For the past two years, members of the local chapter of the Michigan Association of Retired School Personnel (MARSP) have ...

Kirtland Community College, its Fine Arts and Graphic Design department and the Kirtland Foundation celebrated the newly ...

Contending with injuries, Grayling finished third out of 25 teams at the 52nd annual Escanaba Elks Wrestling Tournament Jan. 4. “A mixed day for us overall,” coach Andy Moore said. “I thought we had ...

The North Central Michigan Community Foundation (NCMCF) is accepting applications for its 2025 competitive scholarship program. Current and former graduates of high schools in Crawford, Ogemaw and ...

Crawford County Sheriff Ryan A. Swope reports his office handled the following 167 complaints the week of Dec. 16-22, 2024. Deputies responded to: Thirty-three calls in the City of Grayling: Eleven ...

With 2024 being a general-election year, it wasn’t a surprise that many headlines from the year were filled with politically-related news. The headlines featured election results, recall efforts, ...

This is the time of year I like to review the “Good News” that we covered in the pages of the Crawford County Avalanche. The news may not always be fun, but it is vital for a thriving citizenry. What ...

AuSable Artisan Village will welcome StoneFolk to its Performing Arts Center stage at 122 Michigan Ave. in downtown Grayling Jan. 17, at 7 p.m. StoneFolk is an all-Americana swamp-rock band rising ...

This New Year’s Eve, tonight, Grayling is set to make history with the first-ever “Canoe Drop,” taking place right in the heart of downtown on East Michigan Avenue in the 100 Block. The event, a ...

Thomas Albert Dean, 55, Grayling, died Dec. 18, 2024, at his home. Born April 22, 1969, in Grayling, he was the son of Bruce and Mary Lou (Denno) Dean. A Celebration of Life will take place at a later ...

Joan Rasmussen, 92, Grayling, died Dec. 25, 2024, at Northern Pines Assisted Living. Visitation will be held Sunday, Jan. 5, from 5 to 9 p.m., at Sorenson-Lockwood Funeral Home in Grayling. A Mass of ...