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...
By Margaret Quinn LeCount
On July 31, 1923, Captain John Ivers linked the Lower Peninsula to the Upper Peninsula, first by boat and then by family. More...
By Paul Gingras
To the tune of student progress reports and the details of graduation ceremonies, the St. Ignace Area Schools board of education breathed a sigh of relief as it assessed the school year which ended Friday, June 9. More...
Teams Worked Together in Search, Rescue Operations
With less than three weeks before a scheduled change of command at Coast Guard Station St. 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...
Six cases of Girl Scout cookies have been shipped to area military members serving overseas More...
This article about the Great Lakes icebreaker Mackinaw was published in The Republican-News and St. Ignace Enterprise June 14, 1956:
The story of the famous Great Lakes icebreaker Mackinaw 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...
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will host a deer management workshop for northeast Michigan residents at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, June 17, at the Quality Inn at 2980 Cook Road in West Branch. 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...
Tyrone Vaughn of Engadine entered a plea of guilty to attempted criminal sexual conduct, third degree, Friday, June 9, before Judge Charles Stark in 11th Circuit Court in St. Ignace. More...
The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace and Mackinac Island, June 2, Judge Beth Gibson presiding. Arresting agencies are in parentheses. 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 Young Americans, a performance company of young people from around the world, will perform Saturday, June 17, at 7:30 p.m. at the Cheboygan Opera House. More...
Artwork by local students was recently selected to be displayed in Binzhou City, Shandong Province, China. The artwork will be exhibited in schools in the eastern province of China through the Michigan State University 4-H program. 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...
To celebrate the Scandinavian tradition of a Midsummer festival, a Midsummer pole will be raised in Brevort Sunday, June 18, at 3 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church. Following the program, a potluck meal will be served at 5 p.m. 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...
The Straits Area Sportsmen's Club's regular monthly meeting will be at the Masonic Lodge on North State Street in St. Ignace Monday, June 19, at 7:30 p.m. More...
Traffic on the Mackinac Bridge in May dipped 4.6 percent compared to May 2005, Bob Sweeney of the Mackinac Bridge Authority reported. In May, 334,103 vehicles crossed the bridge, compared to 350,316 last May. More...
Jewels of the Straits Red Hat Society will meet Thursday, June 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...
Congressman Bart Stupak is accepting applications to receive a Congressional nomination to the U.S. Air Force Academy, the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, and the Merchant Marine Academy. More...
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