BAY MILLS — Economic development continues in Bay Mills, this time with a project geared toward local youth. The Bay Mills Boys & Girls Club received another round of grant funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the Community Development Block Grant Program for Indian Tribes […]
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BMIC enters agreement to manage operations at Point Iroquois Lighthouse
BAY MILLS — After years of discussion, a partnership between Bay Mills Indian Community and the US Forest Service has come to fruition. BMIC has entered into an interpretive agreement, which will empower Bay Mills to oversee the operations at Point Iroquois Lighthouse in Brimley, on the shores of Lake […]
Turns out, Gretchen Whitmer says she needs more time to ‘fix the damn roads’
MACKINAC ISLAND — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer won election four years ago on a promise to “fix the damn roads,” but as she asks voters to re-elect her this fall, the first-term Democrat says she’ll need more time to fulfill that pledge. I’ve “never suggested that in one term we […]
Cloverland Electric Cooperative Announces 2022 Director Election Results
DAFTER, Mich.— (June 2, 2022) — Cloverland Electric Cooperative announced results of the director election at its Annual Meeting of the Members June 2. Cloverland is a democratically controlled, not-for-profit electric co-op governed by nine directors elected by and from the members of their respective districts to serve a three-year term. […]
Both Depp and Heard found liable, but Depp gets more money
Johnny Depp has emerged victorious from his defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard, after a jury ruled in his favor. Depp, 58, filed a $50 million lawsuit against Heard, 36, over an op-ed published by The Washington Post in 2018, in which the Aquaman star stated that she was a domestic abuse survivor. Heard […]
New bill: Speed in Michigan construction zones, get a ticket in mail
Michigan drivers speeding through construction zones on state highways would be caught on an automated speed radar and issued warnings and fines under a bill pending in the Legislature. House Bill 5750 would give the Michigan Department of Transportation and state police authority to set up an automated speed enforcement system […]
Mackinac Island’s Memorial Day observance to include ceremony started by soldiers in 1880s
MACKINAC ISLAND – Memorial Day will get the Mackinac Island treatment during a short ceremony planned for next week. Mackinac State Historic Parks will hold a brief and informal Memorial Day observance on Monday, May 30 at 8:30 a.m. The ceremony will begin behind Fort Mackinac at the Avenue of […]
3 Mile Rd reconstruction to begin June 6
Sault Ste. Marie, MI — Effective Monday, June 6th at 7:00am, Payne & Dolan will beginthe 3 Mile Road reconstruction project. The project area will be from the roundabout to M-129 and will consist of crushing existingbituminous pavement surface, adding two inches of aggregate to the crushed materialwhile shaping the […]
Arlington St to be closed Tuesday
Sault Ste. Marie, MI — Effective Tuesday, May 24th at 7am Arlington Street will be closed toinstall the crosswalk near the U.S. Postal Service and MyMichigan Health billing office. The City of Sault Ste. Marie received a $4,408,500 Community Development Block Grant from theMichigan Economic Development Corporation to be used […]
Southbound I-75 exit ramp to US-23 in Mackinaw City to close May 31 for bridge rebuilding
GAYLORD, Mich. - The southbound I-75 exit ramp to US-23 (Exit 338) in Mackinaw City will be closed starting May 31 as contractors begin removing and replacing the ramp’s bridge beams and deck, part of a larger project this season to rebuild and repave sections of the highway. Once the ramp is […]