Manistee County News

A 32-year-old Grand Rapids resident is behind bars in Manistee County after leading police on a high speed chase, fleeing the scene of an accident and taking refuge in a lake to avoid capture, authorities said.

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One year ago, things were good at Manistee County Blacker Airport. Really good. Frontier Airlines was up and running with daily jet service to Milwaukee and passenger numbers were exploding.

A Memorial Service for William Polderman of Manistee, will be held on Sunday, May 20, at 4 p.m. at the First Congregational Church on Fourth Street in Manistee.

A 62-year-old man has been charged with murder in the death of a northern Michigan man who authorities believe was killed in 1995 but not reported missing until years later.

A 62-year-old man has been charged with murder in the disappearance of a northern Michigan man missing since 1995.

Manistee County union workers are upset the county commission recently gave raises to some county workers after the union agreed to a three-year wage freeze.

"It was great," was the most common reaction of attendees to the Mickey Matson premiere Thursday night in Grand Rapids.

The movie 'Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy,' a comedy adventure film for the whole family, has had a huge impact on locals living in Mason and Manistee counties.

RADAR ESTIMATES OF 1.5 TO 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS OCCURRED ACROSS MANISTEE AND SOUTHERN WEXFORD COUNTIES SINCE 1 AM... WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH MID MORNING.

A 51-year-old Brethren man was arrested Tuesday night after leading police on a high-speed chase on Maple Road before he lost control of his car, which left the road and hit a tree while he was trying to turn east on County Line Road along the border with Mason County.