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Funding crisis delays road projects in region
... Projects slated for delay include: the M-22 bridge over the Platte River and Frankfort Avenue in the Village of Elberta in Benzie County; restoration of M-22 from M-201 to Omena in Leelanau County; restoration of M-88 between Central Lake and ... Comment?
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... through a vent grate in his cell and hanged himself during a corrections staff shift change lockdown on Aug. 28. The Elberta resident, 49, was in jail on a domestic violence charge when he died. Benzie Sheriff Rory Heckman issued written reprimands ... Comment?
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Suicide spurs discipline at Benzie jail
... through a vent grate in his cell and hanged himself during a corrections staff shift change lockdown on Aug. 28. The Elberta resident, 49, was in jail on a domestic violence charge when he died. Benzie Sheriff Rory Heckman issued written reprimands ... Comment?
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Fact Finder: Planning for the Future?
... January 1st." Concerned residents and organizations (including the Benzie County Chamber of Commerce, the Frankfort-Elberta Area Chamber of Commerce, the League of Women Voters-Benzie Unit, the Michigan Land Use Institute, the Crystal Lake & ... Comment?
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Governor Granholm addresses education funding crisis
... for ways to try and close that so we can go on and not look at additional cuts," says superintendent of Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools, Tom Stobie. "It was a relief to us to know that she had come up here to northwest lower Michigan to get a ... Comment?
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Governor Granholm addresses education funding crisis
... for ways to try and close that so we can go on and not look at additional cuts," says superintendent of Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools, Tom Stobie. "It was a relief to us to know that she had come up here to northwest lower Michigan to get a ... Comment?
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... fund. That millage allows districts to collect their full per-student revenue. Benzie County Central and Frankfort-Elberta Area school systems are asking for five-year renewals of their 18-mill operating millages. The local levy generates nearly $7 ... Comment?
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10/28 - Family Uses Craig's List To Find Stolen Property
... into their own hands via the Internet. The Rommel family says hunting gear was stolen off the front porch of their Elberta home in Benzie County. After checking EBay and Craig's List to see if their belongs were for sale, they were inspired. They ... Comment?
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Federal funds going to & three area counties
... be used on a project that includes streetscape enhancements on Frankfort Avenue (M-168) from M-22 north and west to Elberta Waterfront Park. The project includes decorative sidewalks, street lights, trees, benches and trash containers, all done in ... Comment?
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Federal funds going to three area counties
... be used on a project that includes streetscape enhancements on Frankfort Avenue (M-168) from M-22 north and west to Elberta Waterfront Park. The project includes decorative sidewalks, street lights, trees, benches and trash containers, all done in ... Comment?
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Ten Michigan counties to receive more than $5 million in federal...
... across the state, the restoration of a historic brick street in Jackson, streetscape improvements in Big Rapids and Elberta, and a project to beautify the Saginaw Valley gateway area at I-75 and Birch Run. Work on the projects is expected to be ... Comment?
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Rain could help keep fall colors around a little longer
... tourists trek north for festivals and other seasonal fun, said Joanne Bartley, executive director of the Frankfort-Elberta Area Chamber of Commerce. A version of this story appears on page 9A of the Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009, print edition of the ... Comment?
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Details emerge in Benzie jail suicide
... his cell and died by hanging himself during a corrections staff shift change lockdown on Aug. 28. Baughman, 49, of Elberta, was in jail on a domestic violence charge when he died. Another inmate told investigators he heard Baughman say, "Man, I ... Comment?
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Student head count shows exodus is slowing
... enrolled now likely will leave within the next several weeks. Not every district faced enrollment losses. Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools gained 13 students this fall, bringing total enrollment to 556. Superintendent Tom Stobie attributes the ... Comment?
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Vandals On Window Shooting Spree In Benzie, Leelanau Counties
... ts has them looking for help from the public. Tonight we've also learned that the spree has reached over into the Elberta area of Benzie County. Anyone with information should call police. Erika Waddell and photojournalist Josh Strand have the story. Comment?
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Changes coming to Benzie jail after death
... the lockdown, but didn't see or hear from him until they found him hanging. Baughman's brother, Daniel Baughman, of Elberta, said the family awaits the outcome of the investigation. He couldn't say if a complaint will be filed or any other action ... Comment?
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Adapted in TC: Readers weigh in
... has made many modifications: concrete paths to the water and restroom building at the beach. Contact the Frankfort Elberta Chamber of Commerce 352-7251. Readers really enjoy the new Eyaawing Museum and Cultural Center, 2304 N. West Bay Shore Drive, ... Comment?
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Obama speech causes concern from some
... requiring opt-out forms. "I would hope that we would not reach that point," he said. -- Teachers in Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools can show the address without restrictions, Superintendent Tom Stobie said. "We just felt that if the president wants ... Comment?
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Probe of inmate's death continues
... Edward Dale Baughman, 49, hanging from bedsheets in his one-person cell at about 4:30 p.m. Friday. Baughman, of Elberta, was booked into the jail Aug. 16 on a misdemeanor domestic violence charge. Officials contend it's still too early to deem his ... Comment?
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Benzie County inmate found hanged in jail cell
... inmate who hung himself in his jail cell. The department says in a statement that 49-year-old Edward D. Baughman of Elberta used bedsheets to hang himself in his one-person cell on Friday afternoon. Jail staff performed CPR, but he was pronounced ... Comment?
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