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Click here for digital edition  Regional Trends - Infrastructure A story in The St. Ignace News' ongoing series bringing our readers fresh perspectives on the top issues facing the Straits area and the Eastern Upper Peninsula. More ... At right: For Shawn Amacher (front) and Morgan Massey, students in the Head Start program at St. Ignace, the joy of sledding is worth the time it takes to get bundled up against winter's cold. The morning class tackled a snow hill near the parking lot of the Community Action Agency on Reagon Street Thursday, January 22. More ... Legislating culture is what a proposed business license ordinance will do, say owners of some Mackinaw City establishments. Village leaders, however, remain steadfast in their intent to continue the process of writing a regulation designed to protect community residents and visitors from deceptive business practices. More ... A proposal for a free downtown outdoor skating rink has been put on hold by St. Ignace city leaders, who say they need more information. More ... When James Hatfield of Pickford caught a six-pound walleye on the first day of the Walleye Jamboree on Munuscong Bay last year, he never thought it would win a prize, and surely there was no way it could win the $600 grand prize for the largest fish caught during the weekend event. More ... A total of 104 teams, more than 400 players, and 13 divisions are expected to fill the slate for the 2009 U.P. Pond Hockey Championship on the ice of Moran Bay in St. Ignace Friday, February 20, through Sunday, February 22. More ... Engadine, Rudyard, and Cedarville high schools are recognized by U.S. News and World Report among "America's Best High Schools," Cedarville for the second year in a row. More ... Officials at state unemployment offices say they've never seen anything like it: Layoffs are happening so fast that those seeking unemployment benefits are overloading state computer systems, jamming phone lines, and making it necessary for administrators to hire temporary workers. More ... As a rising number of Americans sign up for unemployment benefits, many of the state-funded trusts that pay them are on the decline. At least 12 of them are on the brink of insolvency. In 20 other states, the funds have lost value, even before the big job losses of the past two months. More ... Michigan's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in December jumped upward by a full percentage point to 10.6%, according to data released Wednesday, January 21. Total unemployment rose by 47,000, as the state labor force declined by 21,000 over the month. More ... Michigan's unemployed rate hit a record 10.6% in December, causing a bottleneck in the state's system to handle new claims that prompted Governor Jennifer Granholm to announce that the state will increase its workforce and computer system to handle the increased demand for services. More ... |
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