News

Roxanne Osga Joins Mackinac Economic Alliance Through VISTA Program

Roxanne Osga joins the Mackinac Economic Alliance through the AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) program. She will address workforce development in Mackinac County.The...

Smaller Gatherings With Family, Friends Also Pose Risk of Spreading Covid-19

Since the beginning of the Covid- 19 pandemic, health officials have advised that large gatherings with crowds of people are unwise, as these events can...

Indoor Gatherings Restricted Further To Help Contain Virus

Indoor gatherings have been restricted after the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services extended and expanded its emergency order Thursday, October 29, as the...

Covid-19 Cases Rising Sharply, Locally and Statewide

Mackinac County has reported 142 confirmed cases of Covid-19, Chippewa County has had 118, Luce County has had 62, Alger County has had 99 and...

Obituaries

David Sedlock


David SedlockReverend David W. Sedlock, 64, of Gwinn, passed away peacefully Friday, October 23, 2020, at Bishop Noa Home in Escanaba. He was born November 6, 1955, to Raymond and...

Gladys Carmean


Gladys CarmeanGladys Ann Carmean of St. Ignace passed away Sunday, November 1, 2020. She was 103. She was born July 26, 1917, in Pickford to Michael Joseph and Mildred Mary...

Lois Clear


Lois ClearLois Jean Clear, 73, of St. Ignace, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2020, at her home. She was born April 1, 1947, in Cheboygan to Clarence Ludwig and Florence...

Sports

Rudyard Has Successful Week on Court

 Rudyard swept Pickford 25-15, 25-16, and 25-20 Monday, October 26, and Engadine 25-7, 25-6, and 25-9 Tuesday, October 27, during...

St. Ignace Saints Football Season Ends in Playoff Loss to Bark River-Harris

The St. Ignace Saints dropped their playoff opener 54-20 on the road against the Bark River-Harris Broncos Friday, October 30....

Bulldogs Football Drops District Opener

Rudyard’s football season ended with a 30-26 loss at Rapid River Thursday, October 29, in the firstround district game. E.J....

Pickford Football Team Wins by Forfeit

The defending state champion Pickford football team advanced to the second round of the playoffs without playing a single down...

Columns

West Mackinac

 By the time this edition is shared by its readers, we will have cast our votes and shared our opinions...

Engadine Consolidated Schools

HOME OF THE EAGLES • KNOWLEDGE LETS YOU SOAR

 No School Tuesday and Friday There was no school Tuesday, November 3, because of Election Day. There were two candidates...

Looking Back

130 YEARS AGO The St. Ignace News Saturday, November 8, 1890 Michigan is no longer doubtful, for on Tuesday last...

Mackinac Island

 The weather has been very cool, rainy, and windy, and we have even seen some snow. But the weather was...

Outdoors This Week in the Eastern U.P.

We are now into November, and we all know what that means: Opening day of firearm deer season is soon...

Social

BIRTH

Callan KuenzerMichael and Cara Kuenzer of Rudyard announce the birth...

BIRTH

Eric and Jazmine Ward of Petoskey announce the birth of...

ENGAGEMENT

Naomi Smith and Aaron SoyringBarbara Smith of Hessel announces the...