Pilot Gig Being Crafted for U.S. Navy

Crew of USS Constitution Will Use Rowing Craft Built by Cedarville Students

“Part of any craft is knowing the legacy you’re working with,” said Patrick Mahon of Great Lakes Boat Building School, the lead instructor guiding Cedarville’s first-year students through construction of a new wooden boat for the United States Navy, a sleek rowing craft to serve the crew of the U.S.S. Constitution, the oldest commissioned sailing vessel in the country that […]

Job Fair Coming Tuesday



A free job fair will be at Little Bear East Arena in St. Ignace Tuesday, April 14, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. More than 23 employers will recruit new employees. Most of the available jobs will be seasonal positions in the hospitality industry, said Jim Clapperton of Michigan Works. Others employers represented will include the Michigan State Police, the […]

Show To Host 65+ Vendors

Free Expo Is This Week at St. Ignace

The St. Ignace Home Show, Spring Expo, and Gun Show will bring more than 65 businesses to Little Bear East Arena Friday, April 10, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., and Saturday, April 11, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Vendors from across the state will display a range of goods including vehicles, home goods, specialty food items, gardening equipment, […]

Trucking Plans Raise Questions



The Mackinaw City Village Council’s March 19 passage of a new ordinance restricting large truck traffic downtown drew a lot of concerned feedback from village residents and businesses owners. Several brought their concerns before the council Thursday, April 2. “We’re very aware of the concerns that were raised,” Interim Village Manager David White said. “I had some conversations with (additional) […]

More Members Proposed To Tackle New Goals

County Planning Commission

To provide better representation for communities throughout the county, help guide economic development, address water drainage problems, and prioritize the county’s most expensive capital improvement projects, the Mackinac County Planning Commission is recommending that the county board of commissioners increase the planning commission from seven to nine members. Following completion of the county’s master plan in 2010, the planning commission […]

Jail Work Crews, Home Monitoring See Cuts

Community Programs Won’t Get Help From Inmates as State Puts Focus on Therapy, Instead

Funding for jail inmate community service and electronic monitoring programs will be sharply curtailed this year, Mackinac County has been told by the Michigan Office of Community Corrections. Considered a positive aspect of rehabilitation by police, community service programs are intended to reduce the number of people in prison by sentencing certain offenders to homemonitoring, jail, and community service, instead. […]

Houses, City Water Mains Still Impacted by Frost



St. Ignace residents on let-run orders should leave their faucets running until notified by the city. Although the top 18 inches of ground have thawed, the 50 inches beneath are still frozen. Because the ground is frozen to nearly the 70-inch mark, pipes can still easily freeze. A few homes on Spring Street had their pipes freeze and a water […]

Some Changes Are Expected With New City Trash Contract



Waste Management will continue to provide residential trash pickup in the City of St. Ignace under a new five-year contract that begins May 1. The St. Ignace City Council accepted Waste Management’s bid at its meeting Monday, April 6, and administrators are working out the final details of the contract and the price residents will pay for the service in […]

EPA: Outdoor Wood-burning Stove Regulations Have Changed



To better regulate the outdoor wood-burning furnace industry, new regulations by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) went into effect this month that prevent consumers from buying certain stoves after December 31, 2015. Among them is the Central Boiler Classic, an outdoor furnace produced since the 1980s, which is being replaced with an updated version that produces less smoke. Similar furnaces, […]

Michigan State Police Get Approval To Use Drones



The Michigan State Police has received Federal Aviation Administration approval to fly unmanned aerial aircraft, often called drones, statewide, making it one of the first police agencies in the country to be approved to do so. Police plan to use them for search and rescue missions and both crime scene and crash investigations. The drone’s first assignment was assisting with […]