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Ross Pleads Guilty to Carjacking

Andrew Ross, 25, pleaded guilty to carjacking for his part in the failed escape attempt from Kinross Correctional Facility July 15. More...

Family Fun Highlights Curtis Oktoberfest This Saturday

The annual Curtis Oktoberfest will be Saturday, September 25, in Curtis. It starts at noon in the park area at the corner of Lake and Main streets, and continues until 8 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. More...

Mackinaw City Council Hears Concerns About Enforcement

The Mackinaw City Village Council heard concerns about evenhanded enforcement of village ordinances, granted a variance for a hotel sign, discussed the location of a special assessment district for a planned property purchase on Etherington Street, More...

Court Reports

The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace September 14 and September 15, Judge Beth Gibson presiding. Arresting agencies are in parentheses. More...

For the Record

In the August 26 issue of The St. Ignace News, the article, “County Pays Off Loan Early,” should have pointed out the Top of the Lake Snowmobile Museum in Naubinway is a nonprofit organization. More...

Daniel Champion, Andrea Burks Join Teaching Staff at Pickford Schools

Daniel Champion and Andrea Burks has joined the teaching staff this year at Pickford Public Schools. More...

Bay Mills Historical Society Breaks Ground for New Depot

Bay Mills Brimley Historical Society members break ground for the Brimley Railroad Depot replica Monday, August 30, in front of Wheels of History Museum in Brimley. The replica will replace the 1897 depot that burned in 1945. More...

Concealed Weapon Class Will Be Offered Sunday in Moran

The Mackinac Straits Shooters Association is offering a concealed pistol license class Sunday, September 26, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the shooting range on the corner of M-123 and Castle Rock Road near Moran. The cost is $125 per student. More...

Family Activities Are Planned for National Public Lands Day

The National Public Lands Day Celebration will be Saturday, September 25, from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at Castle Rock Ponds near St. Ignace. More...

Special Deer Hunt Is Available to Youth, Veterans

During the weekend of Saturday, September 25, and Sunday, September 26, youth and disabled veterans may harvest one antlered or one antlerless deer statewide. More...

Plane Makes Nose Landing at Island Airport

A passenger plane landed at the Mackinac Island Airport with a collapsed front landing gear Sunday, September 12. The pilot and his passenger were not injured in the incident. More...

Bishop Baraga Days Will Feature Services, History Information Hosted by St. Ignatius Church

In an event paying tribute to Bishop Frederic Baraga, St. Ignatius Loyola Catholic Church in St. More...

2010 Richard Crane Memorial Truck Show Results

Winning the $1,000 Best of Show Working Bobtail prize was Bob and Shelly Brinker of Grayling, and the $1,000 Best of Show Working Combination prize went to Eric Hasseroort from Rabbit River Transport of Holland, and Jeremy Trout from Bogies Express More...

Marina Now Open Following Spill

No One Injured as Boat Sinks and Is Recovered at St. Ignace

Only the dock kept the Helen D, a custom-built boat, from completely resting on the bottom of 12 feet of water at the St. Ignace City Marina Wednesday, September 15. More...

Meier To Speak to EUP Schools on Bullying

Tina Meier, who lost her daughter to cyber-bullying, will give several informative presentations for schools in the Eastern Upper Peninsula Monday, September 27, through Wednesday, September 29, as well as a public presentation at Lake Superior Stat More...

St. Ignace Gas Line Damaged During Underground Utility Work

Construction workers performing underground utility work for installing a fiber optic cable nicked a service line to the America's Best Value Inn on North State Street in St. Ignace Wednesday, September 15, around 5 p.m. The St. More...

Unused Presciption Drugs To Be Dropped Off at State Police Posts

Citizens can discard expired, unused, or unwanted prescription drugs for destruction at all Michigan State Police posts Saturday, September 25, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The service is free and anonymous with no questions asked. More...

Hours Are Changed at Naubinway Health Clinic; Community Petitions

Low patient volume at the Naubinway Family Health Clinic has led to reduction of hours there, and the clinic’s full-time nurse practitioner, Carol Norman, has resigned, although the two events may not be related. More...

