https://www.wcmu.org/tags/antrim-county Antrim County en-US Copyright Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:52:06 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2026-04-21/antrim-county-clerk-allegedly-changed-canceled-voter-registrations-state-says The conservative county was at the center of voting machine conspiracy theories in 2020, and the new clerk has pledged to “restore election integrity in Antrim County.” Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:52:06 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2026-04-21/antrim-county-clerk-allegedly-changed-canceled-voter-registrations-state-says Hayley Harding, Votebeat https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2026-03-06/township-keeps-zoning-blocking-trustees-gravel-mine-may-amend-mining-rules The effort to repeal zoning rules was spearheaded by Marv Rubingh, a township board member who is trying to gain approval for a gravel mine on his property. Fri, 06 Mar 2026 23:31:39 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2026-03-06/township-keeps-zoning-blocking-trustees-gravel-mine-may-amend-mining-rules Austin Rowlader https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2026-03-03/northern-michigan-township-set-to-vote-on-abolishing-zoning-laws A longtime resident of Banks Township in northwest Michigan's Antrim County is seeking approval to build a 183-acre gravel mine on his property. Tue, 03 Mar 2026 22:39:07 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2026-03-03/northern-michigan-township-set-to-vote-on-abolishing-zoning-laws David Nicholas, Austin Rowlader https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-11-17/michigan-township-votes-to-end-zoning-as-a-trustee-tries-build-a-mine A township board in northern Michigan has begun the process of eliminating zoning rules. That would allow a township trustee to build a lucrative gravel mine on his property. Mon, 17 Nov 2025 22:42:34 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-11-17/michigan-township-votes-to-end-zoning-as-a-trustee-tries-build-a-mine Austin Rowlader, Northern Michigan Journalism Collaborative https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-10-16/short-staffed-untrained-many-michigan-townships-struggle-to-control-finances Understaffed, untrained, and sometimes even married townships officials control taxpayer dollars in many northern Michigan communities. Thu, 16 Oct 2025 20:14:54 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-10-16/short-staffed-untrained-many-michigan-townships-struggle-to-control-finances Austin Rowlader https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-01-06/federal-cleanup-to-resume-after-decade-gap-in-antrim-county After sitting for more than a decade, cleanup of a contaminated superfund site in northern Michigan will pick back up, thanks to some federal funding. Tue, 07 Jan 2025 03:18:01 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-01-06/federal-cleanup-to-resume-after-decade-gap-in-antrim-county Teresa Homsi https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-05-03/judge-wont-dismiss-federal-lawsuit-against-antrim-co-fruit-processor A lawsuit over state and federal water quality violations in Antrim County will move forward after a federal judge denied a motion to dismiss it. Fri, 03 May 2024 14:38:10 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-05-03/judge-wont-dismiss-federal-lawsuit-against-antrim-co-fruit-processor Ellie Katz https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-04-03/invasive-insect-confirmed-in-antrim-county-forest State officials have confirmed the presence of hemlock woolly adelgid in western Antrim county. As WCMU's Rick Brewer reports, it's the second confirmed case of the invasive species in the last week following an outbreak at the Huron-Manistee National Forests. Tue, 19 Mar 2024 20:34:29 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-04-03/invasive-insect-confirmed-in-antrim-county-forest Rick Brewer https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-07-31/torch-lake-township-steps-up-septic-regulation-to-improve-water-quality A township in Antrim County is stepping up its septic regulations with an ordinance that only a few other Michigan counties and municipalities have. Mon, 31 Jul 2023 19:25:53 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-07-31/torch-lake-township-steps-up-septic-regulation-to-improve-water-quality Teresa Homsi https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-03-16/one-of-five-in-antrim-county-pleads-guilty-in-plot-to-kidnap-gov-gretchen-whitmer One of the five defendants involved in a plot to kidnap governor Gretchen Whitmer in Antrim County has changed his plea to guilty. Thu, 16 Mar 2023 15:23:35 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-03-16/one-of-five-in-antrim-county-pleads-guilty-in-plot-to-kidnap-gov-gretchen-whitmer Tyler Thompson