Exchange student pays peninsula visit to spend time with former host family Gabriel “Biel” Gutierrez is coming home from Brazil for Christmas this year. More...

Name: Mara Miller  Town or township of residence: Glen Arbor  Resident since: I’m in my fourth year, year-round.  Age and birthplace: 28, Lansing   More...

Bret Crimmins has discovered a newfound appreciation for United Parcel Service (UPS) drivers. “It’s amazing how they know everybody,” Crimmins said with a laugh. “They’re the fabric of the community.” More...

The Suttons Bay Township Board last week agreed to postpone adoption of a short-term rental ordinance to give board members more time to study the draft.  Township Trustee Tom Nixon and staff planner Kathy Egan served on a committee that wrote t More...

A look at how expenses are lining up with the 2016-17 budget was taken last week by the Cedar Area Fire & Rescue Board. The subject dominated the meeting of the board last Thursday, Dec. 15. More...

The Grand Traverse Lighthouse Museum will soon be receiving a decommissioned U.S. More...

Credit goes to Traverse City resident Andrew White, who researches Port Oneida history in his spare time, for finding the following story of Christmas celebrated in Leelanau County some 140 years ago.  More...

When it comes to the I-75 expressway, Leelanau County Sheriff Mike Borkovich says there is not much difference between driving 70 mph and 75.  But when it comes to M-72 on the county’s southern border, Borkovich is not convinced that it&rs More...

Empire Township ordinances may soon be reviewed to determine if they do enough to protect water quality.  More...

Empire Township is looking for someone to work part-time cleaning and keeping up its municipal campground.  The campground has become so busy that maintenance worker John Rude needs help cleaning outhouses, showers and campsites, especially in More...

A special meeting to appoint members to represent the township in mediation over Vlack Park was held earlier this month by the Solon Township Board.  The board, during a special meeting, authorized Supervisor Jim Lautner and Trustee Ron Novak to More...

A total of 238 Glen Lake Secondary students were listed on the honor roll for the first nine weeks of the 2016-17 school year.  Those students receiving a 4.0 were:  • Seniors Savannah Allen, Glen Bredin, Kelly Bunek, Sarah Carney, She More...

Appointments and meeting schedule changes were approved last week by the Centerville Township Board. The board, during its regular monthly meeting held Dec. More...