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Sheriff's office searches for vehicle that struck pedestrian
LEELANAU COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- The Leelanau County Sheriff's Office is searching for a vehicle they say struck a woman who was walking her dog. At 10:50 a.m. Thursday, the sheriff's office received a report that a pedestrian had been struck on M-22 near Overlook Road. The sheriff's office said...
Northern Michigan police vehicles, boat up for auction
LEELANAU COUNTY, MI – Six government vehicles and a boat are up for action in Northern Michigan, officials announced. The Leelanau County Sheriff’s Office shared the surplus auction with followers on social media. Most of the vehicles were part of the sheriff’s office fleet. “All vehicles are...
Leelanau Co. deputies looking for car that hit pedestrian while she was walking her dog
LEELANAU COUNTY — The Leelanau County Sheriff’s Office is looking for information on a car that was involved in a pedestrian accident. On Thursday around 10:50 a.m., Leelanau County deputies were sent to a car vs. pedestrian accident on M-22 (N West Bayshore Drive) near Overlook Road in Leelanau Township. The pedestrian, a 49-year-old woman from Birmingham, was hit while walking a dog and checking the mail, deputies said. The suspect vehicle, a 2018-2021 Honda Accord, maroon metallic in color, fled the scene south toward the village of Omena, deputies said.
Raptor Sanctuary goes extra mile to save injured birds of prey
Unlike most of us, Kaitlyn Bohnet doesn’t know how to waste time. Bohnet, who holds down a full-time job as an operations manager for a production company, also has an unusual round-the-clock avocation: rescuing raptors. It’s her call of the wild, where she gets to save birds of prey in harm’s way. Yet, unlike her employment, her rescue work never takes a holiday.
A Leelanau County historic building remains idle despite redevelopment hopes
LEELANAU COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- There's a building in Leelanau County that holds a lot of history. It used to be many things, but now it's nothing, and it's a mystery to the Suttons Bay community. This is sort of Suttons Bay's haunted building, because it's just there sitting idle...
S-B woman lends PoWeR! to children
Many people in Leelanau County are engaged in volunteer activities, but Kara Gregory of Suttons Bay started a nonprofi t organization that stretches beyond Leelanau County and now reaches most of northern Michigan.Gregory created PoWeR! — which stands for Play, Write, and Read! — in March 2016. The organization has offices in Suttons Bay but has partners and volunteers across the Lower Peninsula…
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