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Craig Alan Meyers
Craig Alan Meyers, 76, Mio, died May 4, 2024, in Roscommon. A private family service will be held. Born Sept. 24, 1947, in Mio, he was the son of Gorden and Ann Meyers. He was passionate about the outdoors, including hunting, fishing and trapping of all kinds. Reading about and art of the outdoors were also some of his interests. […]
Crawford County Sheriff Office’s Report
Crawford County Sheriff Ryan A. Swope reports his office handled the following 134 complaints the week of April 29 to May 5. Deputies responded to: Thirty-two calls in the City of Grayling: Two calls for disorderly conduct, one call for an assault, three general non-criminal calls, two calls for B&E (breaking and entering), three calls for incident followups, three calls […]
Dean, Mynar win C2 Roscommon Canoe Classic, Medina takes C1 race
By Krista Tacey-Cater krista.tacey@crawfordcountyavalanche.com Out of a field of 37 teams, Wesley Dean and Logan Mynar were the winners of the 42nd Roscommon Canoe Classic C2. Dean and Mynar finished the May 4 race, which began at Roscommon’s Wallace Park, with a final time of 1:24:21. Taking second place were Dane Trudgeon and Travis Mecklenburg with a time of 1:28:07 […]
Bruce Alan Lorion
Bruce Alan Lorion, 87, Roscommon, died May 1, 2024, at his home, in the presence and comfort of his family. Funeral services were held May 6 at Wagner and Walsh Funeral Directors, Roscommon. Born Nov. 14, 1936, in Detroit, he was the son of Vincent and Thelma (Wright) Lorion. He retired from Camp Grayling, where he served many years as […]
Residents near Camp Grayling receive updates about PFAS response
CRAWFORD COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- For years now, people who live near Camp Grayling in Crawford County have had to live with polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, in their well systems. But Wednesday night, a solution was brought to the table: signing up to be on the existing municipal water system.
Bovine TB testing locations set up in Northern Michigan
LANSING — Due to the detection of bovine tuberculosis (TB) in wild deer from Benzie, Crawford and Otsego counties during the 2023 deer hunting season, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has designated two bovine TB testing areas. One area includes specific portions of Benzie and Manistee counties, and the other includes portions of Crawford and Otsego counties, Dr. Tim Boring said. Testing all the cattle and bison herds within these areas will help to protect animal health, public health and market access for Michigan’s cattle, meat and milk products, Boring said. “Whenever there is a bovine TB-positive wild deer found outside of the counties where the disease is known to be endemic, it is part of MDARD’s routine response to test all cattle and bison herds within a 10-mile radius of that deer’s location,” said State Veterinarian Dr. Nora Wineland.
3 employees injured in Weyerhauser wood processing plant fire
CRAWFORD COUNTY — Beaver Creek Township Fire Department is investigating a fire that injured three wood processing employees on Thursday. Firefighters got the call around 12:15 p.m. from the Weyerhauser wood processing plant. They say Weyerhauser was already doing fire suppression on a silo with their own fire brigade when fire crews arrived. The silo collects sawdust. Three employees were burnt while inspecting a hatch on a piece of equipment when the fire flared up, according to firefighters. The injuries were not reported to be life-threatening. Those employees were treated on scene before being transported to the hospital. The fire remains under investigation, with no cause identified at this time.
Sword swinging man arrested in Cadillac, told police he killed someone
WEXFORD COUNTY, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU) -- A Missaukee County man is behind bars after police say they found him holding a sword, threatening a Cadillac resident. Police were called to a home on the 1000 block of Wilcox Street Thursday evening on a report of an elderly woman making threats with a long gun.
Reed Ranch in Oscoda County gets new owners after 90 years
Open lakes and the smell of pine brings Judith Manza back to a place her family's been returning for four generations. For her, there's nothing like it. "There's just so much nostalgia, even just opening the windows when you drive onto the property and smelling the pine and the ferns, just being at Reed Ranch, it brings so many warm feelings," Manza said. ...
Margaret Matilda Pollen
Margaret Matilda Pollen, 92, Roscommon, died April 30, 2024, in Traverse City, in the presence and comfort of her family. A service was held May 5 at Wagner and Walsh Funeral Directors, Roscommon. Burial was in Pioneer Cemetery in South Branch Township. Memorial contributions be made to Roscommon Free Methodist Church. She was born Nov. 30, 1931, in Johannesburg, the […]
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