Grand Traverse County Commissioner-elect Ross Richardson is amazed at how many unresolved issues he’ll inherit when he takes office Jan.
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Grand Traverse County Commissioner-elect Ross Richardson is amazed at how many unresolved issues he’ll inherit when he takes office Jan.
Three teens suspected of shooting out dozens of windows in the Traverse City area couldn’t remember exactly how many they destroyed, police said. The answer was equally vague when officers asked for the motive behind a destructive, two-week rampage that left more than 50 home, vehicle and business windows shattered by projectiles from high-powered BB guns.
Two people, one seat on the Kalkaska County Road Commission. One picked by voters, the other tabbed by county officials. Only one gets the post. Richard Brewer Jr. ran for and was elected to the post on Nov. 4. But the Kalkaska County Board of Commissioners ignored the vote and appointed Margaret Custer on Dec. 9.
In the past year, the Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation has given more than $3.5 million to organizations as part of its role as a regional grantmaker.
Donna Hart still struggles. Former Whitewater Township resident Justin Stair was convicted in January of first-degree murder in the death of Hart’s daughter, Dawnette Harrell. The time since hasn’t been easy for Hart, though she vows to be strong.
A snowmobiler died in a crash in Emmet County.
Art appraisals at Northwestern Michigan College will benefit the Dennos Museum Center.
A local woman died in a Clare County traffic crash on a snowy holiday commute.
Local electric utility officials have again switched gears in the face of several challenges and are considering a possible alternative to constructing a west side transmission line.