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Click here for digital edition  Without an opportunity to hear from the public, the St. Ignace City Council said it is not ready to convert a portion of North State Street from four lanes to three lanes to accommodate bicycles. More ... Mackinac Island's oldest bicycle rental company is closing after 77 years of operation. Island Bicycle Rental owners Tom Pfeiffelmann and Gwen Baker are retiring and are finalizing the transfer of their remaining bicycle licenses to other Island businesses. More ... The Mackinac Bridge Authority will postpone until July a decision regarding revisions to its commuter discount policy, it announced Thursday, March 12. The decision had been expected at its Friday, March 20, meeting in Sterling Heights. More ... Cedarville Marine technician Justin Reid, 28, has had a lot of fun racing snowmobiles for about five years, but when he felt he needed a new challenge last winter, he took to racing old snowmobiles. He got into racing vintage snowmobiles because it sounded like fun and wouldn't cost him a whole lot of money, he said. More ... The Hessel Harbor Association is one step closer to solving its parking problem concerning lots 22 and 23 on Hillcrest Lane in Hessel. The Clark Township Planning Commission voted unanimously Tuesday, March 10, to recommend the lots be rezoned from residential to commercial. Approval rests with the Clark Township board of trustees. More ... This winter is more harsh for the area deer herd than any in the past decade, according to snow accumulation data from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Snow amounts measured in five local areas are far above average this year. More ... The Brevort Township and City of St. Ignace Fire Departments responded to a fire on West Brevort Lake Road Saturday afternoon, March 14, about 1:15 p.m. It took the two fire departments more than two hours to extinguish the blaze. Water was pumped from nearby Brevort Lake. More ... The City of St. Ignace will focus on one of five options to divert wastewater effluent away from the end of Mackinac County Airport's only runway. Seen as a potential aviation hazard, the warm effluent is piped from sewage treatment lagoons to the bay, where it attracts fish and invertebrates, which in turn attract birds to feed on them. More ... 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 ... A winter storm that brought high winds and snow squalls, creating whiteout conditions in the Straits area throughout the day Wednesday, March 11, was blamed for four separate multi-vehicle accidents on US- 2 and one multi-vehicle accident on the southbound causeway to the Mackinac Bridge. No serious injuries were reported. More ... Cedarville Trojans fans following the playoff run of both the boys and girls basketball teams had better rest their vocal cords, as both teams have moved one step closer to the state finals. More ... |
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