Roscommon News

Randy Hekman wants to be on Mackinac Island next week sharing his pitch for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination with the state's business leaders.

Nearly 32 hours after a prisoner escaped police custody, authorities are still searching for Everett A. Robinson.

A Michigan State trooper investigates the scene where a small plane crashed in a field between Reese and Townline in Frankenmuth.

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Read more: Local , Crime , News , Arenac County Sheriff Department , Roscommon , Escaped Prisoner , Armed and Dangerous , Standish , Http://Www.Upnorthlive , Www.Upnorthlive The search is on for an armed and dangerous inmate who escaped while being taken to another county's jail.

Classic car buffs won't want to miss South Higgins Lake State Park's 6th annual Classic Car and Motorcycle Show, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, June 10, at the park, 106 State Park Drive in Roscommon.

The Department of Natural Resources reminds bird-feeding enthusiasts that regularly cleaning and disinfecting the feeders are just as important as filling them - especially in efforts to prevent salmonellosis, a bacterial disease that kills many small birds.

Last Tuesday, the Delta College Board of Trustees approved a tuition increase of $2 per credit hour for students living in Bay, Saginaw and Midland counties, the home counties to the majority of Delta's enrollees.

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