Voter turnout in the 5-county area for the Nov. 4, 2008 election:
| County | Tuesday voters | Percentage turnout |
| Grand Traverse | 49,073 | 74% |
| Leelanau | 14,563 | 77.5% |
| Antrim | 13,965 | 73% |
| Benzie | 10,397 | 75% |
| Kalkaska | 8,595 | 62% |
Voter turnout in the 5-county area for the Nov. 4, 2008 election:
| County | Tuesday voters | Percentage turnout |
| Grand Traverse | 49,073 | 74% |
| Leelanau | 14,563 | 77.5% |
| Antrim | 13,965 | 73% |
| Benzie | 10,397 | 75% |
| Kalkaska | 8,595 | 62% |
A downstate man found guilty of killing his wife at a Benzie County resort seeks a new trial. A hearing will begin this morning in Manistee in the case of Mark Steven Unger, convicted in 2006 by a Benzie jury of first-degree premeditated murder in the death of his estranged wife Florence Unger.
Continued ...A local company whose packaging products are utilized throughout the world received its own surprise package: the Hagerty Small Business of the Year award from the Traverse City Area Chamber of Commerce.
The Plascon Group received its honor at a chamber reception Wednesday.
Carol Saxton likely will struggle with her role in a fatal traffic crash for years to come, her husband said. Saxton on Saturday rolled her 2005 Honda on a ramp off I-96 near Grand Rapids. The crash killed Lake Ann resident Wendy Sak, 35, and Julie Davis, 50, of Traverse City, who traveled with Saxton.
Continued ...Mary Gillis may soon discover just how much longer she will hold her title as manager of the Grand Traverse County Road Commission.
Continued ...Antrim County authorities charged several people with drug-related crimes after a lengthy investigation. County residents Shaun R. Roggenbeck, 30, Jason C. Blackmore, 29, and Wallace E. Bigger are charged with a collective total of more than 15 drug-related felonies and misdemeanors.
Continued ...The listed candidates will appear on the Aug. 7 primary ballot for county and township elected positions in Grand Traverse County.
Continued ...Scott Neumann is selling Scott's Harbor Grill just two weeks shy of his 21st anniversary of opening it.
Continued ...Night owls beware – your cable television and internet service will be off for several hours overnight.
Continued ...Friends, family and former co-workers are mourning the two local women who died Saturday in a single-vehicle crash near Grand Rapids.
Continued ...A budget shift would save one Traverse City firefighter from layoff.
Continued ...A man who authorities believe robbed a Mancelona bar at gunpoint faces felony charges nearly six years after the incident.
Continued ...A public information meeting on removal of Brown Bridge dam will be held this week.
Continued ...City residents will receive new voter identification cards in the mail.
Continued ...Authorities identified a man who died in an East Bay Township motorcycle crash.
Continued ...A public information meeting on removal of Brown Bridge dam will be held Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Ranch Rudolf.
Continued ...Authorities identified a man who died in an East Bay Township motorcycle crash.
Continued ...The white pines at Northwestern Michigan College provided welcome shade for thousands at the school's 57th annual barbecue.
Continued ...Oleson's Food Stores donates more than $20,000 in food and beverages to the barbecue.
Continued ...Northern Michigan fruit growers in recent years pitched in a portion of their oft-thin profit margin to promote local products on a national stage.
Continued ...Two Michigan Congressmen will get a look at the widespread crop damage in northern Michigan.
Continued ...Alex Harrison, 16, killed himself after being bullied by his peers. The Cadillac High School student’s story is one of 11 told in the “The Bullycide Project,” a play presented Tuesday at Lars Hockstad Auditorium in Traverse City.
Continued ...The Traverse City commission will wrestle with that question Monday, when it considers approving a proposed 2012-13 budget that includes a $555,525 shortfall.
Continued ...Mrs. Micinski’s sixth grade class from Platte River Elementary gathered around a cake and sang Happy Birthday to the Inland Seas after a hands-on science lesson that included everything from Great Lakes history, fish samples, zooplankton and a sailing vocabulary.
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