EUP Voters To Consider Funds for Special Education
0.75 Mill Increase on May 8 Ballot
By Amy Polk
      Eastern Upper Peninsula schools are spending a growing amount of money on special education, and some of that money comes from their general funds. So the schools will seek voter approval Tuesday, May 8, of a new millage to accomplish two things: provide more money for special education, and ease s...
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County Continues Deliberations on Road Commission Expansion
Board Calls for Second Public Hearing
By Karen Gould
      Mackinac County commissioners will not decide anytime soon to increase the size of the road commission from three to five members, but listened to the opinions of 19 county residents, including two road commissioners, at a public hearing on the matter Thursday, April 19. County commissioners say th...
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Weekend Offers an Early Taste of Summer
      "It's fun!" said Kenny Nayback (left) after heading down the slide at the American Legion Park on State Street in St. Ignace. While temperatures climbed above 70 degrees, the second grader at St.
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Clean Sweep Nets 85 Pounds of Drug Waste
Residents Drop Off Medicines at St. Ignace, Mackinac Island, Les Cheneaux
By Paul Gingras
      Earth Keeper organizations throughout the Upper Peninsula collected unwanted and expired prescription drugs Saturday, April 21, to keep them out of area watersheds. Combined, Cedarville and St. Ignace residents disposed of approximately 60 pounds of medicines, and Mackinac Island residents turned...
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Four Seek School Board Seats at Les Cheneaux
18-Mill Renewal Is on May 8 Ballot
By Amy Polk
      Four candidates are running for two school board seats at Les Cheneaux Community Schools May 8. Incumbents John Causley Jr. and David Murray will be challenged by Ronda McGreevy and Melinda "Mindi" Chisholm. The terms are four years.
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Candidates Share Ideas for St. Ignace Schools
By Paul Gingras
      Two new candidates are running unopposed for seats on the St. Ignace Area Schools Board of Education. Kathy Campbell and Sean Arthur are seeking four-year terms in the Tuesday, May 8 election. The new trustees will replace outgoing board secretary Sheri Oja and trustee Andy Brown, who have served s...
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Voters To Consider 2.5 Mills for Firetruck at Hendricks Twp.
      Hendricks Township will seek voter approval Tuesday, May 8, of 2.5 mills for five years to purchase fire and rescue equipment. If approved by voters, the millage will raise about $89,000 over its five-year term, said Fire Chief Al Dyer, allowing for the purchase of a used pumper truck for about $3...
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