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Work Will Begin Soon on New Cedarville Store

Rezoning Passes Unanimously

Residents in Clark Township will see construction begin on a new store in Cedarville as early as this month. More...

Food Drive Underway at Cedarville

The First National Bank in Cedarville is collecting canned foods through Monday, November 30, for the Cedar Post Food Pantry. Donations may be dropped off through the end of the month. More...

Freshwater Foods in St. Ignace Closes Its Doors

The last baked goods were sold Saturday, October 31, at Freshwater Foods in St. Ignace, when the bakery and specialty food store closed its doors for the last time. More...

John and Cindy Dutcher Are Recognized by Michigan State University Extension

John and Cindy Dutcher of Raber Township have been recognized by Michigan State University Extension for their service and contribution to Michigan agriculture. More...

DeWitt Will Speak at Rudyard Historical Society Thursday

Marv DeWitt will speak at the Rudyard Historical Society Thursday, November 12, at 7 p.m. at the Rudyard Community Center. Mr. DeWitt will talk about his interest in a Michigan genealogy Web site, and in particular the Tombstone Photo Project. More...

Local Students Earn Academic Honors From Ferris

Local students receiving academic honors for the semester endi ng August 2009 at Ferris State University and Kendall College of Art and Design are Carlie Levi, Kristina LeCount, Nathan Everson, and Steven Chan, all of St. More...

Engadine Library Will Honor Bill and Sandy Roach This Thursday

The Engadine Library is having a reception for Bill and Sandy Roach Thursday, November 12, at 7 p.m. to express appreciation for a paper recycling project. Mr. More...

The Billing Investigation and the Corrective Plan

An investigation is ongoing into Medicare billing practices at LMAS. Here are some highlights of the process over roughly the last year, according to documents obtained by The St. Ignace News: More...

Cedarville Bank Earns Business Award

The Cedarville branch of First National Bank of St. Ignace was named by the Les Cheneaux Chamber of Commerce as the 2009 Business of the Year. More...

Mackinac Straits Hospital Considers Mobile MRI Purchase After Touring Portable Facility

Mackinac Straits Hospital is considering the lease of a portable Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machine. More...

Brevort Board Mulls Fire Hall Lighting

Brevort Township will monitor the electric bill of the new Brevort Township Fire Hall and determine if its automatic lights are consuming too much electricity. More...

National Forest Hunting and Recreational Use

The Hiawatha National Forest, with nearly a million acres of public land, welcomes hunters. Hiawatha National Forest Supervisor Tom Schmidt reminds hunters that it is important while enjoying public lands to also be respectful of private lands. More...

EUP Employment Seeks Applicants for Workforce Development Board

The EUP Employment and Training Consortium is seeking applicants interested in becoming a member of the local Workforce Development Board. More...

Boy Scout Troop To Organize Food Drive

Boy Scout Troop 140 in the Les Cheneaux area is organizing a food drive. Scouts plan to distribute 500 paper bags Saturday, November 14, to homes in Cedarville and Hessel, and return to pick them up the following weekend. More...

H1N1 Shots Will Be Administered at Drummond Island Elementary School

H1N1 flue\vaccine will be administered at Drummond Island Elementary School Friday, November 13, to students from 12th grade down to pre-school by the Chippewa County Health Department. More...

Eric Kozma Completes Air Force Basic Training

Airman Eric Kozma, a 2009 graduate of Cedarville High School, was graduated Friday, October 2, from basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. He is the son of Darrell and Colleen Kozma of Hessel. More...

Principal Angela Reed Hired as Superintendent at DeTour Schools

Angela Reed has been hired as the new superintendent at DeTour Area Schools and will also serve as the principal. More...

Illegal ORV Trails Closed in Local Hiawatha Forest

Work is underway now to block off illegal trails and roads in the eastern district of the Hiawatha National Forest, specifically near Brevort Lake. More...

34-foot Deck Expansion Discarded, Now 26-foot Idea Considered

Upgrades Planned at Carp River Bridge

An analysis of the Carp River Bridge over Mackinac Trail revealed the 89-year-old structure can be rehabilitated for $748,000. More...

Peppler Center, Watson’s Provide Shoes to Needy

The Diane Peppler Center gave away 100 pairs of women's shoes at its Portage Avenue location in Sault Ste. Marie Thursday morning, October 15. The shoes were provided by Yaleet, Inc. More...

Feldhake, Hoolsema Earn Scholarships

Joel Feldhake of Pickford and Brittany Hoolsema of Rudyard, both first year students, were awarded scholarships from Calvin College. Mr. More...

Meet the Kowalskis, the Couple Behind Cedarville’s Hill Top Bakery

"Stop shooting, stop shooting," Jerry’s father called to him over the fence. More...

St. Ignace Girl Scouts Participate in Food Drive November 20

St. Ignace area Girl Scout troops will have their annual food drive Friday, November 20, from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Glen’s Market in St. Ignace. The food drive will benefit St. Ignace Food Pantry. More...

Engadine Kindergarten Students Make Quilt for Dig Pink Game

The Engadine kindergarten class made a quilt that was raffled at the Dig Pink volleyball game Thursday, October 8. More...

Lasley, Kerridge, VanAlstine Earn Degrees from Ferris State University

Three local students received degrees from Ferris State University, Kendall College of Art and Design, and the College of Professional and Technological Studies during the semester ending August 2009. Kayley Lasley of St. More...

Electric Bills Will Go Down Slightly

A typical residential electricity customer will see a $6.03 reduction in their electric bills in November and December, according to Edison Sault Electric Company. More...

MADD Offers Family Services; Memorial Picture Board Comes to St. Ignace Library

A picture board is on display at the St. Ignace Public Library memorializing people who have lost their lives to drunk driving accidents. More...

Bayliss Library November Events

The following activities have been announced at Bayliss Public Library in Sault Ste. Marie: Pat Egan will present details about the Mascoma project in Kinross Township Thursday, November 12, at 6:30 p.m. at the library. More...

Moran Twp. Adopts Identity Theft Program

The Moran Township Board of Trustees adopted an identity theft program to protect the personal information of Moran Township residents Wednesday, October 7. More...

Wind Turbine Ordinance Crafting Continues

A Mackinac Island ferry company asked the Mackinaw City Planning Commission to set aside more ferry parking in the village, but commissioners, cautious about the proposal's impact on future development and on village commerce, tabled the matter for More...

Deer Contests Available To Hunters Throughout EUP

Deer hunters will have several opportunities to show off their kills and win prizes for their efforts. More...

Lutheran Church Collects for Food Pantry

Zion Lutheran Church Confirmation Youth in St. Igance will have a food drive Friday, November 13, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. for the St. Ignace Food Pantry. Youth will be going door-todoor collecting nonperishable goods. More...

WWI Polar Bears Subject of New Documentary

Local Men Served in Action in Russia

A new film will tell the stories of young Michigan soldiers who fought in Arctic Russia under harsh conditions in World War I. At least five local men served there. More...

Island Veterans Day Ceremony Time Is Changed

The Veterans Day ceremony time on Mackinac Island Wednesdsay, November 11, has been changed to 11 a.m. instead of 2:30 p.m. in the Mackinac Island Public School gymnasium. The time was changed owing to the school’s early dismissal that day. More...

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