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Kalkaska Area Transit offers free rides for Rural Transit Day
KALKASKA COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Tuesday is Rural Transit Day and many transportation authorities offered free rides to area residents. Kalkaska Area Transit was just one of many that was offering free rides Tuesday across the county. Kalkaska has been a part of rural transit day since 1984 and the...
Michigan’s First Black Light Theater, Elk Rapids
Michigan’s first black light theater was the second theater in the town of Elk Rapids. The State Theater opened on September 20, 1940, not far from where the original Community Theater was located. Built by Ed Loomis and his wife, they began by showing the top films of the...
Grand Traverse County commissioners vote down proposals on opioid settlement funds
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- In a marathon meeting Wednesday, Grand Traverse County commissioners tackled three proposals on how to spend the county's opioid settlement funds. Two proposals were made by county's opioid task force. One was to provide $164,000 to enhance the 86th District Court's drug treatment program, while...
Elk Rapids residents voice concerns over harbor renovation plans, seek clarity
ANTRIM COUNTY, Mich., (WPBn/WGTU) -- A community project is causing controversy in Antrim County. While nothing is set in stone regarding work to the Elk Rapids Harbor, the village council is urging people to get their facts straight. It's a project that is still years down the line, but what...
The Art of Antrim County: Jeff Krino
BELLAIRE – “An ode to rust,” he called it. Revealing the often times unseen beauty created by the process of our earth reclaiming what is rightfully hers.” Jeff Krino is a man who believes in art. Not just for its beauty and the emotions it evokes, but for its positive effect on the community.
Update On State Budget at Grand Traverse County Commissioner Meeting
GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY - An update on the State Budget at Today’s Grand Traverse County Commission Meeting. The 103rd District State Representative Betsy Coffia presented commissioners with plans on the State’s 82.5 billion dollar budget for the 2025 fiscal year. That funding was passed on June 27th in Lansing. Representative Coffia’s main focuses were on the State’s Housing Crisis, Voter Participation and Medicaid Services. She says, “Proud to say that all four of those bills have passed the House with strong bipartisan support. One or two of them even got unanimous support, which I was very happy about. Finally, my office constituent work by the numbers to date since I started in January 2023, my team and I have tried to say really engage the district. I’ve taken over a thousand meetings with constituents and stakeholders. We’ve helped over 68,000 constituents with casework, everything from there dealing with a state agency.” The budget goes into effect October 1st .
Opioid Funds Could Expand Quick Response Team Countywide, Support Drug Programs
Grand Traverse County commissioners will vote Wednesday to spend over a half million dollars in opioid settlement funds on three local projects, including expanding the Traverse City Police Department’s Quick Response Team to serve clients countywide, enhancing the local Drug Court, and creating a syringe disposal program for the homeless encampment at the Pines. The projects represent the first major disbursals from the county’s opioid settlement funds, which total $1.3 million to date and are expected to reach several million dollars more in the coming years.
A Q&A With Peninsula, Whitewater Township Supervisor Candidates
As far as supervisors go, it will be all eyes on Peninsula and Whitewater townships in the Aug. 6 primary election. Those are the only two of Grand Traverse County’s 13 townships that feature contested races. As all four candidates registered for both races are running as Republicans with no Democratic opposition, the primary will effectively decide both contests.
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