By Benjamin J. Gohs, Editor One of Boyne City’s newest residents has traveled more than 8,500 miles over more than 43 years to get here. Martin Neuhoff emigrated from South Africa to America in 1972, when he was 23 years old. “I was raised in South Africa but I didn’t agree with the politics and … Continue reading South Africa to Boyne City—Martin Neuhoff’s 43-year journey

Benjamin Gohs, Editor Broach the subject of "fluoridated water" and prepare yourself for a veritable tsunami of information, disinformation, science, pseudoscience, myth and conspiracy theories that just may rival the JFK assassination. Nonetheless, the issue of fluoridated water recently arose during a Boyne City Commission meeting when one public official suggested immediately discontinuing the city’s … Continue reading Boyne City Commission to reconsider fluoride

By Benjamin J. Gohs, Editor Charlevoix County Commissioners are angry, frustrated and embarrassed that it’s been nearly a decade without construction beginning on the Boyne to US-31 trail, the initial Phase I bids of which were $241,000 over-budget. County officials were so upset at their last meeting, they discussed sending a “nasty” letter to the … Continue reading County angry, frustrated, embarrassed with trail delays

By Benjamin J. Gohs, Editor It's mid-afternoon on a Wednesday in Charlevoix. The county sheriff is interviewing with the Boyne City Gazette regarding the strain a lack of local in-patient mental health facilities is putting on his office, when he gets a text. “It's my jail administrator,” Charlevoix County Sheriff Don Schneider said concerning a … Continue reading When the mentally ill have nowhere to go, they go to jail

By Benjamin J. Gohs, Editor Jobs will be eliminated, spending will be cut and programs will be effected if Boyne City Public Schools' financial picture remains unchanged from last week's budget work session. The Boyne City Public Schools Board of Education met on Monday May 18 to get a clearer picture of the school system's … Continue reading Boyne schools faces $718k in cuts to sports, ed., jobs