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Leland’s Class of 2024 had a great time Friday, celebrating their last day of school at the Leland Harbor. Enterprise photo by Brian Frieberger

Leland’s Class of 2024 had a great time Friday

Leland’s Class of 2024 had a great time Friday, celebrating their last day of school at the Leland Harbor. 05/29/2024 05:59 PM

Interviews set for admin/CFO

Interviews set for admin/CFO

The Leelanau County Board of Commissioners will interview eight candidates for the new county administrator/ chief financial officer (CFO) position, starting today. They approved the schedule for these interviews at their May 21 regular session. 05/29/2024 05:59 PM

Local road projects scheduled

Local road projects scheduled

While one well-used road in Leelanau County is expected to reopen this week, another is closing. The traffic blockages are leading into a busy June for projects on the county road system. 05/29/2024 05:59 PM

Ethics probe sought

Ethics probe sought

A woman identifying herself as Patty Lesch of Northport approached the board during public comment at its May 21 meeting to call for officials to conduct an “ethical violation investigation” into Joe DeFors, chair of the county’s Energy Futures Task Force, for allegedly “seeking personal gain in his position.” 05/29/2024 05:59 PM

Personnel from Leelanau Township Fire Department were honored with CPR Save Award pins at Leelanau Township’s board last Tuesday for their actions in saving an unresponsive patient in April. The patient was able to walk out of the hospital following the fire department’s fast actions and c...

Leelanau Township Fire Department personnel honored

05/23/2024 09:28 AM

Church and state

Church and state

To the editor: It was written in a recent paper that we need to keep religion out of the White House citing Thomas Jefferson’s words “separation of church and state” as justification. But a history lesson is needed. 05/22/2024 04:45 PM

Correction:

Due to incomplete information the name a junior at St. Mary School was not listed in a recently-published honor roll. 05/22/2024 04:45 PM

By Tim Skubick

Dark clouds on the horizon

To be sure they were not popping the champagne corks and singing “Happy Days Are Here Again.” In fact they called the event “boring.” Yet the prognosticators reported that Michigan’s economy is “strong and stable,” and when quizzed about any dark clouds on the horizon, they uniformly dismissed it as, it not, folly, darn close to it. Such was the lead story out of the gathering of the state’s top drawer bean counters/economists whose vital job is to predict how the state is growing and how much moola lawmakers will have to play with as they orchestrate the writing of the new state budget. 05/22/2024 04:45 PM

Improving County Government Openness

Improving County Government Openness

“Power corrupts, and there is nothing more corrupting than power exercised in secret.” National Public Radio journalist Daniel Schorr Some residents, including some commissioners, have questioned the motive behind a complaint filed by a Leelanau County citizen alleging that a task force established by the County Board was continually violating the Open Meetings Act. In fact, even a reporter assigned to cover the story offered a strange commentary for someone with the task of watchdogging local government. 05/22/2024 04:45 PM

Leelanau Twp. misses ballot deadline

Leelanau Twp. misses ballot deadline

Despite Leelanau Township board members passing language for two renewal millages, the emergency services and general fund, at its regular meeting May 14, it did not meet the deadline for filing with the county to appear on the August primary election ballot. 05/22/2024 04:45 PM

Elmwood taps new harbormaster

Elmwood taps new harbormaster

Elmwood Township Marina’s new harbormaster, Dan Jenuwine, introduced himself to the township board at their May regular meeting. He is replacing previous Harbormaster Pete Moon, who stepped down in March to pursue work in the private sector. 05/22/2024 04:45 PM

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Noon — Suttons Bay Township — Two dogs are digging holes in caller’s lawn. 3:21 p.m. 05/22/2024 04:45 PM

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