Traverse City Record-Eagle Region 2013-06-20T00:46:51-04:00 urn:uuid:19319ef8-fff5-4b73-acb4-0233145e4ff0 Grand Traverse officials to discuss Twin Lakes safety BY MICHAEL WALTON urn:newsml:TRAV1503755:s 2013-06-19T20:20:00-04:00 <p> Grand Traverse County Parks and Recreation commissioners will meet at 6 p.m. at the Governmental Center to talk about safety in the wake of Owen Williamson&#39;s recent drowning.</p> Felon wants a firearm BY MATT TROUTMAN mtroutman@record-eagle.com urn:newsml:TRAV1373938:s 2013-06-19T07:14:59-04:00 <p> Convicted felon. Bellaire resident Kent McNeil carries that brand, a label he earned after pleading guilty to kidnapping and extortion in 1988. Now he wants to legally possess firearms, though federal law prohibits felons from possessing guns.</p> Cass Road crossing will develop with dam removals BY MICHAEL WALTON mwalton@record-eagle.com urn:newsml:TRAV1484787:s 2013-06-19T07:14:58-04:00 It's time to stop talking and start replacing Cass Road Bridge, county officials said. Controversial anthropologist calls area home BY ANNE STANTON astanton@record-eagle.com urn:newsml:TRAV1392164:s 2013-06-19T07:14:57-04:00 <p> Since 1999, one of America&#8217;s most famous and controversial anthropologists has lived quietly in a home set far off a wooded road with his wife and a hunting dog named Darwin.</p> Tension boils over Benzie undersheriff position BY BRIAN McGILLIVARY bmcgillivary@record-eagle.com AND ANGIE JACKSON ajackson@record-eagle.com urn:newsml:TRAV1478096:s 2013-06-19T07:14:56-04:00 Benzie County remains undersheriff-less as county commissioners and sheriff’s department leaders continue a six-month-long battle over pay and benefits that spurred talk of inter-government lawsuits. Kalkaska man gets 100 years for sex crimes From staff reports urn:newsml:TRAV1474065:s 2013-06-19T07:14:55-04:00 <p> A Kalkaska man convicted of sex crimes against his stepdaughters likely will spend his remaining years behind bars.</p> Old Mission named among top coastal drives From staff reports urn:newsml:TRAV1473559:s 2013-06-19T07:14:54-04:00 <p> Old Mission Peninsula claimed a spot on USA Today&#8217;s recent list of 10 coastal drives.</p> Man could face 7th domestic violence conviction BY MATT TROUTMAN urn:newsml:TRAV1476554:s 2013-06-18T17:50:00-04:00 A Traverse City man with six prior domestic violence convictions is due back in court on the same charge. DDA chief nurtured downtown TC growth BY MATT TROUTMAN mtroutman@record-eagle.com and BRIAN McGILLIVARY bmcgillivary@record-eagle.com urn:newsml:TRAV1461131:s 2013-06-18T07:14:59-04:00 <p> Bryan Crough loved to listen to people talk about downtown Traverse City and how it has become a hot spot for the arts, dining and commerce.</p> Officials to meet on Cass, Hartman-Hammond river crossings BY MICHAEL WALTON mwalton@record-eagle.com urn:newsml:TRAV1456577:s 2013-06-18T07:14:58-04:00 The Cass Road Bridge will be replaced after all.