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Tuesday, May 07, 2013 

Friday, March 22, 2013  Firefighters say the blaze was difficult to fight because the home's driveway was not plowed.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  The Village of Kingsley is hoping to re-vamp the downtown area thanks to a contract with the Traverse Bay Economic Development Corporation.

Monday, February 18, 2013  A father and daughter from Kingsley died on Sunday morning in a tragic accident involving a snow-plow truck. And now the tight-knit community of Kingsley is struggling to make sense of the loss of 52 year-old David Pipoly and his 13 year-old daughter Christa.

Monday, February 18, 2013  UPDATED: Funeral arrangements have been released for David and Christa Popily.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  The Grand Traverse County Sheriff's Department is proposing to bring some officer's back into area schools.

Thursday, January 10, 2013  UPDATED WITH VIDEO. Three area school districts ranked in the Top 10 and were named Academic State Champs 2012 by Bridge Magazine. Crawford AuSable Schools ranked 4th, Mason County Eastern Schools ranked 6th and Kingsley area schools ranked 7th.

Thursday, December 06, 2012  16-year-old Kingsley boy was arrested and confessed to two breaking and entering incidents at the Fast Break store in Paradise Township.

Thursday, November 29, 2012  A West Michigan man who murdered a woman from Kingsley won't be eligible for release from prison until he is at least 92 years old.

Monday, November 12, 2012  The fire started at MDS Automotive on Blackman Road in Kingsley around 10:15am.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012  Pink slips went out today for 11 employees of Kingsley Area Schools.

Thursday, August 23, 2012  Friday night, a northern Michigan community will pay tribute to a former Kingsley football player. United States Marine Sergeant Justin Hansen, who played for the Stags,  was killed during his second tour of duty in Afghanistan in July.

Saturday, August 04, 2012  Kingsley laid Sgt. Justin Hansen to rest Saturday at Memorial Gardens.

Monday, July 09, 2012  In a budget driven move, the Kingsley School board voted Monday night to outsource and privatize some services. The school district had been looking at ways to trim more than $500,000 from its budget in order to make up for a decrease in state funding and school enrollment.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012  Twelve grants totaling $375,000 were announced Tuesday at the Traverse City Rotary Club.