February 5, 2009 RSS feed / News

County Commissioners' 2008 Earnings Include Salary, Meetings

Mackinac County commissioners make $4,222 a year in base salary and the commission chair earns $5,049 annually. The five board members additionally are paid $60 per day for meetings. More...

Ingalls Gets State Backing To Share Coaching

Requests Rules Change

Within the last two months, St. Ignace Saints coach Dorene Ingalls has twice been forced to give up her head coaching status at girls varsity basketball games. More...

$54,000 Raised To Promote 'Festivals and Fireworks'

St. Ignace To Establish New Marketing Theme

A flurry of Saturday activities will be one more reason families will want to visit St. Ignace this summer, say Fireworks Committee members. More...

Health Dept. Can Help Families With Children Who Are Ill

Information is available about a program to help families with children who have chronic illnesses, from Luce Mackinac Alger Schoolcraft (LMAS) District Health Department. More...

Northern Michigan News Roundup

The news in brief from communities around the U.P. and northern Michigan

Boyne City's Community Newspaper Closes After 128 Years Boyne City's community weekly newspaper ceased operations Wednesday, January 28, ending a 128- year publishing legacy. More...

Vehicle Accident Claims Life of Newberry Man

A two-car collision on M-28 near the intersection with County Road 403 in Luce County took the life of a 23-year-old Newberry man, Micheal Jago II, and injured two Michigan State Police troopers from the Newberry post Monday evening, January 26. More...

Revised U.S. Border Crossing Policy Solves Long Delays

New border crossing policies delayed local residents crossing between Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, and Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, recently, but the matter was resolved last week at the urging of U.S. More...

Pre-trial for Tribal Officer Drunk Driving Case Set for Feb. 24

A pretrial hearing for local tribal police officer Ray Severance is scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday, February 24, in 92nd District Court in St. Ignace. Mr. Severance is charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated and reckless driving. More...

Mortinsen Earns Academic Honors

Caitlin Mortinsen of Pickford was named to the vice presidents list at Delta College for the fall 2008 semester. This academic honor is for students earning a 3.7 to 3.99 grade point average. She was graduated from Pickford High School in 2007. More...

New Globes Will Light Island City Streets

Seventy new light globes will replace old downtown streetlights on Mackinac Island, and incandescent lights will be used instead of compact florescent or light emitting diode (LED) lights, which were being evaluated. More...

Project Will Aid Fish Habitat at Brevort Lake

Sportsmen, Logger, Forest Service Join Forces

A three-way stewardship contract between the Straits Area Sportsmen's Club, Hiawatha National Forest, and Nelson Logging will double the number of fish cribs in Brevort Lake by 2013. More...

Great Lakes Recreational Boating Produces $9 Billion

More Than 900,000 Boaters Support 60,000 Jobs Throughout the Great Lakes Basin

A study conducted by the Army Corps of Engineers estimates the annual economic impact of recreational boating on the Great Lakes at $9.4 billion, including $5.1 billion in sales and $1.8 billion in personal income. More...

Marquette Township Man Dies in House Fire

Carbon monoxide poisoning in a home fire took the life of Charles Hill, 56, of Marquette Township Monday, January 26. The Pickford Township Fire Department was dispatched to a fully engulfed structure fire around 3:45 a.m. at Mr. More...

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