Mackinac Bridge Traffic Is Up 2%

Traffic crossing the Mackinac Bridge increased 2% for the month of August, compared to August 2009, according to the Mackinac Bridge Authority. This August, 568,137 vehicles crossed the bridge, while 557,125 crossed during August 2009. More...

Tribe Asks for More Discussion, but Commission Abandons Some Roads on Tribal Land

Clark and St. Ignace Township Roads Impacted

Roads on tribal property in Clark and St. Ignace townships were abandoned by the Mackinac County Road Commission Tuesday, September 14, following a jurisdiction dispute over a water main project in late July. The commission advised the Sault Ste. More...

Attorney Recommends Next Step in East Lake Dam Proposal

Involves Setting Percentages Within Special Assessment District

The county has been advised by its attorney not to put any more money into exploratory studies about the proposed East Lake Dam until details are available about how to recoup the money, but the commission should push forward quickly with preparing More...

Hospital Foundation Ball Pays Tribute to Local Agencies

Honoring 25 local law enforcement and health agencies, the first Mackinac Straits Hospital Foundation 9/11 Ball held at Kewadin Shores Casino in St. Ignace drew 112 people Saturday, September 11. More...

Great Start Preschool Prepares for Fall Session

The St. Ignace Great Start summer preschool program hosted an end-of-the-year picnic August 20, at which members of the St. More...

With Attendance Growing, St. Ignace Marching Band Seeks New Uniforms

Attendance is growing in the high school band in St. Ignace, and efforts are underway to purchase new marching band uniforms for more than 100 musicians, as well as add a music recording station for use by budding young composers. More...

Soo Oktoberfest Is This Saturday

The annual Downtown Soo Oktoberfest is planned for Saturday, September 25, from 10 a.m. to midnight in Sault Ste. Marie. Activities will take place on Portage Avenue between Ashmun Street and Governor Osborn Boulevard. More...

St. Anthony’s Catholic Church Open House Draws 150 People

St. Anthony's Catholic Church hosted an open house Sunday, September 19, drawing about 150 visitors. More...

City of St. Ignace Is Planning Splash Pad, Children’s Sundial for Wawatam Park

By next summer, children could be playing on a splash pad and using their shadow to tell time as they become part of an oversized human sundial at Wawatam Park in St. Ignace. More...

Paving of State Trail in Mackinaw City Nearly Done

Paving on the state bike trail in Mackinaw City is nearing competition, said Sandy Planisek of the bike trail committee Thursday, September 16. More...

Kreiser Is Arrested for Manslaughter

Ashley Lynn Kreiser, 20, of Brimley, has been arrested on charges arising from the carmotorcycle accident May 30 that resulted in the deaths of David Strickland and Lisa Aikens in Chippewa County, according to the Chippewa County prosecutor’s More...

Mackinac Island Hotel Development Gets Extension; ‘Fake’ Steps Idea Turned Down for Church

Ira Green received a second one-year extension for construction of the Bicycle Inn across from McNally Cottage on Mackinac Island. First proposed in September 2008, the development is to include a hotel, retail stores, and a bicycle shop. More...

Plans Shared for Public Access Sites

The Clark Township board is continuing to refine a tentative plan for developing its public access sites, while receiving heavy opposition from residents at the Woodland Park/Park Avenue location, who now debate the township's ownership of the prope More...

Trojans To Celebrate Homecoming Friday

The Cedarville Trojans will celebrate homecoming Friday, September 24, beginning with the Trojan Booster Club tailgate party at 5:30 p.m. More...

Child Safety Seat Assistance Offered

Those with questions regarding child safety seats or who would like to have their child safety seat installation checked may call Mackinac County Sheriff Deputy Dustin Stempki at 643-1911 or St. More...

Law Enforcement Torch Run, Swim Raises $10,000 for Special Olympics

St. Ignace Special Olympians Kimberly Massaway (front, left) and Christina Paquin have a chance to pass the torch used in the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Wednesday, September 15. More...

Master Plan Still Moving Toward Council Review in Mackinaw City

Protecting residential areas from commercial encroachment is one of the major goals identified in the Mackinaw City master plan. More...

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