Grand Traverse Bay YMCA

Why a Leelanau County township's cease-and-desist notice had little effect on the use of sewage as farm fertilizer. We'll also hear about the competitive race to get kids registered for a summer camp in Traverse City, and what it says about child care in northern Michigan. And we talk with author Howard Lovy about his debut novel — partly set at Interlochen in the mid-1980s.

The rush to register kids for YMCA camps highlights the region's critical need for more child care.

Northern Michigan has a child care crisis. Child care centers are closing, and parents find themselves on long waiting lists to find care for their…

Easling Pool in Traverse City is set to reopen on Wednesday. Grand Traverse County’s only public pool is under the new management of Grand Traverse Bay…