Frankfort News

Plans are revving up for a new bus route between Traverse City and Frankfort. Bay Area Transportation Authority and Benzie Transportation Authority will jointly investigate the possibility of establishing a fixed route from Frankfort to Traverse City, through Interlochen.

The renovations are complete on a run-down Benzie County movie theatre. Its new owners hope it can thrive like they say it once did decades ago.

The Michigan departments of Agriculture and Environmental Quality are stepping up their efforts in partnership with the Michigan Cranberry Council to expand the state's cranberry industry with the "Michigan Agricultural Advantages" Program.

Passports are getting a lot of attention, whether you're traveling to Bermuda or Benzie County.

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.

Freshly painted Art Deco panels and new seats are two of the improvements that will greet movie patrons when the Garden Theater in Frankfort opens this month.

The weather held off just long enough this weekend for visitors to enjoy all of northern Michigan.

Grant Brown, author of "90 Years Crossing Lake Michigan," will discuss his book in the program room of the Loutit District Library, 1051 S. Beacon Blvd., at 7 p.m. Thursday.

Building a house, it turns out, doesn't take all that long. It was a surprise to Phillip Gillespie, who last year as a first-time building trades student assumed there was no way he and his classmates could start and finish a home by June.

Authorities continue to investigate the apparent homicide of a Frankfort woman. Frankfort Police are probing the death of Valerie M. Smith after officers found her body in her home in an Elm Street mobile home park late Wednesday.

Benzie County officials said they may close a portion of the county jail if voters don't renew a millage that supports the bulk of its operations.

The Kansas City Chiefs announced several changes and retentions in the club's Player Personnel Department on Friday.

Police launched a homicide investigation after finding a body in a Frankfort home.

An investigation is underway in Benzie County after the body of a woman is found in a home.

A Bear Lake man was critically injured in an alleged assault. The man, 35, allegedly was assaulted in his home outside Bear Lake in Manistee County's Pleasanton Township on Monday evening, police said.

Katherine Houston, of Frankfort, said her family has a tradition of making these cookies once a year.

Because of incorrect information provided to a freelance writer, the location of the Crystal Lake Art Center was misidentified in an April 22 story in the Record-Eagle. To clarify, the Crystal Lake Art Center has a lease with the city of Frankfort for the old Coast Guard Station.

Apr 9, 2009 1:39 pm US/Central While the world watches the Somali pirate drama , there's a story to be told of pirates right here on Lake Michigan.A WBBM Newsradio 780's Steve Miller found out that the lake in Chicago's front yard was home to a few pirates from the 19th and early 20th centuries.

A judge refused to dismiss a fresh criminal charge against a convicted sex offender after a contentious hearing during which an attorney accused police of "prosecutor shopping." William R. Tooley, 44, of Frankfort, served 10 months in jail last year based on a plea deal he reached with former Benzie County Prosecutor Anthony Cicchelli.

We're not lion - looks like March won't be going out like a lamb. A winter storm watch is in effect for northwest lower Michigan from 3 a.m. Sunday until 12 a.m. Monday.