Bellaire News

Posted on Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 11:56 p.m. Fans around the world are shocked and saddened by the news of Michael Jacksona s death.A Everyone seems to have a a oeMichael Moment,a a memory connected to the man or his music.

Big changes could soon be on the way for some of northern Michigan cattle farmers.

The American Cancer Society will host its largest fundraiser this weekend in Antrim County.

The chamber is focusing on the Young Professionals group - and bringing those workers together both professionally and socially.

Today's newspapers might change the way they deliver information in the future, but the region always will have a need for journalists, area publishers said.

The news about newspapers has been grim for months. Large metro dailies in Denver, Seattle and Tucson, Ariz., no longer exist in print.

Pride welled in Ralph Ross' voice as he gestured to the dozens of people lining the short stretch of road that winds through town.

It's no secret: it's been a rough year for newspapers across the country, including here in northern Michigan.

A plan for future growth in six area counties will start in existing villages, preserving much of the region's rural heritage and agricultural lands.

A Mancelona man faces charges for a third drunken driving arrest. William Joseph Caruso Jr., 35, was arrested May 3 on U.S. 131 in Antrim County's Mancelona Township for felony third-offense operating under the influence.

The National Cherry Festival announced its applicants for National Cherry Queen.

A local advocacy group, Antrim County Under 1Sky, will host a free climate forum to discuss coming federal legislation.

Spring is here, we've removed the R8's snow tires, and the twenty-somethings on our editorial staff have been hogging the car, those greedy guys.

A man charged with causing a motorcycle crash that killed a Kalkaska mother will stand trial this week.

A man charged with causing a motorcycle crash that killed a Kalkaska mother will stand trial this week.

A Northern Michigan health center is set to receive nearly $200,000 in the coming month to help uninsured and underinsured patients receive medical care.

Dry sand prairies, rich conifer swamps, pine barrens and sand and gravel beaches help comprise Michigan's landscape.

What do tart cherries, glucosamine and chondroitin have in common? The answer is a patent granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office in Washington DC.

Michigan communities, schools, colleges, road commissions and others are vying for a slice of the $18 billion taxpayer pie otherwise known as the state's portion of the U.S. economic stimulus package.

Concord Montessori and Community School students and staff have cut in half the amount of trash they generate by increasing recycling.