Grand Traverse County Traverse City, MI
“It’s just the non stop terrible conditions, I mean as soon as we get a little bit of moisture, we’re riding the bumps all the way through the end”
It’s a bumpy ride for most of us here in northern Michigan..but for some residents, their road is so bad even the mail carrier refuses to drive down it at times. via WTOM-TV Traverse City
“The children served there are high-risk children who are often left out because they live on the outskirts of town”
The county’s main Head Start preschool program is looking for a new home, the result of soaring rental costs and a shrinking budget. via Traverse City Record-Eagle
A Garfield Township man faces criminal charges after police allegedly matched his shoes to a set of footprints on a damaged vending machine. via Traverse City Record-Eagle
An ex-convict facing trial in northern Michigan for the stabbing death of his former wife has confessed to robbing an 83-year-old man last August at Willow Creek Apartments in Westland, police have confirmed. via Hometown Life
Black bears that have developed a taste for honey from commercial beehives in the northwestern Lower Peninsula could find themselves at the wrong end of a rifle for an extra week this year. via MLive.com
“Even if you look at the change since the 2000 Census, we’re seeing a lower growth rate so far this decade”
Leelanau has lost residents since 2004. Leelanau County’s population was smaller last year than it was four years ago, according to estimates released last week by state officials. via Leelanau Enterprise