Acme News

The Grand Traverse County prosecutor won a Michigan Court of Appeals ruling allowing him to investigate retailer Meijer Inc.

LYTLE, D. A. AND T. J. SORG. Accumulation of Contaminants in the Distribution System.

Steep challenges remain in turning around a decade of economic malaise in Michigan, but area businesses are rising to the task.

Voters in two local townships soundly defeated road millage requests this week, but that won't deter Grand Traverse County's Road Commission from pursuing a county-wide millage in 2010.

A campaign to repair local, beat up roads in two Grand Traverse County townships fell short of its goal.

Residents in East Bay and Acme townships will continue to live with pothole patches after voters rejected matching millage requests in both townships to fix local roads.

There are firsts for everything, whether it is getting your first car or your first real job.

I am writing in support of Julie Puckett for Traverse City school board. Julie's educational and mathematical background will provide a deep level of analysis on the difficult issues facing the board.

A downstate engineering firm will probe questions surrounding design and construction of Grand Traverse County's troubled septage plant, an effort to determine whether its architects committed professional negligence.

It is an honor to ask your support of our friend of 30 years, MaryAnn Moore, seeking a seat on the Traverse City Commission.

Workers sealed a 240-foot well in Benzie County as part of a statewide program to prevent chemicals from contaminating drinking water.

Although we have moved outside of the city limits, we still view Traverse City as our hometown and so are proud that MaryAnn Moore is running for a seat on the city commission.

A man recently stumbled across a box of items that had been shoved under a bed in a guest room of his Grand Traverse County home.

Mark it on your calendar. On Tuesday, Nov. 3, you get to actually do something about your local government -- vote.

Backers and opponents of a proposed road millage in Acme and East Bay townships agree on one thing -- the economy will likely determine the outcome of the Nov.

The wait continues for an appellate court decision that could potentially reveal who orchestrated election tampering in Acme Township.

ACME, MI, September 30, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Each year, Midwestern autumns welcome visitors with awe-inspiring fall foliage, crisp, refreshing weather and some of the most breathtaking scenery in the U.S. At Grand Traverse Resort & Spa the fall specials and packages are as vibrant as the autumn leaves.

A judge dismissed a chunk of former Benzie County Sheriff Robert Blank's lawsuit against his ex-employers. Blank, 61, served two terms as sheriff before retiring in 2008.

It's the first day of fall and a traditional autumn symbol -- pumpkins -- are a bit of a mixed bag in the area.

She's Walkin' After Midnight: Joanie Stanley is Always... Patsy Cline By Kristi Kates 9/14/09 Patsy Cline is a country-pop singer from the early 1960s who became one of America's most influential vocalists, famed for such songs as 'She's Got You,' 'Walking After Midnight,' 'I Fall to Pieces,' 'Leavin' On Your Mind,' and, of course, Cline's ...