1+ hour, 16+ min ago  (170+ words) If you've recently received a phone call about a missed jury duty summons, you may have been the target of a scam. So says the Leelanau County Sheriff's Office, which issued a warning on its Facebook page last week about…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (362+ words) July 6, 2026 | By Craig Manning Leelanau County Administrator Jim Dyer sent a lengthy letter to county commissioners last week, responding in detail to the employee complaint that led the board to place him on paid administrative leave in early June. Dyer's…...

4+ week, 5+ hour ago  (451+ words) What started us looking into data centers and doing some possible ordinance work on the subject was that someone put up a large parcel of property in the township for sale, and they tagged it as "Hey, this would be…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (183+ words) Samson "Sammy" Raphael, 30, has been missing since May 29, according to his family. His family says he is autistic and needs his medication, adding to their concerns. He was spotted as recently as June 4 in Traverse City. Anyone who has seen…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (614+ words) Late last month, Roger Colburn, owner of the Nittolo's building in Lake Leelanau, announced plans to bring food service back to the space, which has been dormant since last fall. Notably, Nittolo last year expanded the Nittolo's brand to Traverse…...

4+ mon, 2+ day ago  (189+ words) A teenage runaway "has been located and is safe," according to the Leelanau County Sheriff's Office, following a frantic search and a viral social media post this week. Another update to the post around 2pm Wednesday officially brought the saga to…...