Charlevoix News

'Castle Stories' Book Featuring Stories About OZZY OSBOURNE, JUDAS PRIEST Now Available - Dec.

Hide Video There's a free opportunity to lower your electric bills in Charlevoix County.

Tim Barrett was working in the basement of the University of Iowa Main Library a year or so ago when a book title caught his eye.

Hide Video It's day three of this blustery winter storm and that means one more day of some treacherous driving.

Another weak disturbance will swing through later this morning increasing the wind speeds again and further enhancing lake effect snow as winds begin to take on a more westerly direction at 10-20 MPH with gusts into the 30s likely.

Environment Canada is maintaining the snow squall warning below for Agawa - Lake Superior Park - Wawa - Pukaskwa Park - White River - Dubreuilville.

Northern Michigan temperatures are on the decline, but the unemployment rate is headed in the other direction.

That Thanksgiving turkey is just leftovers now. On to Christmas. Communities across the north are lighting trees, scheduling special shopping days and reserving visits from the Jolly Old Elf.

Randy Pratt took a break Friday at Laurel Park Place, sitting and holding bags of gifts purchased that morning.

The Grand Haven City Beach was filled with swimmers Friday afternoon - at least temporarily - despite air temperatures being in the upper 30s and water temperatures in the 40s.

A Charlevoix family of nine is spending a Thanksgiving holiday that could have become a nightmare if not for one man's help.

An Antrim County restaurant that relies on donations is getting a boost thanks to the community.

Faithful SooToday.com readers will recall us telling you earlier this year about Duane Roy from Wawa writing a book about the rock-and-roll years at Castle Farms in Charlevoix, Michigan.

Sunday, November 08, 2009 at 11:49 p.m. Read more: Local , Crime , Charlevoix , Standoff , Pearsall , Pearshall A Charlevoix County man is in jailA after a six hour standoff with Sheriff's Deputies.

Steve Libert doesn't hunt treasure, but that's just what he may have discovered in upper Lake Michigan.

Interested in a family getaway to northern Michigan this summer? Maybe you want to get away with your spouse for a romantic weekend getaway.

Oct. 28, 2009 : Like other local health departments across the country, the Health Department of Northwest Michigan has not received all of its H1N1 vaccine shipments, forcing public health officials to change their vaccination strategy to get the limited number of doses of vaccine out as quickly as possible to those who need it the most.

In my last column, I wrote about a man I'd seen walking daily on the side of a country road.

October 23, 2009: With flu illness widespread throughout the region, public health officials are scrambling to get H1N1 vaccine out to those who are at highest risk of developing complications from the flu.

Boyne City residents will get a chance to hear from the seven candidates running for three City Commission positions on November third.