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Bovine TB detected in Benzie County

Bovine TB detected in Benzie County

A doe shot in Benzie County during the firearms deer season could have a major impact not only on the nearby deer herd, but also on cattle farmers. A routine autopsy performed on the deer found bovine tuberculosis (bTB), which is likely to prompt a responses from the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Michigan Department of Natural Resources to prevent the disease from spreading. 02/07/2024 05:13 PM

Lautner continues FOIA effort

Lautner continues FOIA effort

Leelanau County Commissioner Melinda Lautner is continuing to invoke the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) in her efforts to uncover correspondence between a fellow commissioner and other government staff. The board of commissioners will discuss waiving the county prosecutor’s fee for completing the request at their meetings this month. 02/07/2024 05:13 PM

Scholarship offered

Scholarship offered

Applications are available from P.E.O. Chapter EM, Suttons Bay for the 2024 Betty Maynard Memorial scholarship. 02/07/2024 05:13 PM

BLOTTER

9:37 a.m. — Kasson Township — Repossession of a Wolkswagen Atlas. 02/07/2024 05:13 PM

Drzewiecki and partner Klause

Deputies, K-9 partners, graduate

Leelanau County now has two K-9 officers. Deputies Jordan Strope and Cameron Drzewiecki along with their K-9 partners successfully graduated from handlers school with Fresh Coast K-9 LLC in Ludington Friday. 02/07/2024 05:13 PM

GTB announces 2% allocations

GTB announces 2% allocations

The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (GTB) announced on Friday that a total of $191,871.57 of its video gaming revenue, also known as 2% allocation funds, will go towards Leelanau County organizations and agencies. Leelanau County is receiving one of the larger amounts of distributions in the area of $44,712.50, which will go to funding a “government to government agreement” prisoner housing contract. 02/07/2024 05:13 PM

Tyler’s Exotics, a Mobile Petting Zoo, visited Suttons Bay Elementary School last week. Students learned about and had close encounters with a boa constrictor, monkey, tortoise, bearded dragon, tarantula, and macaw. Photo courtesy of Shelagh Fehrenbach

Tyler’s Exotics

Tyler’s Exotics, a Mobile Petting Zoo, visited Suttons Bay Elementary School last week. Students learned about and had close encounters with a boa constrictor, monkey, tortoise, bearded dragon, tarantula, and macaw. 02/07/2024 05:13 PM

S-B School millage proposal set

S-B School millage proposal set

Voters in the Suttons Bay Public School district will have the chance to choose once again if they want to vote for the operating millage renewal proposal this month during Michigan’s presidential primary. 02/07/2024 05:13 PM

Chaney lauded

Caroline Chaney of Suttons Bay was named to the fall 2023 dean’s list in the School of Arts and Sciences at The Catholic University of America in Washington D.C.. 02/07/2024 05:13 PM

The Old Art Building in Leland is looking to possibly expand its campus and secure access to a waterfront property just adjacent from its current location. The proposed acquisition at 204 Cedar Street, which is priced at $3,100,000 (includes additional closing costs and fees), is 1.14 acre...

OAB looks to expand, secure waterfront property

The Old Art Building (OAB) has an unexpected opportunity to secure access to a waterfront property just adjacent from its current location. While the organization is in its early information gathering stage to assess if the community supports the potential new project, Executive Director Sarah Mills said the chance to buy land so close to where they are now is rare and would support both their mission and long-term goals of the OAB. 02/07/2024 05:13 PM

Civility is gone

Civility is gone

To the editor: I’ve come to admire the Brits’ ability to refer to the political other as the “Loyal Opposition.” In doing so it endows the “other” with valued recognition and respect. I’m sure at times all of us have been perceived as the opposition. 02/07/2024 05:13 PM

MHA vacating space

MHA vacating space

To the editor: I am writing to correct an assumption about the status of The Maritime Heritage Alliance located on M22 in Greilickville. The plan to construct a Freshwater Research Center in this location will necessitate our vacating our present shop and storage facilities as they will be torn down. 02/07/2024 05:13 PM

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