First, some news… Two weeks after an F-16 crashed near Traverse City, at least one resident remains displaced. Officials are testing soil and groundwater for contamination, removing remaining aircraft debris, and planning to excavate affected soil. Test results […]

First some news… Petoskey City Council rejected a proposed settlement that could have resulted in the public losing access to a popular lakeside trail that collapsed in 2020. -Nearby Cheboygan County: A missing man with dementia has been found, […]

Community Calendar Report for Tuesday, September 29th, 2026is is the W-V-B-I. First, some news… The Boyne Area Free Clinic and Good Neighbors Food Pantry are raising over $500,000 to renovate their shared Charlevoix County building. Improvements include a new […]

Community Calendar Report for Monday, September 28th, 2026. First some news… The Beaver Island Rural Health Center is raising $1,845 to install safety bollards protecting two 2,000-gallon liquid propane tanks from nearby road traffic. This covers half the total project […]

Michigan State Police are investigating a fatal Grand Rapids crash following an attempted ICE traffic stop Sunday. Homeland Security says Mario Coronado Juarez was not the officers’ intended target, but fled at high speed before they ended the enforcement action. Officers found his burning car about a half-mile […]

In the wake of a cut-back in senior services on the Island, C-O-A director Amy Wieland has sparked more upset among Islanders by asserting that complaints about changes she has made are from “the same seven percent who complain and are outraged about things they don’t have the […]

Interlochen Public Radio is reporting today that Antrim County Clerk Victoria Bishop made 128 unauthorized changes to Michigan’s voter file, including canceling 58 registrations in violation of state law. The Bureau of Elections revoked her access in June and says she has not completed required training or provided […]

Charlevoix County’s Commission on Aging is eliminating its Beaver Island site coordinator position. Island services will now be handled from Charlevoix, with COA staff visiting Beaver Island once a month. Officials say services won’t be reduced and that meal vouchers can be either picked up during their monthly visits or ordered remotely. The announcement drew […]

Munson Healthcare says 33 people have been treated and six hospitalized following Thursday’s F-16 crash in Grand Traverse County. The Texas Air National Guard jet went down near Interlochen after its pilot safely ejected. Most of those treated were first responders exposed to hydrazine, a hazardous chemical released at the crash site., although a bird […]

Drone photo of Sand Bay by Greg Doig First some news… The Dark Sky Festival continues through the end of this week with numerous events each day. An F-16 fighter jet crashed and burst into flames in Grawn, Michigan (just outside of Traverse City), after a pilot ejected Thursday afternoon. Local resident Benjamin Vyverberg used […]