Manistee County News

Posted on Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 1:02 p.m. A viewer wanted to know why a construction project at an area park is taking so long and who is paying for it.A The Answer will reach far beyond this community.

After the first full week of firearm deer season, many Northern Michigan businesses are saying numbers are way down - as much as 65 percent in some places.

Hide Video Police say a mother caused life threatening injuries to her infant son, after shaking him.

A Manistee woman is in jail today and charged with first degree child abuse after her 3-month-old son was hospitalized with a fractured skull and bleeding on his brain - injuries that are considered consistent with shaken baby syndrome.

More than $2.2 million in federal funds is headed to the Manistee County community of Onekama for improving its wastewater treatment system.

The Manistee City Council agreed Tuesday to seek ownership of the north pier lighthouse.

Erin Heide would love it if her daughter Ally could attend a full-time preschool with other children her age.

November 5, 2009 -- Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm today announced that $1.5 million in state Transportation Economic Development Fund Category A grant funding will help to create 678 jobs in Lapeer and Manistee counties.

Wednesday, November 04, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. A Northern Michigan homeowner is waging a war to try and save what she says is one of the centerpieces of her backyard.

Hide Video Michigan State Police in Manistee County are trying to figure out how an infant died.

There's a hot button issue in Manistee County's Norman Township. Three board members face recall on Nov.

Complete coverage of Grand Traverse Area elections in 2009. A look at the area's election issues There's a hot button issue in Manistee County's Norman Township.

Jobless rates rose only slightly between August and September for Mason, Manistee, Oceana and Lake counties but are much higher than they were a year ago.

Onekama Schools will beA closed Wednesday and Thursday due to a flu outbreak. School leaders say 119 students were sick Tuesday.A There are a total of 408 students in the district.

Time is precious when a person with Alzheimer's disease or who is autistic wanders away.

Business leaders are still working their way through the Great Recession but some in Manistee County say they've found tried and true principles are helping them succeed.

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

Hide Video Deputies say someone is stealing from unlocked cars in Manistee County.

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.

Monday, October 05, 2009 at 10:15 a.m. When it comes to explaining the lure of raising the trophy fish of tomorrow at his privately owned hatchery, Frank Orsini sounds an awful lot like a proud parent.