Good morning, Traverse City.

Donna Probes led a nonprofit that held annual fundraising events to help local families.

She spent 10 years as a small business owner at the Chamber and now volunteers with SCORE while performing professionally.

St. Joseph Catholic Church on Old Mission Peninsula hosts its 6th annual fall festival this Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., offering kids face painting, crafts, and piñatas while adults taste local wines & enjoy a Mexican food truck.

The Traverse City Police Department held its first resilience night on Wednesday from 4 to 8 p.m. at Hull Park and partly at the Traverse Area District Library, featuring food trucks, live music, and real stories about addiction and homelessness to build community.

910 Media Group has been chosen as one of five partners in Northeastern University’s Reinventing TV Digital Media Innovation project and will host a Stanton Innovation Fellow starting January 2027 at its local newsroom.

The fellowship will support early-career journalists developing digital storytelling on YouTube+ TikTok+ Instagram+ streaming platforms.

Northwestern Michigan College reported a 2.4% drop in fall enrollment with 84 fewer students + a 2.7% rise in full-time enrollment from last year, as reported on Sept.

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Michigan State Police held a memorial ceremony on Wednesday in Grand Traverse County to honor fallen trooper James E.

Boland, who died in a traffic accident in 1987 while supporting a convention in Traverse City, and unveiled a new sign at Acme Roadside Park as a tribute to his service.

September is Suicide Prevention Month in Northern Michigan, and local groups are offering training to help residents learn to identify mental health warning signs.

Residents can access support through programs by Child and Family Services of Northwestern Michigan — including the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.

Munson Healthcare is launching its new High-Risk Breast Cancer Clinic to help in the fight against a disease that affects 1 in 8 women.

The clinic will support early detection as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (starting soon) approaches.

Township officials in East Bay Township track two projects set to take shape in 2027 - a Homewood Suites by Hilton hotel at Three Mile Road and U.S.-31, and a new neighborhood adding 30 single-family homes near the Four Mile and Hammond intersection.

Glen Lake resident Diane Hamilton—who began rowing in 2019—won a 70+ world championship in the mixed 8 race at Lake Bled in Slovenia with Chinook Racing.

She launched the Northern Michigan Rowing Club in 2021 and will race in Boston in October while teaching indoor rowing this winter.