The Crawford County Avalanche is the main source of local news in Crawford County, Michigan. The Avalanche, Crawford County's hometown newspaper, has been publishing since 1879. It is published weekly on Thursdays. The Avalanche serves the communities of Grayling, Frederic and Lovells, as well as the entire Crawford County area. Lake Margarethe, the AuSable River and Higgins Lake are also in ...

2025年1月9日 · George William Klump, 77, Roscommon, died Jan. 24, 2025, at his home. His family has chosen to remember him privately at this time. Arrangements were handled by Wagner and Walsh Funeral Directors, Roscommon. He was born Sept. 8, 1947, in Detroit, the son of Gerald Klump and Dorothy Schoenneman. His passions were hunting, fishing, snowmobiling and boating. He loved being […]

By Cheryl Holladay By mid-February, work will begin on Grayling Township’s municipal water extension project. Grayling Township Supervisor Lacey Stephan told the Avalanche pre-construction meetings were scheduled with the three contractors, Toebe Construction of Wixom, Katterman Trucking of Hale and M&M Construction of Gaylord and Traverse City. The bids were awarded in September, he said ...

2024年12月31日 · 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 traffic stops, one call for health and safety, four calls for family/neighbor troubles, two general assists, two traffic …

2024年12月12日 · 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 traffic stops, one call for health and safety, four calls for family/neighbor troubles, two general assists, two traffic accidents, two suspicious situations, two transports, two breaking and ...

The Crawford County Avalanche is the main source of local news in Crawford County, Michigan, USA. The Avalanche, Crawford County’s hometown newspaper, has been publishing since 1879. Richard Milliman and his family published the Avalanche from 1968 until 2023, when it was sold to the Houghton Lake Resorter and the Hamp family. The Avalanche covers all of Crawford County, Grayling, Frederic ...

2024年10月24日 · By Todd VanSickle Grayling’s varsity soccer season came to an end in the district finals at Kingsford Saturday. The Vikings lost to the Upper Peninsula host Flivvers, 4-1. After a scoreless first half, Kingsford scored early in the second half to go up, 1-0. Grayling’s Gibsen Barnett scored the team’s only goal to tie the game at 1-1 with 23 […]

2025年1月22日 · By Cheryl Holladay The family of Tom Eldridge, Grayling, is still recovering from a Dec. 27, 2024, fire that took their former mobile home in Frederic. “We found a place, but we could always use the help,” he said. Eldridge and his wife, Chrissy Duncan, have four children, Maxzander Eldridge, 12, Mikey Eldridge, 11, Matthew Eldridge, 10, and Damien Duncan, […]

4 天之前 · By Cheryl Holladay Johnny McAdoo and Tyesha McAdoo-Riley of Grayling are adjusting to their new rental home, following a Dec. 13, 2024, house fire that resulted in Johnny suffering burns over about half of his body. “I’m still getting adjusted to everything,” Johnny said, in an interview with the Avalanche. “But recovery’s moving right along.”

2024年1月31日 · The Grayling Middle School Ski Team participated in their first race of the season Jan. 26 at Boyne Mountain. In the 7th/8th grade girls division, Emily Graham took third and Whitney Clark finished seventh. In her first middle school race, Hazel Ertel earned a seventh-place finish in the 5/6th grade girls division. Katelyn Hunter took 12th in the division. Leading […]