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Tuesday, May 07, 2013  7&4 News has learned that in early April, Baker College Cadillac Campus signed a purchase agreement for the O’Neill building or the old potato factory on West Harris Street in downtown Cadillac.

Friday, April 26, 2013  Classroom Salute visited Mr. McDonald's 2nd grade class at Lakeland Elementary in Elk Rapids.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  Redevelopment of the Historic Barns Park at the Grand Traverse Commons kicks into high gear this week.  The project includes a community botanic garden.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  UPDATED WITH PHOTOS: Local Students will test the robots they designed and built at an underwater competition.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  Dozens of people got together in Traverse City on Tuesday night to participate in a global initiative called Light it Up Blue for Autism Awareness.

Thursday, March 14, 2013  The co-pilot of Flight 1549 visited Traverse City Thursday night to share his harrowing story of survival to a packed auditorium at Traverse City Central High School.

Monday, March 04, 2013  Our daily classroom salute segment stopped by East Jordan Elementary in Charlevoix County and paid a visit to Mrs. Keyser's 1st grade class.

Monday, February 04, 2013  More than 1,700 athletes, coaches, chaperones and volunteers from 60 counties will take part in the Special Olympics Michigan 2013 state winter games this week.

Friday, January 25, 2013  An order from the U.S. Education Department that requires that students with disabilities be given "reasonable modifications" for sports puts athletic directors in a tough position.

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.

Friday, January 04, 2013  Students, teachers and administrators were met by a large police presence outside their new school in the neighboring town of Monroe.