Friday
TC West Middle School receives funds
TRAVERSE CITY -- Traverse City West Middle School received $188,263 in federal funds to construct paths near the campus on Silver Lake Road and start a school club for walkers and bikers.
The dollars are part of the nation's Safe Routes to School program and are distributed through the Michigan Department of Transportation.
West Middle School is one of six schools in the state chosen for the grants, which total about $1.3 million.
The Grand Traverse County Road Commission and Garfield Township also will work on the project. An MDOT official said engineering and administrative costs will have to be covered locally.
Fire department receives grant
ALBA -- A fire department in Antrim County received a federal grant for operations and safety.
The Alba Fire Department received a $40,284 grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, part of the Assistance to Firefighters grant program.
The grant is intended to allow the department to enhance its ability to protect the health and safety of both the public and emergency responders.
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Schooner fest celebrates ships, water, music
A parade of schooners will sail down West Grand Traverse Bay to launch the second Michigan Schooner Festival.
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- Poll: Do you support the war in Afghanistan?
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Grandville takes control over TC West
Last week it was Dalton Stenberg. This time around it was Austin Reminga. In both instances, Traverse City West saw the wrong side of another "grand" running back on too many occasions.
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Bucs complete a sweep of TC teams
Grand Haven coach Mike Farley has a nice collection of offensive playmakers that are quickly transforming the Buccaneers into a high-powered attack.
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Windy City clinches East title
The Traverse City Beach Bums could not take advantage of a Thursday afternoon loss by the Oakland County Cruisers.
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Football Roundup: Elks pull out thriller
Elk Rapids fought back to force overtime and eventually take the lead Thursday, and then Kingsley went for the win. It came up a yard short. (Plus more football.)
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Roundup: Trojans capture Up North Invite
Host Traverse City Central won seven flights to claim the Up North Invite on Thursday. (Plus soccer, golf and more tennis.)
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Boy on road to recovery after brain surgery
In May, surgeons removed the AVM from Wyatt Miller's brain, and he spent the summer in speech, physical and occupational therapy sessions, as well as tutoring.
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Plan to buy 25% of TCSB being reviewed
Federal regulators are reviewing a $1 million investment in Traverse City State Bank by the owner of a local oil and gas exploration company, a move that could alter control of a local bank that struggled mightily in recent years.
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Peninsula patrol millage up to voters
Peninsula Township residents will get to decide if they want to pay for a sheriff's deputy to patrol their 18-mile-long spit of land in Grand Traverse Bay.
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Man guilty of sex charges after mistrials
The third time proved to be a charm for prosecutors in their case against a Traverse City man accused of sexually assaulting a girl in his care.
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Police say men tried to sell them heroin
Two Traverse City men face felony drug charges after police said they sold heroin to undercover officers.
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Man charged with felony drunken driving
Grand Traverse County prosecutors charged Raymond James Kremer, 59, with felony drunken driving.
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Ex-hotel worker charged in thefts
Grand Traverse County prosecutors charged Robert Clayton Johns, 34, of Kingsley, with three counts of stealing or retaining a financial transaction device without consent.
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