Manistee News Archives

Hundreds of area children were home with flu-like symptoms again today, but their absence did not close any more local schools.

School district consolidation might be required if legislators follow a commission's recommendations.

Never mind the multimillion-dollar plans to build soundstages in Pontiac and Allen Park.

A former family court referee who spent the last 12 years hearing cases in the courtroom will now have his case heard.

Many area children are back in school today after being sick earlier in the week.

The retired U.S. Coast Guard cutter Acacia has a new home in Manistee. Click to enlarge The 180-foot-long cutter arrived in Manistee's harbor on Saturday, the Ludington Daily News reported.

Hide Video Police believe a medical condition caused a man to lose control of his car in Manistee, landing him in the hospital.

In 1871, after months with little to no rain, Michigan was as dry as a desert. Creeks, swamps and wells dried up, the trees shed leaves early, and the area resembled a giant timberbox.

Attorney General Mike Cox today announced the expansion of a special task force combating domestic violence and criminal sexual conduct in fifteen Northern Michigan counties.

During World War II Navajo code talkers used their language to encode military messages with terms like "iron fish" to refer to submarines and helped turn the tide of the Pacific Theater in favor of the Allied Forces.

About 150 emergency responders from Mason and Oceana counties converged on the Mason County Fairgrounds Saturday to practice their teamwork and evacuation skills in response to a simulated wildfire.

Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officers in West Michigan put some poached fish to a good cause recently by donating 292 pounds of salmon to two women's shelters.

A group of more than 30 teens in Manistee County are spending the night outside in the cold.

Salmon runs on the western side of the state are at or near peak conditions, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources said Wednesday in its weekly fishing report.

Michigan's Great Outdoors -- a tourism marketing group for five counties north of Muskegon -- will have its annual conference Oct.

Heads were counted in schools across Michigan Wednesday for the state's annual fall student count and 169 fewer student heads were counted in public schools in Mason, Manistee, Oceana and Lake counties than in past years.

While much of the rest of the community slept nights this week, a small army of cast and crew has been pulling all-nighters to create a good portion of 10 West Studios' third film so far, turning Manistee into a backdrop for motion pictures.

October's first morning frosted pumpkins and windshields as it brought cold air to western Michigan.