East Jordan News

Hide Video A Charlevoix County business owner is cleaning up thousands of dollars in damage to his business.

Fourteen-year-old Alma Bultsma remembers the very first gift she ever received -- a simple shoebox filled with hair ties, a stuffed animal, a bracelet and a hair brush.

For Nick and Deneille Moes of East Jordan, it was waiting for a phone call Thursday evening to hear about their son, Sergeant Dominic Moes that was the most agonizing.

I feel we are all part of some surreal, futuristic movie. Ita s hard for me to fathom the craziness that has been caused by the H1N1 virus .

The Grand Traverse region could have "hundreds" of swine flu cases in the community, and those who aren't sick should be vaccinated to prevent further outbreaks, local health professionals said.

Monday, October 19, 2009 at 2:57 p.m. Two Northern Michigan school districts are shutting down for two days this week to disinfect the buildings.

Michael Moore has a treat for capitalism lovers and haters. He'll buy your ticket to see his movie at the State Theatre this week.

Schools across Michigan have closed because of flu outbreaks, including many suspected cases of the H1N1 swine flu strain.

Two Northern Michigan schools will be closed for the next two days. Both are closing because they've had a lot of kids out sick, likely because of the flu.

Monday, October 19, 2009 at 5:21 p.m. The Grand Traverse County Health Department is warning that the Swine Flu is here and cases are only expected to increase.

More and more students are missing from the classrooms in East Jordan due to flu-like illness.

New sport pilot Gene Balogh in the cockpit of his L-2 Grasshopper. Balogh's son alerted him to the availability of N50408.

Area high school band students are in tune for the remainder of football season, and the season of marching band exhibitions is also underway.

A federal loan and grant will pay for new police vehicles in East Jordan. East Jordan will receive a loan for $27,000 and a grant for $9,000 to buy four new police cruisers.

A 20-year-old Ellsworth woman was seriously injured Tuesday after she was run over by her family's boat while wake boarding on Six Mile Lake near East Jordan, police said.

Every year, Wes Berry gives people the benefit of the doubt. He gives a dozen free roses to any adult who stops by one of the four flower shops that carry his name on Good Neighbor Day, which this year falls on Wednesday.

More than $2 million in federal money will help East Jordan upgrade water and sewer systems.

Cross Village Rug Works with a completed needle punch work of a church in Cross Village.

Voters approved a .75 mill levy for the township's transfer station by a 77-18 vote.

Voters approved a .75 mill levy for the township's transfer station by a 77-18 vote.