Manistee County News

The 4th of July would not be complete without fireworks and they almost didn't happen for one Northern Michigan Festival.

Seven fire departments battled back flames Wednesday night at the Manistee National Golf and Resort clubhouse near the corner of U.S. 31 and Countyline Road.

A Green Careers job forum that highlights job training and career opportunities in renewable and energy efficiency fields will be held June 26 as part of the annual Michigan Energy Fair.

The Michigan Energy Fair is underway in Manistee County. It began today and runs through Sunday at the Manistee County Fairgrounds in Onekama.

There was only a matter of hours in-between the time fire trucks rolled out of Manistee National Golf Course's parking lot and golfers rolled in.

A fire at the Manistee National Golf and Resort appears to have heavily damaged the dining room and other parts of the clubhouse building Wednesday night.

Circuit Court Judge Richard I. Cooper accepted a plea agreement calling for up to 10 years prison for a woman who pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $20,0000 each from Community Mental Health and a vulnerable adult.

Hide Video The biggest wildfire of the year so far burned more than 60 acres in Manistee County.

Kalkaska County appears to be ground zero for a mystery dating back more than a half century.

The largest wildfire of the season in the lower peninsula broke out Tuesday night in Manistee County's Norman Township.

There were more deer killed in Mason County in 2008 than in 2007, something that matched a trend in Lake and Oceana counties, but not Manistee.

The 2009 Michigan Energy Fair will be the last weekend of June at the Onekama Fair Grounds in Manistee County.

A year ago today the storms that flooded Mason and Manistee counties started. The rains continued through the night, a tornado hit in grant township and when folks woke up in the morning, homes were flooded and dozens of roads - including U.S. 31 between Ludington and Manistee - were washed out.

Hide Video Workers were forced to evacuate the Morton Salt Company in Manistee after a fire broke out inside.

The calendar may say "June" but there's hardly been any summer-like weather so far in the past few weeks, spooking business owners who are already worried about tourists staying away due to the economy.

Lake and Manistee county portions of the Manistee National Forest will benefit from funding announced for projects Tuesday.

A new state study on wind energy reinforces a point Manistee County Commissioner Allan O'Shea constantly promotes: Manistee County is a good spot for windmills.

Posted: 5-29-2009 UPDATE - Phones to be restored by 4 p.m. Friday Land-based and cellular telephone service in Oceana and Mason counties was expected to be fully restored by 4 p.m. Friday.

Community members responded just as soon as they heard the news Manistee's annual fireworks were canceled, but not in the way Manistee Area Chamber of Commerce officials expected.

The Michigan Public Service Commission today approved a settlement agreement with Northern Michigan Pipeline Company, LC, directing the company to pay a $20,000 fine.