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Marine Corps C-130 pilot Olivia K Raftshol has been promoted to the rank of Major at Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas. Raftshol, 31, is a 2010 graduate of Suttons Bay High School and the daughter of Curt and Barb Raftshol and the late Lynda Raftshol. She is currently assigned to Marine...

Marine Corps C-130 pilot Olivia K Raftshol

Marine Corps C-130 pilot Olivia K Raftshol has been promoted to the rank of Major at Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas. Raftshol, 31, is a 2010 graduate of Suttons Bay High School and the daughter of Curt and Barb Raftshol and the late Lynda Raftshol. She is currently assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 234 and will leave active duty status in June, remaining with 234 as a reservist. She will concurrently begin her new civilian career as a pilot with American Airlines. 01/03/2024 07:41 PM

Inland Seas Education Association offers a number of options for schools to introduce their students to hands-on learning on and around the Great Lakes, such as the program pictured here on board a schooner. The schooners Inland Seas and Utopia are available for charter sails for private a...

ISEA raises $80K for youth programs

Inland Seas Education Association (ISEA) announced Monday that they smashed their year-end donation goal of $80,000 to support the growing demands of their various educational programs for youth. Juliana Lisuk, ISEA associate director, said the organization started their educational alliance year-end donations in November, and just in time for the new year, was able to meet their collection goal. 01/03/2024 07:41 PM

The community of Omena is mourning the passing of former mayor Sweet Tart McKee. Courtesy of Kanda McKee

First feline Omena mayor passes

Sweet Tart McKee, a Norwegian Forest cat and the former Mayor of Omena from 2018 – 2021, died on Christmas Eve. She was the fifth Mayor of Omena, the first feline after four dogs, and the first to become an international sensation. Following her election, she received emails and letters from around the world, and appeared on websites in many countries, with the news of her election translated into quite a few languages. She was even talked about on the Anderson Cooper 360 show, along with her Vice Mayor, Punkin Anderson-Harder. She was 14 ½ years old. 01/03/2024 07:41 PM

Poet Mills to visit library

Poet Mills to visit library

Poet C. Scott Mills will read from his book “Drift Gestures” at noon, Saturday, Jan. 01/03/2024 07:41 PM

Cookman to speak

Cookman to speak

The By-The-Bay Garden Club will welcome Dick Cookman who will present “Under the Night Skies” at 1 p.m. Monday at the Suttons Bay firehall. 01/03/2024 07:41 PM

Broadband initiative to reach underserved areas

Broadband initiative to reach underserved areas

Point Broadband’s initiative to bring high-speed internet to “unserved” and “underserved” homes in Leelanau County may not be completed until the end of this year, according to the latest projections by the Opelika, Alabama-based internet service provider. However, the county’s project consultant feels that the network could still be finished in June depending on some external factors. 01/03/2024 07:41 PM

Members of the Dance Arts Academy performed at the French Manor South in Traverse City. Dance Arts Academy co-owner Betsy Carr Co Owner of Dance Arts Academy is pictured here with (back row from left) Katie Walter, Kourtney Manzella, Tatum McCool, and Anniston Dietrich (front row, from lef...

Members of the Dance Arts Academy performed at the French Manor South in Traverse City

Members of the Dance Arts Academy performed at the French Manor South in Traverse City. 01/03/2024 07:41 PM

Property fraud attempt reported in Leelanau

Property fraud attempt reported in Leelanau

The Leelanau County register of deeds recently received another complaint about a third party fraudulently attempting to sell land without the owner’s knowledge. This is the latest in a series of property fraud schemes reported to the register of deeds office, all of which have targeted vacant land. 01/03/2024 07:41 PM

BLOTTER

4:26 p.m. — Bingham Township— Family trouble. 01/03/2024 07:41 PM

Subject wanted for questioning

Subject wanted for questioning

The Leelanau County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in finding a subject of interest in incidents that took place on New Year’s Eve into the early hours of the newyearinNorthport. Heisa subject of interest in a malicious destruction of property complaint under investigation. 01/03/2024 07:41 PM

Recorded births doubled in 2023

Recorded births doubled in 2023

For the first time in recent history, births were the only vital statistic which increased from 2022 to 2023 in Leelanau County. According to the county clerk’s office, which is the register of county vital statistics, the total number of births, marriages, divorces and deaths recorded in 2023 was 458, down 3.5% from the previous year. 01/03/2024 07:41 PM

JOYCE

Joyce elected Road Commission chair

The Leelanau County Road Commission elected a new chairman following its annual organizational meeting Tuesday. In a roll call vote, Bob Joyce was elected chairman with votes from himself and road commissioners Jim Calhoun and Greg Mikowski. 01/03/2024 07:41 PM

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