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Grand Traverse County, Michigan
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About Grand Traverse, MI

Population
Approximately 95,200 residents
County Seat
Traverse City, Michigan
Coverage Area
601 square miles in northern Michigan

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Government

IT Director Warns Commissioners Cybersecurity Gaps Exposed by Phishing Test

IT Director Warns Commissioners Cybersecurity Gaps Exposed by Phishing Test

Dozens of county employees fell for a simulated phishing test, prompting the IT director to warn commissioners that poli...

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Education

TCAPS moves forward with $27M Blair housing project for educators, support staff

TCAPS moves forward with $27M Blair housing project for educators, support staff

TCAPS is advancing the Blair Housing project to build 70 income-based duplex units for educators and support staff, a mo...

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Business

Explore Old Mission Peninsula's wineries, orchards and scenic year-round drives

Explore Old Mission Peninsula's wineries, orchards and scenic year-round drives

Old Mission Peninsula’s 19-mile tongue of land offers year-round wineries, orchards and scenic drives that boost local t...

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Government

Traverse City commissioners consider making portions of State Street two-way permanent

Traverse City commissioners consider making portions of State Street two-way permanent

Commissioners will consider making two-way lanes on portions of State Street permanent after a three-year pandemic pilot...

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Government

Grand Traverse IT Proposes 2027 AI Center of Excellence, Seeks $118,000

Grand Traverse IT Proposes 2027 AI Center of Excellence, Seeks $118,000

County IT proposed a 2027 AI center of excellence, seeking $118,000 for a full-time position, training and licensing....

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Government

Public Comments Due Feb. 22 on Interlochen State Park Management Plan

Public Comments Due Feb. 22 on Interlochen State Park Management Plan

The Michigan DNR is taking public comments on a draft Interlochen State Park management plan; online survey open through...

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Community

Historic Sites and Landmarks in Traverse City Open Year-Round

Historic Sites and Landmarks in Traverse City Open Year-Round

The Village at Grand Traverse Commons, once Traverse City State Hospital, is "one of the largest historical renovation s...

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Community

Skiing, Snowshoeing, Fat-Tire Biking and Groomed Trails in Grand Traverse County

Skiing, Snowshoeing, Fat-Tire Biking and Groomed Trails in Grand Traverse County

Grand Traverse County offers groomed cross-country trails, snowshoe routes, fat-tire singletrack and tubing hills; resid...

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Government

Traverse City Parks Commission reviews final Lot B farmers market pavilion design

Traverse City Parks Commission reviews final Lot B farmers market pavilion design

Traverse City Parks Commission reviewed final Lot B farmers market pavilion designs; the structure aims to make the Sara...

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Education

Hammer-wielding man breaks into Old Mission Peninsula School, triggers lockdown

Hammer-wielding man breaks into Old Mission Peninsula School, triggers lockdown

Man breaks into Old Mission Peninsula School with a hammer, triggering a lockdown and quick arrest; no injuries reported...

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Community

Grand Traverse Band awards $911,000 through 2% allocation to 57 recipients

Grand Traverse Band awards $911,000 through 2% allocation to 57 recipients

The Grand Traverse Band distributed about $911,000 from gaming revenue to 57 local applicants through its long-running 2...

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Business

Traverse City's Union Street Station to Close Feb. 28 amid Eviction Lawsuit

Traverse City's Union Street Station to Close Feb. 28 amid Eviction Lawsuit

Union Street Station will close Saturday, Feb. 28, after a building owner filed an eviction and a $50,000 suit; the loss...

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Community

Vasa Pathway Open House Celebrates Winter Trails, TART Grooming Program Feb. 7

Vasa Pathway Open House Celebrates Winter Trails, TART Grooming Program Feb. 7

The Vasa Pathway open house brought community members to the Bartlett Road/Vasa Trailhead to celebrate winter trails and...

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Government

Traverse City Hosts Strategy in Motion Celebration Feb. 19 to Review 2025

Traverse City Hosts Strategy in Motion Celebration Feb. 19 to Review 2025

Traverse City invites residents to a Feb. 19 celebration at the City Opera House to review 2025 progress and set priorit...

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Government

Grand Traverse Health Department to convene advisory committee for $1.9M opioid funds

Grand Traverse Health Department to convene advisory committee for $1.9M opioid funds

Grand Traverse County Health Department planned an update on distributing about $1.9 million in opioid settlement funds ...

