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Leaders of the unions representing road patrol deputies and sergeants in the Leelanau County Sheriff's office are continuing to voice their displeasure with their boss, Sheriff Mike Oltersdorf, but have stopped short of formally endorsing his opponent in the Aug. 5 Primary Election - so far.
George Henderson of Empire is not the kind of guy who's accustomed to the spotlight.
For nearly 30 years, he's spent much of his life "out in the field" at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, sitting astride an excavator or a bulldozer, slowly and steadily restoring National Park Service property to its natural state.
A group of Leelanau Township residents who use Kilcherman Road as their primary access to County Road 640 were successful in their appeal to have the Road Commission back off plans to "T" the intersection.
A spirit of resolve and perseverance could be heard in the voices of people who spoke at the Suttons Bay Board of Education meeting Monday night, when more than $930,000 in budget cuts were outlined for 2008-09.
Shell shocked.
That's how Suttons Bay teachers, some with more than a decade of service, felt after their positions were cut from the district's 2008-09 budget.
Though the construction industry and the state economy are struggling, the Leelanau County Construction Code Authority is holding its own, according to county building official and authority director Robert Meyer.
The Leelanau County Planning Commission last week recommended approval of new zoning ordinance language for Bingham Township that will make it easier for the owners of farms and other agricultural property to attract visitors for "agritourism."
Maintaining the character of historic Fishtown while accommodating thousands of visitors of year was the focus of a group that visited Leland last week.
The missing ingredient in plans to upgrade the Elmwood Township marina and park may have been found.
