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Click here for digital edition  Mike Rowe, host of the Discovery Channel television series "Dirty Jobs," spent four days in the Upper Peninsula last week, tackling the challenging maintenance work of the Mackinac Bridge and driving a horse-drawn slop wagon, considered by some the dirtiest job on Mackinac Island. More ... Members of the Brevort Township Fire Department assembled Thursday, May 24, to celebrate the purchase of their first new tanker truck in roughly 15 years. The engine on the department's old, makeshift tanker cracked on a run to East Lake about a month ago, leading the township to call invoke the St. Ignace Fire Department's mutual aid agreement. St. More ... A controversial plan to build a drag strip in Garfield Township was turned down by the township's planning commission at a meeting Monday, May 14. More ... A bill that would have given counties responsibility for services now provided by townships, such as collecting taxes and assessing property, has been withdrawn by its sponsor before it could be discussed at a scheduled hearing Friday, May 25, by the House Intergovernmental, Urban, and Regional Affairs Committee. It was conceived as a cost-cutting measure. More ... The Mackinac County Road Commission, meeting Monday, May 14, upheld an earlier decision to eliminate two crew leader positions, and maintained it did not violate its contract with employees. All three commissioners voted May 14 to affirm their April 3 actions. More ... The empty helmet, rifle, dog tags, and boots symbolize those who have given their lives in service to the country. More ... |
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