Charlevoix News

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.

The lakeshore offers a wide-open view of fall colors, peaking in northern Michigan.

Attorney General Mike Cox today announced the expansion of a special task force combating domestic violence and criminal sexual conduct in fifteen Northern Michigan counties.

New sport pilot Gene Balogh in the cockpit of his L-2 Grasshopper. Balogh's son alerted him to the availability of N50408.

In Charlevoix A Weekend's Worth of Apples By Kristi Kates 10/5/09 Traverse City has Cherry Festival, Petoskey has the Festival by the Bay, and Mackinac Island has Lilac Festival - but there's yet another themed fest in Northern Michigan and it welcomes fall with plenty of homegrown fun.

NEWS RELEASE CONGRESSMAN BART STUPAK 1ST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN ************************* Stupak announces $275,985 in stimulus funding for port security grants WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Congressman Bart Stupak announced two grants for Northern Michigan totaling $276,985 to protect critical port infrastructure.

Area high school band students are in tune for the remainder of football season, and the season of marching band exhibitions is also underway.

Fast-selling travel documents speed return from Canada, Mexico Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land announced today that the popular enhanced driver's license and state ID card now are available at the Charlevoix branch office.

A negotiator for employees in Charlevoix Public Schools said the groups are close to finalizing new contracts with the district after more than a year of talks.

But would you also expect cherry, apple and apricot orchards, or winding roads lined with a riot of wildflowers? Would you expect wineries in a Loire Valley-like setting, or wooden lighthouses that once steered sailors around the perilous coastline? On a recent visit to northwest Michigan, we took some time out from biking along deserted country ...

Thursday, September 17, 2009 at 5:48 p.m. One man is in jail after leading state police, city officers, and sheriff's deputies on a high speed chase through two counties.

A Michigan appeals court ruling could have huge impact on lake-side property owners here in Michigan, overturning decades of established practice and precedent.

A century of Michigan case law has ensured that those who own property on the opposite side of a platted roadway running parallel to a lake shoreline have the right to install docks, moor boats, swim and otherwise use the water situated across the street from their lots.

It's an alert horn on the Ironton Ferry that's going off just about every five minutes.