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Meet This Fall's Seven TCAPS Board Candidates
Depending on how local residents vote this November, Traverse City Area Public Schools (TCAPS) could soon have a majority of fresh faces on its board. Four seats on the seven-person body are up for grabs, and a fifth recently changed hands following the resignation of former board president Scott Newman-Bale. Additionally, the board’s current president and longest-serving member – Erica Moon Mohr, who won her first term in November 2018 – is not seeking re-election.
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Traverse City GoGo squeeZ plant gets $11 million modernization, adding 12,000 tons of capacity
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — The Bel Group, the company that makes GoGo squeeZ fruit pouches, has finished an $11 million modernization of its Traverse City plant. The company said in a statement that the project took about three years to complete. . The company held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Oct. 1...
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Roth aims to hold back 2 challengers for 104th state House seat
The 104th state House District represents just over 91,000 people. It encompasses an area of about 1,700 square miles spanning parts of six counties across northwestern lower Michigan. It includes the city of Frankfort and villages like Kalkaska, Buckley and Honor. Since the 2020 election, the district has been represented...
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Hodenpyl Dam inspection wraps up with no concerns
WEXFORD COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Consumers Energy conducted inspections at Hodenpyl Dam in Mesick this Wednesday morning. The company temporarily stopped the flow of water through the dam to give crews a closer look at the structure and spillway. Consumers Energy said the inspection was a precaution following high water...
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Manton schools implement 5 new security rules after student showed gun on bus
WEXFORD COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Manton Consolidated Schools is tightening security following a September incident where a student showed a gun to another student on a school bus. Five new security rules are being implemented, including backpacks and locking classroom doors. The district's five new rules require high school students...
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City Pivots After Hickory Hills Operator Drops Out
Plans to hire an outside operator to run Hickory Hills Ski Area this winter have hit a major bump. The City of Traverse City was unable to reach terms with North Country Alpine Services (NCAS) because of insurance and liability issues. With the operator dropping out, the city is taking back over and ramping up seasonal hiring with the goal of still opening before Christmas.
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TVC Zoning Ordinance Hearing Set For Oct. 19
Cherry Capital Airport (TVC) officials are inching closer to a new local zoning ordinance that will impact land uses within a 10-mile radius of the airport. The airport’s Joint Zoning Board will host a public hearing on the proposed ordinance on Oct. 19 starting at 6 p.m. in the second-floor conference room at the airport. It’s the second public hearing on the proposed ordinance, following an initial hearing in late February that drew more than 30 area residents and local officials held at Northwestern Michigan College.
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Seven candidates compete for four TCAPS school board seats in Nov. 3 election
The League of Women Voters held a public forum at the Traverse Area District Library for candidates seeking four open seats on the Traverse City Area Public Schools board. During the event, seven candidates addressed community questions regarding school curriculum, finances, and district oversight.