 The Clark Township Planning Commission has granted a special land use permit to Brad and Shelley Koster to build a large commercial boathouse next to the couple's Mertaugh Boatworks in Hessel. More...
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A solid victory was clinched by the Mackinac Straits Hospital Authority in the May 6 election, with 1,006 voters approving transfer to a private corporation. Voter approval now clears the way for a new hospital to be built in St. Ignace. Voters opposing the move numbered 132. More...
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 Using a Mr. Potato Head toy, some soap, water, and a black light, it didn't take long for Jodi Orm to convince seventh grade students that hand washing is the best defense against getting sick. More...
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 Fourteen years after the death of 16-year-old Marvel Anderson of St. Ignace, the U.P. Cold Case Team is planning to use advanced DNA testing on existing evidence to refresh the investigation, and is asking for the public's help in providing any information that may solve the case. More...
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A 40% interest in the Greektown Casino was sold by the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians to Entertainment Interests Group for $100 million, the tribe reported May 6. The tribe remains the majority owner of the casino in Detroit. More...
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 Before school starts this fall, three teaching positions need to be filled at the St. Ignace elementary and middle schools and a social studies teacher is being sought for two daily classes at LaSalle High School. More...
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Written legal advice is being sought to help the Mackinaw City Planning Commission determine whether to expand the types of businesses to be allowed in the marina commercial district. The district runs from the state dock to the village marina and may be extended to Etherington Street, which inclu... More...
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 Beginning Tuesday, July 1, a weekly wine tasting will be held in St. Ignace through September and feature foods prepared by local businesses and music by area musicians. The event will be held at the Pavillion retail mall on State Street. More...
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St. Martin's Point Road in Marquette Township is slated to receive a chip and seal coating this summer, following verbal confirmation of the project at Mackinac County Road Commission's Tuesday, April 29, meeting. "Last year we spent $69,000 to put gravel on St. More...
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 Sunshine graced the dedication of the Ken O'Connor Memorial ball field at Pickford Public Schools before the Pickford-Cedarville Pirates baseball game against Brimley Saturday, May 10. To celebrate the occasion, Mr. O'Connor's granddaughter, Chelsey, a 2007 Pickford High School graduate, threw th... More...
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"Songwriting is an art. Artists are always looking for inspiration, and many find it in a natural setting," said singer and songwriter Stephen Grant Wood of the Hummingbirds, one of five musicians to teach a song-making retreat this summer in Curtis. More...
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New-York based Frontier Insurance Company, hired to cover the Brevort Township sewer project, has officially denied any compensation for the project it was paid to insure in 1999, the township board learned at its Wednesday, May 7, meeting. Brevort Township will hold a special meeting and seek inp... More...
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Veterans Affairs (VA) headstones may now be placed on a previously marked grave dating to November 2, 1990. Any veteran who died after November 2, 1990, is now eligible for a VA headstone even if the grave is marked. Unmarked graves are always eligible for headstone placement, the VA reported. More...
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John "Rex" Hooper of St. Ignace (right) receives a certificate of continuous membership for his 60 years of service with the American Legion from Mike Lehto, commander of American Legion Post 62 of St. Ignace. Mr. Hooper served in the United States Army Air Corps in World War II. Mr. Lehto called Mr... More... |
John Pierce of Kincheloe, who regularly rides his bicycle across the Eastern Upper Peninsula, will ride across the United States as part of the "Sea to Sea" program to raise money to fight global poverty. The bike ride will begin June 30 in Seattle, Washington, and will continue for 3,881 miles. More... |
The Rudyard Bulldogs boys baseball team posted a come-frombehind 8-7 win over the Black Sox of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, in the semifinals, and defeated the Newberry Indians 11-8 in the title game to capture the title in the Rudyard Baseball Invitational Saturday, May 10. More... |
Lucy Irene (nee Booth) Bradley of Hulbert Lake was a 20- year teacher at Tahquamenon Area Schools in Newberry, where she was employed from 1965 through 1985. Following her retirement, she continued to tutor students in Newberry and around the Hulbert Lake community, and briefly at a school in Jama... More... |
If, as expected, Senator Barack Obama is the Democratic presidential nominee, he could have explaining to do in Michigan on a few fronts, including snubbing its primary and bashing its auto industry. More... |
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