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Sunday, May 12, 2013  After several hours of interviews, Mayor Michael Estes called for a vote and the commission voted to select Jered Ottenwess, who is currently the City Manager in Ishpeming in the Upper Peninsula.

Saturday, May 11, 2013  City Commissioners gathered at the Governmental Center Saturday morning for a special meeting, to interview the remaining six candidates for the position.

Monday, April 22, 2013  Fifty-five resumes were received for the job, and tonight, City Commissioners will select which candidates they will be pursuing.

Monday, February 04, 2013  Traverse City commissioners approved licenses for two new microbreweries in Traverse City's Warehouse District.

Monday, January 28, 2013  City of Traverse City's Manager Ben Bifoss announced his retirement on Monday, January 28th at the City Commissioner's meeting.  Bifoss has served as City Manager for four years.

Monday, January 28, 2013  City infrastructure will likely be the focus as the Traverse City Commission begins its budget discussions for 2013-2014.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012  The Connecticut school shooting has left the city of Newtown in a state of mourning and darkness, just one week before Christmas. To show support to the victims and their families, the Boyne City manager is making the city dark, by powering down the holiday decoration lights for three nights this week.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012  Traverse City Commissioners are trying to come up with more money to avoid scaling back the Clinch Park Revitalization Project.

Thursday, June 21, 2012  Florida police chief who led initial probe into Trayvon Martin's fatal shooting is fired

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.

Monday, May 23, 2011  Missouri officials say at least 89 died in tornado that tore through city, into hospital

Tuesday, March 22, 2011  The City of Cheboygan has filled a vacancy that has been open for more than a year and Tuesday night, they swore him in. Dale Stuart has been hired as the new Cheboygan City Manager.

Friday, December 24, 2010  Next spring, you can expect a totally different look in Downtown Gaylord if you travel through at night.

Friday, November 12, 2010  Controversy is stirring tonight around a house in Harbor Springs. The city says it's falling apart and they're going to tear it down. But as it turns out, the home has a history, and that might just be enough to save it.

Monday, October 25, 2010  Traverse City Manager R. Ben Bifoss reports that no referendum petitions were received in time to suspend the ordinance.