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Education

TCAPS Board Unanimously Approves Superintendent Dr. John VanWagoner’s 2026 Goals

TCAPS Board Unanimously Approves Superintendent Dr. John VanWagoner’s 2026 Goals

The TCAPS board unanimously approved Superintendent Dr. John VanWagoner’s 2026 goals, aligning them with the district’s ...

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Community

Traverse Bay Resiliency Center Opens to Support Community After Walmart Stabbing

Traverse Bay Resiliency Center Opens to Support Community After Walmart Stabbing

A resiliency center is being set up after 11 people were stabbed at the Traverse City Walmart, offering long-term mental...

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Community

12th Annual Fife Lake Ice Fishing Derby on Feb. 14 Offers $1,000

12th Annual Fife Lake Ice Fishing Derby on Feb. 14 Offers $1,000

Fife Lake will host an ice fishing derby on Feb. 14 with a $1,000 prize; registration is open and entry is $35 for adult...

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Government

Traverse City audit finds $25.7 million net increase for fiscal 2025

Traverse City audit finds $25.7 million net increase for fiscal 2025

Traverse City's audit shows a $25.7 million net increase for fiscal 2025, boosting reserves and strengthening funding fo...

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Government

Traverse City Renames Quick Response Team RESILIENCE Program to Aid Overdose-Vulnerable Residents

Traverse City Renames Quick Response Team RESILIENCE Program to Aid Overdose-Vulnerable Residents

Traverse City Police Department renamed its Quick Response Team the RESILIENCE Program to clarify its mission and better...

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Community

Cherryland Humane Society Kicks Off 3rd Annual Pet Calendar Fundraiser

Cherryland Humane Society Kicks Off 3rd Annual Pet Calendar Fundraiser

Cherryland Humane Society launched its third annual pet calendar contest to raise funds for local shelter operations and...

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Community

Kingsley man Edmund Arlt charged after shots fired at Greenwood Township home

Kingsley man Edmund Arlt charged after shots fired at Greenwood Township home

Michigan State Police arrested 50-year-old Edmund Roy Arlt of Kingsley after shots struck a Greenwood Township home; the...

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Government

Traverse City Fire Department Urges Residents to Clear Three Feet Around Hydrants

Traverse City Fire Department Urges Residents to Clear Three Feet Around Hydrants

Traverse City Fire Department urged residents to clear roughly three feet around hydrants so crews can access water quic...

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Education

Forest Area (Fife Lake) Warriors routed 87-34 by Mancelona

Forest Area (Fife Lake) Warriors routed 87-34 by Mancelona

Forest Area (Fife Lake) was beaten 87-34 at Mancelona, a 53-point loss in the Feb. 12 matchup with a MaxPreps box score ...

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Community

USATF sanctions Traverse City Bayshore Marathon; 2026 race becomes Olympic Trials qualifier

USATF sanctions Traverse City Bayshore Marathon; 2026 race becomes Olympic Trials qualifier

USATF sanctions the 2026 Bayshore Marathon, making Traverse City's race eligible as a U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier and ...

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Government

Missing 66-Year-Old Diana Golosh Last Seen Jan. 26 in Blair Township

Missing 66-Year-Old Diana Golosh Last Seen Jan. 26 in Blair Township

Grand Traverse County authorities are asking for help finding 66-year-old Diana Marie Golosh, last seen in Blair Townshi...

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Government

Staffing shortages slow Traverse City ambulance takeover progress toward summer 2026

Staffing shortages slow Traverse City ambulance takeover progress toward summer 2026

Staffing shortages slow Traverse City Fire Department's ambulance takeover, likely delaying the planned summer 2026 laun...

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Business

Avelo suspends TVC-HVN summer flights for 2026, plans 2027 return

Avelo suspends TVC-HVN summer flights for 2026, plans 2027 return

Avelo will suspend nonstop TVC–HVN summer flights in 2026, reducing direct summer travel options for Traverse City; the ...

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Community

19-Year-Old Interlochen Resident Arrested for Second-Degree Arson After Green Lake House Fire

19-Year-Old Interlochen Resident Arrested for Second-Degree Arson After Green Lake House Fire

A 19-year-old Interlochen resident was arrested on second-degree arson following a Jan. 19 house fire in Green Lake Town...

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