http://traversecity-mi.com Traverse City News and Latest Info Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:42:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A local writer whose struggles with a paralyzing neurological condition and subsequent inability to work launched a fund-raising campaign to help save her home has died at the age of 44. http://www.record-eagle.com/local/local_story_325105009.html A Traverse City hotel executive has been placed on probation and ordered to do conservation work for damaging protected Great Lakes bottomlands. http://www.topix.com/city/traverse-city-mi/2008/11/traverse-city-hotel-owner-sentenced-for-damaging-bottomlands?fromrss=1 It could be a long, snowy winter in northern Michigan. And likely a rough ride. Area road commissions head into the winter with significant budgetary problems, and in some cases, officials expect snow-covered roads to remain that way until they can afford to plow them. http://www.record-eagle.com/local/local_story_325095121.html The front end of winter likely will be a doozy, forecasters say. Weather patterns tended to bring more gentle starts to recent winters and that's about to change, said meteorologist Keith Berger, of the National Weather Service in Gaylord. http://www.record-eagle.com/local/local_story_325095128.html Bicyclist Carl John Ray died nearly four months ago when a truck struck him from behind as he peddled along Rapid City Road in Kalkaska County. The driver who hit him now faces criminal charges for the collision. http://www.record-eagle.com/local/local_story_325095140.html A man accused of beating a toddler to death in a Kalkaska apartment is scheduled to stand trial early next year, and two others tied to the incident pleaded guilty. Sheldon McDonald faces an open count of murder in the August death of Cody Cross, 3. http://www.record-eagle.com/local/local_story_325095152.html A local Boys and Girls Club chapter is working to open a third site in 2009 under new leadership, following the retirement of its prior director. http://www.record-eagle.com/local/local_story_325095206.html Downtown Development Authority board members meet this week to discuss updates on several downtown projects. http://www.record-eagle.com/local/local_story_325095210.html A man who police said drove drunk and ran from an officer faces multiple criminal charges. http://www.record-eagle.com/local/local_story_325095214.html Habitat for Humanity Grand Traverse Region will distribute applications to build homes in Grand Traverse and Leelanau counties. http://www.record-eagle.com/local/local_story_325095221.html