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February 26, 2009 / News

Mackinac Trail, Borgstrom Are Road Priorities

By Karen Gould

Completing a three-mile gap of reconstruction on Mackinac Trail and resurfacing 4.7 miles of South Borgstrom Road are top priorities for the Mackinac County Road Commission. More...

Les Cheneaux School Board Reviews Finances

By Jonathan Eppley

The Les Cheneaux Community Schools Board of Education used the Presidents Day holiday to hold an all-day finance workshop in the Cedarville High School band room. More...

Local Man's Body Found at Straits

The body of 38-year-old Mackinac Island resident George Wellington Jr. was found on the ice on Lake Huron near the shoreline of St. Ignace Sunday morning, February 22. Mr. More...

Wood Chips, Wood Pellets Subject to Only 4% Sales Tax

Home heating fuels such as wood chips and pellets are subject to a 4% sales tax, not a 6% sales tax, State Representative Gary McDowell reminds businesses and individuals. More...

Digitizing Healthcare Plan Starts Patient Privacy Battle

US lawmakers argue over how to balance the benefits of electronic medical records with privacy needs.

By Alexandra Marks The Christian Science Monitor

The economic stimulus package is certain to include billions of dollars to bring electronic record keeping to the healthcare industry, moving patients' records and doctors' prescriptions out of the era of carbon paper triplicates and undecipherable More...

County Eyes Public Transportation Idea, Employee Insurance Costs

By Karen Gould

A bus that would provide transportation for county residents is being considered by county commissioners, who have applied for a $50,000 federal and state grant to pay for a feasibility study. More...

Greater Flexibility Is Among Goals for Land Use

Mackinaw City Planning Commission

By Jonathan Eppley

The Mackinaw City Planning Commission reviewed the last five of 16 passages to be considered in the development of its future land use map and goals at its Thursday, February 12 meeting, including natural resources protection, commercial - mixed of More...

Court Reports

The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace February 13 and February 18, Judge Beth Gibson presiding. Arresting agencies are in parentheses. More...

Don Andress Presents Walking Stick for Display in Smithsonian Museum

By Ryan Schlehuber

A special walking stick crafted by Don Andress was accepted by the Smithsonian Institution's Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C., Saturday, January 31. With a small band of friends and relatives in tow, Mr. More...