Community Foundation Awards Over $300,000 to 21 Organizations

The Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation awarded $334,090 in grants to 21 organizations across Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, and Leelanau Counties and the Grand Traverse Band …

City Pivots After Hickory Hills Operator Drops Out

By Beth Milligan

Plans to hire an outside operator to run Hickory Hills Ski Area this winter have hit a major bump. The City of Traverse City was unable to …

Munson Healthcare, Traverse Connect Kick Off Second Phase of Drone Delivery Project

By Craig Manning

An initiative launched last year to test the feasibility of drone deliveries between Munson Healthcare facilities will officially kick off its second phase on Tuesday, Munson and …

TC Central Students Identified in Peninsula Township Crash

By Beth Milligan

A passenger who was killed in a single-vehicle Peninsula Township crash on Center Road Saturday morning has been identified as Traverse City Central High School senior Jason …

Commissioners to Consider Prowling, Trespassing Ordinances

By Beth Milligan

In the wake of several altercations at Hull Park and an effort by the City of Traverse City to ramp up public safety, city commissioners will consider …

The 2026 Apple Report

Farmers talk harvest, weather, and the troubles with cherries

This week’s Northern Express — sister publication of The Ticker — is all about fall: fall color, fall harvest, and fall adventures. And the hallmark of the …