Campers at the Empire Township Campground will have a new manager and possibly expanded shower facilities. At its meeting Tuesday night the board unanimously approved hiring Paul Daley as the new campground manager. More...

Worried when you see your neighborhood farmer pulling trees and gathering them in huge brush piles? At least two county farmers are removing trees and in some cases entire orchards severely damaged in the March 3 storm. More...

It’s no longer news when overnight temperatures dip below freezing. The National Weather Service (NWS) office in Gaylord Monday suspended issuance of frost/freeze warnings for this part of the state. More...

Licensing fees for school computers were approved this week by the Glen Lake Board of Education. The board Monday night accepted a proposal from Wyant Computer Services for all Microsoft products used by the district. More...

The Leelanau Township Board tabled a request from a county family to transfer a conservation easement agreement its has with the township to the Leelanau Conservancy. More...

In December the county Road Commission received a petition signed by 86 Cleveland Township property owners requesting Traverse Lake Road be designated a Natural Beauty Road. More...

The Traverse Symphony Orchestra will wrap up its season with two opera based concerts. On Saturday, May 5, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 6, at 3 p.m. at the First Congregational church in Traverse City the orchestra will perform Opera Gala. More...

Support for a proposal to sell and buy back athletic fields to and from the Village of Suttons Bay was given this week by the Suttons Bay Board of Education. Details of the proposed arrangement will be voted upon at a later date. More...

The Northport Village Council was divided last week on whether to spend more time discussing if clerk and treasurer positions should be appointed in the future, or remain elected ones. More...

The Northport Village Planning Commission is expected to recommend a zoning change to the Village Council next week covering rooftop windmills. More...

Elmwood Township’s relationship to Grand Traverse County’s financiallytroubled septage treatment plant was a major topic of discussion and action at this week’s Township Board meeting. More...

Last Thursday, 2:06 p.m. — Suttons Bay — Caller left early this morning, husband left around 9 a.m. Caller returned home around 11:30 a.m., found door handle loose, scratch marks on the door and door frame, unknown if anything missing. More...

Sheriff’s deputies are investigating two separate crashes over the weekend that resulted in two drivers being transported for medical treatment. At 9:03 p.m. More...

The county recycling site in Northport has a new home on Seventh Street, and is open for business. The center is located behind the village’s old Department of Public Works, just east of Mill Street. More...

Ron Novak was appointed to a vacant seat created by the death of a Solon Township official last month. More...

The beauty of ‘Leelanau Land of Delight’ has been captured through many decades by artists who have visited or maintained family homes along the lake shores. More...

“Fantasy” will be the theme for the Suttons Bay Elementary School Carnival Saturday, from noon to 3 p.m. More...

Tina Taghon and Mark Dunphey were married Feb. 11 at St. Philip Catholic Church in Empire. The bride is the daughter of Pat and Laurie Taghon of Empire. The groom is the son of Mike and Linda Dunphey of Portage. Rev. More...