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