Measure Would Stop Invasive Species Introductions
Michigan conservationists and environmentalists hailed the introduction of a bipartisan bill to restore the Great Lakes by stopping invasive species introductions, halting sewage contamination, cleaning up toxic pollution, and restoring wildlife habi
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Fairgrounds Will Be Site of May 20 Competition
By Paul Gingras
Mud will fly and engines will roar at the old Mackinac County Fairgrounds in Moran on May 20, but in the meantime, organizers of the area's first mud run are content with the sound of pencils scratching out diagrams in preparation for the biggest eve More...
By Amy Polk
Clark Township has made some changes to its sewer use fees and to the cost to hook into the newer grinder pump system in March. More...
Residents Voice Opinions at Recent Open House
By Karen Gould
Identifying how residents envision the future of transportation is part of a 23-month statewide effort now underway by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) as part of its long range transportation planning process. More...
The St. Ignace Public Library will hold an open house and a silent auction from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 20, to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the opening of the new facility. The library's board of trustees and the Friends of the St. More...
Nineteen boys and a large group of enthusiastic parents and supporters participated in the Cub Scout Pack 140 Pinewood Derby Wednesday, March 15. More...
Society Breaks Even on Tournament Costs
Above: Twenty-six players participated in the Michilimackinac Historical Society's Texas Hold'em Tournament at Little Bear East Conference Center Saturday, April 8, with the finalists playing on a card table built by Historical Society President Keit More...
Chris Whitman, 16, a sophomore at Escanaba High School, was one of 32 Boy Scouts from the United States to be selected to participate in a JapaneseAmerican Exchange Program in March. More...
Forums are being planned around the state in June to bring community leaders together to learn about ways to make equal access to the Internet available in small communities through highspeed broadband technology. More...
"The Taming of the Shrew," one of the most popular plays by William Shakespeare, will be shown at The Opera House in Cheboygan at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 22. More...
Women who want to learn skills like shooting, rock climbing, and fishing can attend the ninth annual Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) Program scheduled June 2 to June 4 in Big Bay, 30 miles north of Marquette. More...
Businesses in Sault Ste. Marie will participate in an Easter egg and jelly bean counting contest from Monday, April 10, to Sunday, April 16. Each participating business will have a jar of jelly beans for customers to guess how many there are. More...
A free program to help small-flock poultry farmers recognize the symptoms of avian influenza and protect their flocks will be held Friday, May 5, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Kinross Township Hall in Kincheloe. More...
The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace, April 4, Judge Beth Gibson presiding. Arresting agencies are in parentheses. More...
Police are seeking information in a burglary at Rudyard Auto Sales on Main Street in Rudyard. Someone forcibly entered the business after 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 15, and stole an undisclosed amount of cash. More...
Students in DeTour Area Schools will perform a play called "Annie Jr." Friday, April 28, Saturday, April 29, and Sunday, April 30. The Friday and Saturday performances will be at 7:30 p.m. More...
All local entertainers are invited to participate at Straits Area Open Mic Night Saturday, April 22, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Tipi Lounge and Flame Restaurant in St. Ignace. More...
Brevort Township's annual clean-up day is scheduled for Saturday, June 3. The township board will provide two or three dumpsters at the township hall for residents to dispose of trash, free of charge. One dumpster will be designated for metals. More...
The Auxiliary of Mackinac Straits Hospital and Health Center will host a sale of uniform clothing for health care workers from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, April 27, at the dining room of the hospital. More...
A chicken dinner is planned to benefit a mission trip for Nazarene Youth Saturday, April 22, from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Pickford School cafeteria. More...
Volunteers are needed to collect aquatic insects, snails, and crustaceans from streams in the tip of the northern lower peninsula, through Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council's volunteer stream monitoring program. More...
The Cheboygan Republican Women's Club will host a luncheon Wednesday, April 19, at noon at the Boathouse Restaurant in Cheboygan. The speaker will be U.S. Senate candidate Michael Bouchard. Tickets cost $15 and include luncheon. More...
An internationally known group of musicians with roots in the folk drumming traditions of Japan will perform Monday, April 17, at 7:30 p.m. in Lake Superior State University's Arts Center auditorium More...
Sean Curtis Sean P. Curtis has joined the United States Army Reserve and will report to Fort Leonard Wood in Waynesville, Missouri, for active duty April 26. More...
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