Ogemaw County News

05/05/2025

Library needs a hand after Fire

PRESCOTT – As many of you know, our beloved Village of Prescott Library was tragically destroyed by fire last Thursday. While we begin the long road to rebuilding, we are determined to continue offering activities and programs for local children. In the meantime, the Village Office will serve as o...

04/28/2025

HOUGHTON LAKE – A Mexican man in the U.S. illegally has been charged with five counts of criminal sexual conduct. The Roscommon County Sheriff’s Office recently launched an investigation into the sexual assaults, which allegedly occurred in Roscommon Township.. According the a statement from Ros...

04/24/2025

Prescott Library update

By Mark Constance PRESCOTT – The community of Prescott is saddened by the news that the Prescott Branch of the Ogemaw County Library caught fire. The Richland and Mills Township fire departments responded to the blaze on the evening of April 22. Cause of the fire has not been officially determined...

04/24/2025

Dentist honors vets with unique tribute

By Kristi Major OGEMAW COUNTY – Dr Mark Lewandowski DDS never served in the military. Other than his father serving in the Air Force from 1951-1954, he must go back many generations to find an uncle who served. He was Cavalry in the 1915 Polish Revolution and Lewandowski wears his medal on a brace...

04/23/2025

What’s up with road names?

By Slim Randles All land developers really have to do to name all the new streets in a sagebrush subdivision is to leave the naming up to the local kids. The names may be goofy, but seldom boring. Such was the case with Fonster Fench. From the outside, she looked just like any other small […]

04/14/2025

Be aware of child abuse

REGION- April is nationally recognized as Child Abuse Prevention Month, a time to raise awareness about the importance of protecting children and strengthening families. At the Northern Michigan Children’s Assessment Center (NMCAC), we are committed to providing support, advocacy, and healing ser...

04/14/2025

Assessment Center news …

REGION- April is nationally recognized as Child Abuse Prevention Month, a time to raise awareness about the importance of protecting children and strengthening families. At the Northern Michigan Children’s Assessment Center (NMCAC), we are committed to providing support, advocacy, and healing ser...

04/11/2025

Politicians and outhouses …

By Slim Randles I’ll can ‘memorate ‘thout too much trouble about the time this little girl come to visit on the ranch. Oh, Alphonse Wilson here, don’t you see… ​Yessir, she was just a tad, mebbe three years old. Couldn’t say for sure. Didn’t check her teeth. Lived up in the city and ...

04/07/2025

Ice cream and vegans: From the Comfy Chair

I was coming out of a nice mid-morning nap, and for some reason, I started thinking about several of my friends over the years who practiced a vegetarian lifestyle! They may have introduced themselves as Vegans ( From the Vega star system? ) Herbivores or variations like Fruitarians, Plant-eaters, V...

03/31/2025

Ice pics: Storm plummets region into darkness

EDITOR’S NOTE: Photos in the gallery were taken in Otsego, Crawford, and Roscommon counties by Stuart Fowler, Roger Ott and Mark Constance NORTHEAST MICHIGAN – The Ice storm that swept through northeast Michigan has led to widespread power outages Right I’m gonna freeze tonight and hazardous c...

03/30/2025

Good morning Michigan. The spring ice / rain / snowstorm (yuck) is creating widespread havoc across northern Michigan. Although power outages are widespread north off M-72, they’re particularly acute in Otsego County, where Ga***rd is located. More than 91% of all households (17,419) are without p...

03/30/2025

Iced up! Power still out in many homes across Up North Voice coverage area

– Photo courtesy of Otsego County Emergency Management. NORTHERN MICHIGAN – A significant winter storm is currently impacting the Up North Voice coverage area, bringing a dangerous mix of freezing rain, snow, and strong winds to the region. The National Weather Service (NWS) office in Ga***rd ha...