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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Terry L. Hodges, 85, Higgins Lake, died Nov. 30, 2025, in Traverse City, just two days shy of his 86th birthday. Visitation will be held Dec. 7, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Wagner and Walsh Funeral ...

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 handled by Sorenson-Lockwood Funeral ...

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The C.O.O.R. ISD Corner By Shawn Petri Superintendent, C.O.O.R. Intermediate School District As I began to prepare for this article, I paused and thought about my own past educational experience. Just ...

23 Years Ago November 28, 2002 One oil worker was seriously injured last Wednesday night, around 5 a.m. when the tanker truck he was working with caught fire, along with a nearby oil silo in Waters.