Gaylord News

A Northern Michigan judge sided with property owners in a legal dispute centered around the region's oil and gas boom two summers ago.

Crawford County Sheriff Kirk Wakefield said Monday he is waiting to comment on Friday's incident in which one of his deputies shot and killed a Grayling man during a confrontation until after he receives a copy of the Michigan State Police investigative report.

Gaylord resident and former Otsego County chief assistant prosecutor Brendan Curran recently announced his candidacy to run for Otsego County prosecuting attorney in November's election.

The bulk of revenue for the City of Gaylord's general fund budget is generated through property taxes and state revenue sharing, areas that City Manager Joe Duff said have been in decline the past several years.

Several subjects are facing a variety of charges following their arrest early Thursday morning following a break-in of a Dover Township residence and subsequent police chase.

The Ludington Save-A-Lot grocery store at 5560 W. U.S. 10, is under new ownership.

A return of winter last month - which included abundant snowfall and several days of freezing rain - teamed up to close area schools six times in January and made getting from point A to point B an often hazardous proposition for motorists.

Children carry picket signs in support of the strikers on Women's Day during the Flint Sit-Down Strike, 1937.

Five wrestling matches at once is a lot of action. For somewhere in the area of 12 hours, that is what crowds where treated to Saturday with the annual Northern Michigan Championships taking place at the Jim Mongeau Gymnasium.

HeadWaters Land Conservancy will receive the honor, along with a check for $600.00 at the Trout Unlimited yearly membership gathering in Grayling on February 4th.

A snowy morning greeted many Northern Michigan residents. Charlevoix, seen here, received three inches of snow as of 9 a.m. It's snowing again! Many Northern Michigan area residents may have heard the rumble of plow trucks as they woke up this morning.

Otsego County prosecutor Kyle Legel will be leaving office March 31 and moving back into private practice in Gaylord.

Early history of Otsego County by Mrs. Wm. H. Smith Hank McCann was an elderly man who lived on a homestead southeast of Gaylord where the McCoy family now lives.

Republican candidates for the U.S. Senate met Monday night at Marsh Ridge to hold a debate and meet and greet.

Hockey players are not usually known for their kindness on the ice, but off the ice, the Blue Devil hockey team makes a commitment to help in its community.

A rainstorm blew into Northern Michigan Sunday night and into this morning, Monday, Jan.

Staff from Otsego County Animal Control, along with volunteer help, spent several days this week making the move to the new Fairview Road animal shelter, with dogs and cats expected to move into their new home today .

Friday, Jan. 27, will mark the 39th anniversary of the signing of the Paris Peace Accord that ended U.S. participation in the Vietnam War.

Roll & Go Tobacco in Gaylord will continue operating its automated cigarette-filling machine until a May hearing determines whether or not such businesses should be taxed as cigarette manufacturers.