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Matinee Added to Garrison Keillor Benefit Concert

Garrison Keillor, creator of "A Prairie Home Companion," has added a matinee concert to his evening performance Saturday, August 1, at 2 p.m., at the Cheboygan Opera House. The concert is a fundraiser for the Opera House, for which Mr. More...

Great Lakes Shipping Opens for Season

The Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie opened Wednesday, March 25, marking the beginning of the Great Lakes shipping season. The 450-foot Canadian tanker M.T. Algosar was the first ship to clear the Poe Lock at 5:15 p.m. More...

St. Ignace Students Are Active in 'Jump for Heart'

Jumping rope, twirling hula hoops, running over spaced barriers, and sliding under the limbo pole kept St. Ignace students moving all day as classes took turns participating in Jump for Heart Friday, March 13. More...

St. Ignace Youth Sets Sights High in Gymnastics Competition

14-year-old Freshman Healing From Injury, Readies for State Finals

Usually, when a child is tumbling, flipping, or trying to balance on a high edge, a parent is quick to prevent such seemingly reckless recreation. For Lauren Goldthorpe, her parents encourage it. The blonde, slender-framed 14-year-old from St. More...

To Protect County Roads, Commission Requires Cash Bond, Increases Limit

To protect county roads during spring weight restrictions, the Mackinac County Road Commission upgraded its bonding policy, increasing per-mile bond costs and accepting only cash bonds from commercial haulers. More...

Tree Cutting Provides a Rich Economic Base in Many Rural Communities

Why do some people seem to believe that cutting trees is bad? Trees provide essential raw material for thousands of products that Americans use every day. As a nation, we are huge consumers of wood. More...

Police Investigate Stolen Equipment

A breaking and entering incident at Northstar Motorsports on M-129 south of Three Mile Road in Sault Ste. More...

EUP Regional Science Fair Results Reported

St. Ignace, Brimley, DeTour, JKL Bahweting, Gros Cap, Ojibwe Charter, and St. More...

Northern Michigan News Roundup

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

Low Demand for Steel Slows Shipping on Great Lakes Shipping on the Great Lakes officially started for the 2009 season with the opening of the Soo Locks Wednesday, March 25, but the season is off to a slow start owing to decreased demand during More...

Free Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Training Available April 8

The Parent Advisory Committee for Special Education is sponsoring a free training session on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Wednesday, April 8, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Sault Tribal Health Center Conference Room in Sault Ste. Marie. More...

Staff Slated for Layoffs Named at Cedarville

The following Les Cheneaux Community Schools teachers and support staff received layoff notices Tuesday, March 24: Betty Struble, part-time elementary music; Carrie Carr, third grade; Christy Cloud, middle school science; Ryan Wilson, middle school More...

Court Reports

The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace March 23 and 24, Judge Beth Gibson presiding; Judge Clayton Graham sat in for Judge Gibson March 23. Arresting agencies are in parentheses. More...

For the Record

• The article "DDA Plans Hit Roadblock" in the March 26 issue of The St. More...

Local Families See Hard Work Pay Off for Four First-time Figure Skaters

Four young local girls, all related, are new to the sport of figure skating, and after practicing their hobby through the fall and winter, their families saw their efforts pay off in a performance at the 68th Annual Silver Blades Revue at Pullar St More...

Jewelry Box Is Stolen From Rudyard Home

A theft was reported at a home on First Street in Rudyard of a black jewelry box containing a silver engagement ring with a white pearl, a pearl necklace, two pairs of silver earrings, a man's gold wedding ring, and assorted costume jewelry. More...

St. Ignace Second Grade Students Become 'Berenstain Bears' Experts

Ask a second grade St. Ignace Elementary student about the Berenstain Bears, and he or she will be able to name the bears, tell about stories in the books, and share each bear's likes and dislikes. More...

Car Wash Pay Stations Broken

Police are investigating an attempted larceny and malicious destruction of property that occurred late Thursday night, February 27, at the Hydro Spray Car Wash at 2700 Ashmun Street in Sault Ste. Marie. More...

Information Sought in Damage Attempts

Car tire puncturing devices, made from white boards with nails and screws sticking out of them, were placed near mailboxes in the area of M-123 and East-West Road, south of the Curley Lewis Highway in southern Whitefish Township between January 29 More...

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