Drive-in Facility at St. Ignace Hospital Offers Rare Benefits to Patients, Workers
By Karen Gould
Emergency patients arriving by ambulance to Mackinac Straits Health System will be shielded from rain, snow, and high winds by an indoor ambulance bay.
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John Kenn, a local historian and retired Sault High librarian, will speak about "A History of Sault Area Schools” at the Chippewa County Historical Society Wednesday, April 21, at the Society's headquarters at 115 Ashmun Street in Sault Ste. More...
Billing Investigation of Health Department Ends
The district health department has had $108,292 worth of claims rejected for overbilling Medicare for services, investigators have found, and that amount will be withheld from future Medicare payments, Health Officer Nick Derusha said. More...
By Michael Ayala
Following months of subcommittee discussions and attending energy conferences, the Mackinaw City Planning Commission refined a village wind turbine ordinance draft, designed to set standards and limits on the construction of residential turbines in More...
With $440,000 in Arena Debt, Gap in Community Programs Can’t Be Closed – Yet
By Ted Booker
Recreation Director Scott Marshall's ultimate goal is to host a special event at Little Bear East Arena in St. Ignace every weekend. After hosting nearly 40 events at the arena last year, he's making headway. More...
By Michael Ayala
Sitting at displays of charts, graphs, and detailed information, students from nearly every grade level showed off what they had learned in class about computer programs during the Gros Cap School Technology Fair Friday, April 16. More...
Hospice of the EUP will provide an informational meeting Sunday, May 2, at Ste. Anne’s Church on Mackinac Island, following the 11 a.m. mass. More...
By Josh Perttunen
Les Cheneaux Community Schools could reap $1.169 million in energy savings over the next 10 years following action by the school board Monday, April 19, to adopt procedures and programs proposed by an energy consultant. More...
But Employment Growth Is Needed To Keep Market on the Upswing
By Chenqi Guo
Capital News Service
Michigan State University School of Journalism
Signs point to a rebound in home sales, and the part of northern Michigan that includes Mackinac County is at the top of the trend. More...
The Mackinac County Animal Shelter in St. Ignace will now be open every day beginning at 10 a.m. A new national postage stamp will promote pet adoptions, said Andy Valentine, officer in charge of the St. More...
The Chippewa Theatre Guild will have auditions for the comedy, “Cheaper by the Dozen” Sunday, April 25, and Monday, April 26, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Guild Theater in Sault Ste. Marie. More...
Those interested in joining a mothers’ group or leading a parent group in St. Ignace is welcome to attend a meeting Sunday, April 25, from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in room 247 at St. Ignace Elementary School. More...
By Josh Perttunen
The zoning administrator would take on a stronger role in approving construction site plans, leaving fewer cases to come before the planning commission, under a new process proposed by the Clark Township Planning Commission. More...
Matthew Matson (standing, left) and Nick Mavis watch as Chris Matson climbs a ladder to the deck of the Arnold Transit passenger dock on Mackinac Island Tuesday, April 13. More...
By David Latva
The Straits Area Conference honored more than 60 student athletes from six schools during the annual Scholar-Athlete Recognition Banquet at Little Bear East Arena in St. Ignace Monday, April 12. More...
Golf lessons for adult beginners will be offered by Consolidated Community School Services beginning Monday, May 10. The class will meet Mondays from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Munoscong Golf Club with Roy Hamilton as instructor. More...
By Ted Booker
A hearing on a proposed St. Ignace sewer project that will raise the average residential fee $15 a year received no public input Monday, April 19. The St. Ignace City Council, which held the hearing at the St. More...
Repair of about 10 miles of I- 75 south of Mackinaw City, between the mile markers 326 and 336, will begin the week of April 26. The $450,000 project will mill the center of the road and resurface it with asphalt. More...
By Ted Booker
Jeremy Winter, the new pastor for Zion and Trinity Lutheran churches in St. Ignace and Brevort, grew up on a farm in the small town of George, Iowa, so he knows what its like to see familiar faces in town every day. More...
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