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The Department of Natural Resources will be upgrading its license sales system, both in the stores and online, starting on Thursday. These upgrades will streamline the buying process; customers will be able to make their purchases in fewer clicks, and new safeguards will be in place to prevent mistakes.
A system shutdown will take place on [...]

The Charlevoix city clerk says she will resign from her post after nine years.
The Petoskey News reports Carol Ochs announced her decision to resign at this week’s council meeting.
In a statement, Ochs says “My competency has publicly been brought into questions” adding “Clearly people feel they can do my job better than I can. It’s [...]

A memorial service for Executive Director of Traverse City Downtown Development Authority, Bryan Crough, will take place on Saturday, June 22.  It will take place at the City Opera House starting at 11am.
Crough died unexpectedly on June 16.
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Now that Summer has arrived it’s time to start your garden. MI News 26 Reporter Paula Jasper and Photojournalist Hannah Crouch spoke with a nursery about how to pick out your plants and the care needed after you plant them.

We’re still following the sad news out of Traverse City today.
Bryan Crough, the director of Traverse City’s Downtown Development Authority, passed away Sunday night.
City officials say Crough suffered a massive heart attack over the weekend, leading to his sudden death. Crough was credited for his instrumental role in building downtown Traverse City. He worked with [...]

A downstate man was killed after losing control of his vehicle and driving off the road.
The accident happened on East 16 Road near North 35 Road in Wexford County’s Manton.
Glenn Albert Miller of Saint Clair, Michigan lost control of his vehicle and drove off the road.
The vehicle rolled and Miller was thrown from the car.
He [...]

A traffic alert to tell you about today…
Cass Street at Eighth to the North will be closed as workers remove a tree over the street.
The construction will start June 22nd and will be done by noon.
The work will require the street to be closed to all traffic for most of the time the tree is [...]

The Wexford County Council on Aging Senior Expo will be held at the Wex on Thursday June 20th from 9am-1pm. This years theme is “It’s a ZOO out there!”. Live animals will be brought in with Alpacas from Trickle Creek Alpaca Ranch and The Missaukee County Humane Society will have cats and dogs available to adopt [...]

Bryan Crough, the director of Traverse City’s Downtown Development Authority, has passed away.
City officials say Crough suffered a massive heart attack over the weekend, leading to his death. Crough was credited for his instrumental role in building downtown Traverse City. He worked with the downtown area for decades.
Bryan Crough was 59 years old.

The Department of Natural Resources has announced a $1 million grant for Charlevoix County.
Because of the Forest Legacy Program grant award, approximately 750 acres and nearly three-quarters of a mile of Thumb Lake frontage in Charlevoix County will be protected, available for public use and managed as a working forest.
The project includes the state acquisition [...]