Elberta News

Michigan's transportation funding crisis could delay more than half of the state highway reconstruction projects in northern Michigan and shelve some county road projects dependent on state funding.

Two Benzie County corrections officers received written discipline following a jail inmate's suicide.

The roof over Forest Area High School leaked enough last winter that administrators patched it this summer.

A family who recently fell victim to thieves is taking matters into their own hands via the Internet.

Three northwestern Michigan counties will receive hundreds of thousands of dollars from the federal government for transportation-related projects.

Ten Michigan counties to receive more than $5 million in federal Transportation Enhancement grants Contact: Bill Shreck, MDOT Director of Communications, 517-335-3084 Agency: Transportation October 14, 2009 -- The Granholm Administration today announced that nine Michigan counties will soon benefit from more than $5 million in federal ...

Fewer students are enrolled in Traverse City Area Public Schools this fall than a year ago, but the number of students leaving appears to have slowed.

No one left Steve Curtis' classroom when he showed President Barack Obama's speech on education to his students on the first day of school.

In July of this year, my column on recreation and accessibility generated a great deal of mail.

Authorities pledge a "complete investigation" into a Benzie County Jail inmate's death, and family members are eager for answers.

The Benzie County Sheriff's Department is investigating the death of an inmate who hung himself in his jail cell.

WHAT: Open house-style meeting regarding a reconstruction project on M-168 in Elberta in Benzie County.

A Frankfort man was arrested for allegedly breaking and entering a business in Elberta, and is suspected in an attempted burglary just down the street.

AA Frankfort man is arrested after deputies say he broke-in to one business and tried to get into another.

Hide Video Deputies in Benzie County arrested a Frankfort man who they say broke into one Elberta restaurant, and tried to break into another.

Benzie history comes alive Wednesday thanks to antiquated technology and attic treasures.

Shakespeare is alive and well and vacationing in northern Michigan. The Lakeside and Riverside Shakespeare companies will return this summer for performances on the banks of Betsie Lake and the Boardman River, standing in for the River Thames.

Staked on the front lawn of the small white farmhouse, the sign is hard to miss: "Free House -- You Move It." It's no joke, say James and Cindy Larson, owners of the century-old home along Lake Street between Frankfort and Elberta.