By Paul Gingras
Early summer concerns that a massive plant called giant hogweed, which can cause a painful and lasting skin rash, has sprung up near Pte. Aux Chenes has been identified as a benign look-alike called cow parsnip.
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The Department of Human Services Office of Child Support in coordination with the Friends of the Court in 32 northern countries, including Mackinac County, will begin disbursing some child support payments through a debit card beginning May 25, in ac More...
Eight new Mackinac Bridge coins to honor the old state ferries at the Straits of Mackinac will be introduced in a ceremony at Bridge View Park in St. Ignace Friday, June 16, at 1 p.m. More...
Three Marine Deputies Cover Entire County
Deputy Kristi Sodor, a 2004 Lake Superior State law enforcement graduate, will serve as Mackinac County's marine deputy assigned to patrol Big Manistique and South Manistique lakes in the western end of the county. More...
New Store Opens on S. State Street
By Ryan Schlehuber
By Ryan Schlehuber Self-described as "just your regular kind of sports fan," Jeff Metz is excited about providing a place that can cater to the community's love of sports. He opened Sports Connection in St. More...
Growers Working With MSU Extension
Some farmers in the U.P. and northeastern Michigan could soon be growing switchgrass, which can be burned as an alternative energy source. More...
St. Ignace and other hospitals and health centers in the Upper Peninsula will receive nearly $150,000 to combat childhood obesity. More...
By Karen Gould
Wednesday, June 21, the old Coast Guard icebreaker More...
Coast Guard Cutter Acacia Decommissioned
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Acacia was decommissioned three days before the cutter More...
A Lake Superior State University study on Atlantic salmon conducted by researchers in the LSSU Aquatic Research Laboratory has shed some light on why the fish are not reproducing naturally in the Great Lakes. More...
As Michigan's wild birds and animals begin to produce the next generation of the state's living natural resources, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds outdoor enthusiasts to resist handling or adopting what appear to be orphane More...
"Team Bugeye," a group comprised of Ron Avery and Ken Mattson, both of Munising, and Brian Hilgendorf of Sault Ste. Marie, won the first DeTour X Atlantic Salmon Derby Saturday, June 10. More...
Stu Hobbs has been hired as superintendent of Engadine Consolidated Schools and will continue as high school and middle school principal, a position he has held for seven years. Mr. Hobbs will replace Jim Wilcoxen, who will retire June 30. More...
St. Ignace residents with brush to dispose of now need to secure a key to the old city dump site on Cheeseman Road. Brush and yard waste is no longer being accepted at Dock 3. More...
Jean Bentley (left) and Cheryl Matelski browse through the table full of items for sale from the More...
The following dispositions are from 11th Circuit Court in St. Ignace Friday, June 9, Judge Charles Stark presiding. Arresting agencies are in parentheses. More...
The registration deadline for the Monday, July 3, Sixth Annual Les Cheneaux Fun Run/Walk is Wednesday, June 21. Anyone who wants to ensure they receive a commemorative T-shirt and register for a reduced rate should register for the race by then. More...
Moran Township School Second Semester 3rd Grade: More...
Bethel Lutheran Church in Cedarville will host a Vacation Bible School with a "Fiesta" theme for the week of Monday, June 26, to Friday, June 30. Sessions are 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. each evening. More...
The EUP School Boards' Association recently honored More...
The Senior High School Youth of Zion Lutheran Church will sell fresh Krispy Kreme doughnuts Friday, June 16, beginning at noon More...
Junior golf instruction is available for boys and girls in elementary school or junior high school in July at the Les Cheneaux Golf Course in Cedarville. More...
A concert will feature international tenor Eric Shaw and renowned soprano Karen Hughes Saturday, June 17, at 7:30 p.m. at the Soo Theatre in Sault Ste. Marie. More...
Cedarville High School boys varsity and junior varsity basketball teams will hold a can/bottle drive Saturday, June 17, from 9 a.m. to noon. More...
Vacation Bible School will be offered at the Rudyard Christian Reformed Church from Monday, June 19, to Friday, June 23, for all children entering kindergarten through seventh grade. More...
Mary Sorrell, Evelyene Bumstead, and student Robert Parr won prizes after completing a class called Creating Lasting Family Connections, offered by Rudyard High School. More...
A conference for caregivers and people who recently have been diagnosed with early stage dementia will be Monday, June 26, at 9:30 a.m. at Holiday Inn West Bay in Traverse City. More...
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