Preparations Underway for 2015 Fire & Ice Festival

Set-up has begun for the 8th annual Fire & Ice Festival in Rochester, which runs Friday, January 23 – Sunday, January 25. Crews are making snow, building the ice rink, and prepping for other activities such as dogsledding, cross country skiing, snowshoeing, and fireworks. New this year, the Fire & Ice Committee has added artificial turf to the first 50 feet of the popular tubing runs in order to improve the start for tubers. It is the kind of artificial turf skiers and snowboarders … [Read more...]

Breaking News: Body of missing Rochester Hills man is discovered

Rochester Media has learned that the body of Matthew David Lyzen has been reportedly found in downtown Rochester. Mr. Lyzen went missing on January 24, 2014 after the Rochester Fire & Ice Festival. First responders to the scene said a gun had been found with the body. It is unclear what day the body was found and when the time of death was. Neither the Rochester Police Department nor the Oakland County Sheriff's Department has released any formal statements at this time. Pixley Funeral Home … [Read more...]