Peninsula Township

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WMKT streaming online at wmktthetalkstation.com. An 18-year-old Traverse City man has been denied bond after being arraigned on a second-degree murder and operating while intoxicated, causing death charges in a crash that killed a 17-year-old passenger in Peninsula Township.

Jackson Lakeys appeared by video in 86 District Court earlier today.

Prosecutors allege Lakeys was driving under the influence on October 3rd when his 2016 BMW struck a tree on Center Road near McKinley Road.

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A memorial has been set up at the site of a fatal crash on Old Mission Peninsula that killed Traverse City Central High School student Jason Solomon on October 3rd.

Solomon was a passenger in a vehicle traveling south on Center Road, South McKinley, when it left the roadway and struck a tree, according to the Grand Traverse County Sheriff's Office.

An $11 million renovation project at East Elementary in Sheboygan is moving forward with completion expected by next summer.

Michigan State University researchers are studying ways to

help northern Michigan fruit growers manage irrigation as weather patterns become less predictable.

Scientists are visiting cherry and apple orchards on Old Mission Peninsula to test how soil moisture sensors and weather monitors can help farmers conserve water and energy while protecting crop yields.

The three-year project will also examine how irrigation affects fruit quality.

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A memorial service will be held Saturday for 17-year-old Jason Solomon, who was killed in a crash Saturday in Peninsula Township.

The service is set for 11 in the morning at Mission Hill Church.

Family members say those attending are welcome to wear camouflage or show their football pride.

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So Joe Underwood said that he would ultimately never support the facilitation contract because Todd Sanders, the facilitator, is married to Maura Sanders, who is Peninsula Township's supervisor.

The relevance of that in Joe's eyes is that Peninsula Township has been...

He felt antagonistic to the road commission.

They've submitted a pretty extensive Freedom of Information Act request.

Peninsula Township essentially has a lot of questions about how much the road commission is investing in its township.

It doesn't think it's equitable road investment.

That has sort of been overlooked.

Aren't you happy if you live in that town and your taxes go up to pay for all these attorneys?

I googled lawsuit and the name of the municipality is Peninsula Township.

That's not the full name of it, but they have other lawsuits for over millions of dollars from nurses.

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