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The Ticker is Traverse City’s go-to digital source for local news and insider information. A multimedia news and events service, we deliver a free daily news email to more than 32,000 subscribers, and maintain a website that features up-to-the-minute news, events, community information, homes for sale, classifieds, movie times, and much more.
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