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Click here for digital edition  A last-minute agreement has cleared the way for the new hospital to receive bond funding. The agreement, between Mackinac County and Mackinac Straits Health System, Inc. More ... Lackadaisical fiscal oversight by the St. Ignace City Council nearly cost citizens $3.8 million in lowinterest loans for a state-required sewage project last month. Only through hasty appeals and a special council meeting did the state return the funding. More ... About 40,000 walkers crossed the Mackinac Bridge Labor Day Monday, September 1, approximately 17,000 fewer than last year. Fewer walkers were expected, following last year's 50th anniversary of the structure, which drew 57,000 walkers seeking to take part in the historic crossing. More ... St. Ignace community leader and longtime businessman Jim Brown died at the age of 87 Tuesday, September 2. Mr. Brown's obituary is on page 17 of this issue. More ... The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians has won its lawsuit for the right to offer gaming on a parcel of land that houses Kewadin Shores Casino in St. Ignace. The tribe has been operating in its new casino in St. More ... Clark Township A 57% increase in quarterly sewer rates plus a 3% yearly increase to address inflation is under consideration by the Clark Township Board of Trustees. Any increases could be seen by residents as early as their December bill. More ... For more than 100 years, the Stalwart Fair has celebrated the agricultural heritage of the Eastern Upper Peninsula by hosting displays and competitions involving crafts, food, livestock, and games. The feeling of the agricultural fair was captured in a contest, won by 10-year-old William Pfeiffer III of Dafter, who designed a cover for this year's fair guide. More ... Cool early summer weather and a spike in gas prices later in the season decreased campground use, especially in the Upper Peninsula. Campground use in the Eastern Upper Peninsula is down between 5% and 18%, depending on the area, with many northern sites hit harder than sites near St. Ignace. More ... "It is good to see this treatment of veterans. I like this," said Blair "Ted" Coutant, a World War II veteran and survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor, just after a new veterans memorial was dedicated at Cedarville Recreational Vehicle Park Sunday, August 31. More ... Above: Kathy Marshall (right) greets St. Ignace Elementary School students (from left) Jayden Biron, Dakota Gallagher, Arinna Potts, Madison Barkley, and Angel Hutchins on their first day of school Tuesday, September 2. The bus driver is John Beaudoin. More ... School administrators Seth Hoopingarner and Penny Barney have been battling to keep the doors open at Burt Township School in Grand Marais for two years, and now, owing to a reallocation in the state aid Section 22d funding, known as the Saving Paradise fund, the 63 students enrolled there this year can be assured of a place to learn. More ... |
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