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City Council Seeks Engineers' Opinion By Karen Gould The City of St. Ignace will provide temporary housing for a St. Ignace family living next to a damaged water tower in Evergreen Shores, while the City Council waits for test results from engineers before deciding whether to tear the tower down. A special meeting to discuss the matter could be calle... More ... State Withdraws U.P. Sulfide Mining Permit DEQ Postpones Public Hearing, Calls for Further Review; EPA Takes New Interest Preliminary approval for a sulfide mine near Big Bay in the Upper Peninsula has been withdrawn by the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), the agency announced Thursday, March 1, and the company proposing the mine has been notified that the Environmental Protection Agency will also require on... More ... Island Police Job Dropped Mackinac Island Council Cuts Position To Save City $60,000 By Karen Gould Mackinac Island Police Lieutenant Pete Komblevitz will leave the department sometime this year, it was announced by the City Council Wednesday, February 28, The city wants to eliminate the position to save about $60,000 a year. Formal Council action is not expected, however, until its next regular ... More ... Engineering Costs Approved by Garfield Township Board Pleasant Ave. Repairs To Be Study Focus By Paul Gingras The Garfield Township Board of Trustees began its meeting Monday, February 19, by acknowledging a $5,000 donation by the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians for new fire hoses, which have arrived to serve the Garfield Township Fire Department. More ...
Kicking off this year's Girl Scout cookie sales, Troop 384 of St. Ignace offers cookies to City Council members, City Manager Eric Dodson, and Mayor Paul Grondin, Monday, March 5. Girl Scouts begin taking cookie orders Saturday, March 10, and the sale ends May 4. More ...
74 mph Wind Gusts Recorded on Mackinac Bridge By Karen Gould Astrong late winter storm roared across the region Thursday night and Friday, March 1 and 2, causing an empty Evergreen Shores water tower to sway and crack, and as a precautionary measure, forced the evacuation of two nearby families from their homes. The storm also closed area schools and some ro... More ... Island City Employees Get Raise, Property Owners May See Insurance Discounts By Karen Gould A 3.23 percent raise for all Mackinac Island city employees will go into effect April 1 after being approved by City Council at its Wednesday, February 28, meeting. Approval came at the recommendation of the Finance Committee. The committee is also working on a policy that would give city employee... More ... Fans Welcome Snow Racing's Return to Kinross By Amy Polk Snowmobile racing's return to Kinross two weekends ago was welcomed by area fans and racers, who liked the facilities at Kinross Fairgrounds so much, they want to return next year. "The turnout is better than expected, and people are already talking about next year," said Dan Autore, one of the co... More ...
By Amy Polk Unique fire-fighting challenges abound in a township where homes are built on isolated peninsulas and 19 of Les Cheneaux's 35 islands have structures accessible only by boat. Specialized equipment, strategic planning, and safety, thus, are three areas that occupy the Clark Township Volunteer Fire D... More ...
The St. Ignace Saints captured the district volleyball championship Saturday, March 3, with a 6-1 record. Team members include (front, from left) Kali Marshall, Caysey Brown, Ashley Neelis, Erica Ahlich, Laura Rickley, Jessica Massaway; (back) Amanda Coveyou, Jodi Langstaff, Alyssa Pechta, Head Coac... More ... |
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