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Click here for digital edition  The Mackinac County Road Commission will adjust services in the county to meet escalating salt and steel costs and decreasing gas tax revenue. More ... Randolph Dunn has been welding metals for more than 30 years. He can make every type of weld on just about any type of metal. About 18 years ago, Mr. Dunn started welding scraps together, making small artistic sculptures. Today, he works on much larger projects at his Cedarville workshop and gallery, Dunn-Hill Iron Works Art Gallery. More ... "Fast, Fearless, Focused" is the motto of the new U.S. Navy vessel that sailed into the Straits over the weekend, and anchored off shore of St. Ignace and Mackinac Island. More ... Borrowing the idea of "onestop shopping," social service agencies in Mackinac County will bring all of their services and information together for one day in one place, even providing free transportation and a hot meal, to better reach families who need their help. More ... Veterans Day Tuesday, November 11, marks the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, when World War I ended. Veterans of all wars are honored on that day. More ... Tragedy struck St. Ignace just before midnight Tuesday, October 28, when 19-year-old Seth Tamlyn was fatally shot at an apartment on US-2 in Moran Township. Twenty-one-year-old Roy Roach of St. Ignace, who was said to be a good friend of Mr. Tamlyn, allegedly shot Mr. Tamlyn shortly after Mr. Tamlyn arrived at another friend's apartment, where Mr. More ... Election worker Judy Massey (left) checks the identification of Allen Foster, 18, who is voting in his first election Tuesday, November 4, at Little Bear East Arena in St. Ignace. More ... Despite the economic downturn that has challenged state and local businesses this year, local bankers say they anticipate business picking up again in about two years, and they advise business owners who are struggling now not to put off seeking financial help. More ... "I have a lot of candy," said Halloween pirate Lauren Miller, 5, (left) of Cedarville. While trick-or-treating on Church Street in St. Ignace Thursday, October 30, she announced, "I'm the captain." Joining her were sister Ryane, 1, and their grandfather, Terry Becker of St. Ignace. More ... The Michilimackinac Historical Society will receive $5,000 to cover Fort de Buade museum expenses for November and December. The money will come from funds earmarked for the museum and given to the city annually by the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians. The museum will be open yeararound, the historical society has announced. More ... Over the last nine years, St. Ignace has experienced a loss in revenue of about $72,800, receiving 58.8% less money to pay for plowing and sweeping the city's main thoroughfare, the I-75 business loop. The funding comes from Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT). More ... In an ongoing dispute about how to deal with the overgrown weeds in Cedarville Bay, and what may have caused their rapid growth, a local citizens group and biologists with the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) agree that water testing in the bay shows phosphate levels within acceptable state limits, but the citizens group wants to see levels reduced further. More ... |
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