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Friday, June 07, 2013  Charlevoix City Manager Rob Straebel tells 7&4 News that the city is trying to make up for the loss with private donations.

Tuesday, June 04, 2013  Timothy Shannon, of Hart, enter the plea Monday in Oceana County Circut Court to second-degree murder in the Dec. 29 death of 34-year-old Lee-Ann Shannon.

Monday, May 20, 2013  UPDATE: The Charlevoix city council voted Monday night 4-2 in favor of removing the fireplace.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Officials take next step towards solving issues involved with the Wexford County Animal Shelter.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Now, city council members Jill Picha, Bryan Vollmer and Dennis Kusina have lost their seats on the city council.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Update: Council approves pit plan

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  At a meeting Tuesday night, Petoskey's Downtown Development Authority moved to recommend the expansion to city council.

Monday, March 18, 2013  UPDATED WITH VIDEO: Small towns like Onaway are facing the problem of how to pay for local police force. The Onaway City Council believes they have found a solution.

Monday, March 11, 2013  The outdoor public fireplace that stirred up controversy in downtown Charlevoix now has a new look.

Friday, February 15, 2013  A trial has been scheduled for Timothy Shannon, a former Hart City Council member who is charged with the murder of his wife.

Thursday, January 10, 2013  A city council member in a Hart, in Oceana County, has been charged with open murder in the bathtub drowning of his wife.

Wednesday, September 12, 2012  City council voted to postpone the construction until they can have a few options to chose from.

Tuesday, September 04, 2012  Update: A fiery debate on the construction of a bayside fireplace continued at a City Council meeting in Charlevoix Tuesday night. And after hearing a fire-storm of oppostion, council members voted to hault the project, at least for now.

Wednesday, May 09, 2012  First impressions can sometimes be lasting ones. So what is the impression that visitors get when they roll into Petoskey and the first thing they see is a city-block sized deep hole, wrapped by chain link fence? That was the question and one of the motivating factors for some Northern Michigan teachers when they made an unusual assignment to their classes.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011  The economy has halted the building of the Hotel Janelle in Harbor Springs, but city commissioners showed their faith in the project at its last meeting.