Jan 29, 2025 · Dollar General is looking to expand into Leelanau County again.This time, the proposed location is south of M-22 near the intersection of South Maple City and Cemetery roads in Cleveland Township.The Cleveland Township Planning Commission is holding a public hearing and a site plan preliminary…

Jan 29, 2025 · Thomas George “Tom” Isleib, 70, died January 22, 2025. Tom was born August 29, 1954, to Donald Richard and Carol Marjorie Weed Isleib. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Sandra Thompson Isleib, by sons Jacob Thomas (Mary Holer) of Andover, CT and Jeffrey Alexander (Ayaka Fujimori) of Kobe, Japan, by four granddaughters, Eleanor, Alice, Thea, and Anna, by two brothers, Steven (Linda ...

Jun 13, 2024 · A Thompsonville woman was arraigned this week on three charges stemming from an August vehicle crash in which she was involved. Jada White pleaded not guilty at her Circuit Court arraignment Monday to possession of methamphetamine/ ecstacy; operating while intoxicated causing serious injury; and use of narcotic/cocaine/ecstacy.

20 hours ago · The Trump administration may put a freeze on all federal grants and loans.Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Friday that this may cut essential programs to millions of Michiganders for an indeterminate time.This could affect Leelanau County, which has one of the oldest populations in the U.S. with about 42% of the county’s total population above 60 years old, as wel...

20 hours ago · The Teamsters Union Local 214 ratified a new collective bargaining agreement with Leelanau County earlier this month, increasing wages for 34 government employees by a gross of $56,705.The Teamsters initially rejected the proposed Dec. 30, but they came back and accepted it a few days later without any further negotiations or changes to the agreement.The agreement, which is effect...

It’s been more than four years since the Sugar Loaf Resort was demolished, and it’s still all quiet on the western front. The site’s current owners, SPV 45, have still not revealed their plans for the former ski resort in Cleveland Township, which was closed in 2000.

Dec 31, 2024 · When 2024 is looked back upon in the history books, what we will think of this year? Here are the top 10 stories in Leelanau County this year. The idyllic life on the peninsula continued, but it wasn’t without plenty of shocking and wholesome events.

Jan 10, 2025 · By Zachary Marano. [email protected] . Leelanau County’s business leaders and housing developers were all present for a Jan. 8 workshop at the county government center.

Jan 15, 2025 · In preparation for a Jan. 8 housing workshop, Housing North interviewed several Leelanau County community members. When asked about the lack of available homes, Kevin Murphy, co-owner of New Bohemian Café in Northport, said he worried the county would soon be filled with many beautiful homes with no one living in them, like the Anytown, USA, shooting location in Hollywood.

Jan 8, 2025 · More than 100 scholarships are now open through the Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation that aim to support the secondary education pursuits of graduating high school seniors, current college students, and vocational/trade school …