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updated: Mon Jul 07, 2008 03:56 pm

Mackinac County News

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Monday Jul 7 | Chicago Tribune

Emerald ash borer hunted across Upper Peninsula

Teri Grout lifted a long metal pole into the trees along state highway 28 on a recent Friday afternoon, a purple corrugated prism dangled at the end.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Alger County, MI

Tue Jul 01, 2008

MLive.com

MDOT to open lanes on state highways for holiday

The Michigan Department of Transportation will be opening lanes on most road and bridge construction projects to help move traffic along during the coming Fourth of July weekend.

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Related Topix: White Cloud, MI, Fremont, MI, Champion, MI, Ontonagon County, MI, Negaunee, MI

Thu Jun 19, 2008

WLUC-TV Negaunee

Man killed by falling tree

An Engadine man was killed this weekend after a tree fell on him. The Mackinac County Sheriff's office reports that 76-year-old Earl Legault was cutting down a tree in a remote area of his property on Sunday ...

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Related Topix: Engadine, MI

Tue Jun 17, 2008

WWUP-TV Cadillac

Man Dies in Mackinac County Logging Accident

A man cutting trees in Mackinac County died when part of a tree fell on his head.

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Related Topix: Engadine, MI

Thu Jun 12, 2008

State of Michigan

DNR Hosts Open Houses in Gaylord Forest Management Unit July 8-9

The Department of Natural Resources will host open houses on Tuesday, July 8, and Wednesday, July 9, to provide information and receive public comment on proposed forest management treatments for 2010 in the ...

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Related Topix: Charlevoix, MI, Cheboygan, MI, Gaylord, MI, Indian River, MI

Tue Jun 10, 2008

WWUP-TV Cadillac

6/10 - Police Catch Break-in Suspects in Mackinac County

A woman in Mackinac County came home to find two men in her house, and one of them had a gun.

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Related Topix: Curtis, MI

Sun Jun 01, 2008

WILX-TV Lansing

Teen's Disappearance

Upper Peninsula authorities have asked the public for help in looking into the 1994 disappearance of a pregnant girl whose remains were found more than a year later in Hiawatha National Forest.

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Related Topix: Sault Ste. Marie, MI, St. Ignace, MI

Mon May 19, 2008

SooToday

Severe thunder and hail expected in Chippewa County

The U.S. National Weather Service has issued the following severe thunderstorm warning for Chippewa County and Mackinac County. via SooToday

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Related Topix: Weather, Mackinac Island, MI, Hessel, MI, Cedarville, MI, Goetzville, MI

Sat May 17, 2008

WWUP-TV Cadillac

5/14 - 14-Year-old Murder Mystery in St. Ignace Has New Hope

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An Upper Peninsula Cold Case Team formed to investigate the death and disappearance of Marvel Anderson, 16, from St. via WWUP-TV Cadillac

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Related Topix: St. Ignace, MI

Thu May 15, 2008

State of Michigan

May 13, 2008 - Police Seek Public's Help to Solve 1994 Death

“We have already investigated many tips in this case, but we are still looking for the missing piece of information that will break everything open”

Fourteen years after the death of 16-year-old Marvel Anderson, the U.P. Cold Case Team is asking for the public's help in solving her case. via State of Michigan

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Related Topix: St. Ignace, MI

Tue May 13, 2008

The Mining Journal

Injured boy out of hospital

A 2-year-old Mackinac County boy has been discharged from a Grand Rapids children's hospital after accidentally being run over by a pickup truck driven by his father earlier this month. via The Mining Journal

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Related Topix: Grand Rapids Metro, Grand Rapids, MI, Newberry, MI

Fri May 09, 2008

Cousinconnect.com

Genealogy Query - VISNAW

In search of my Uncle....any leads would be appreciated. Birth Name: Howard Joseph Visnaw Birth Mother: Grace Visnaw DOB: 09-20-1943 Place of Birth: Northern Michigan Children's Clinic Marquette, Michigan Place ... via Cousinconnect.com

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Related Topix: Marquette, MI, Life, Hobbies, Genealogy, St. Ignace, MI, Home Gardening, Home

Wed May 07, 2008

WLUC-TV Negaunee

Cut River Bridge gets new deck

A road construction project in Mackinac County is scheduled to begin Monday morning. via WLUC-TV Negaunee

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Mon May 05, 2008

The Mining Journal

2-year-old boy accidentally run ove.....

A 2-year-old Mackinac County boy is recovering in fair condition today in a Grand Rapids children's hospital after accidentally being run over Sunday by a pickup truck driven by his father. via The Mining Journal

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Related Topix: Grand Rapids Metro, Grand Rapids, MI, Newberry, MI

Sat May 03, 2008

State of Michigan

Transportation

Railroad crossing barricades now fully activated in Wayne County April 29, 2008 - - Retractable railroad barricades located in Wayne County's Van Buren Township are now fully activated. via State of Michigan

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Related Topix: Grand Rapids Metro, Grand Rapids, MI

Thu May 01, 2008

State of Michigan

MDOT plans for eastern U.P. presented to public

WHAT: Staff from the Michigan Department of Transportation Newberry Transportation Service Center will present an overview of construction, maintenance, and transportation enhancement projects planned for ... via State of Michigan

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Related Topix: Michigan, Newberry, MI, Luce County, MI, Sault Ste. Marie, MI

Tue Apr 29, 2008

Lakeland Boating

Say "Aw"...Or Is It "Ac"?

The area encompassing Mackinac Island, Mackinaw City and the Straits of Mackinac has had its fair share of names throughout history. via Lakeland Boating

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Related Topix: Mackinac Island, MI

Sun Apr 27, 2008

WLUC-TV Negaunee

UP jobless rate up over last March

You want good news? Well, the UP unemployment dropped from 9.2 percent in February to 8.9 percent in March. via WLUC-TV Negaunee

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Related Topix: Menominee County, MI, Keweenaw County, MI, Dickinson County, MI, Marquette County, MI

Fri Apr 25, 2008

WWUP-TV Cadillac

Pain at Pump Impacting Homebound Delivery Service in Mackinac County

High gas prices are impacting homebound delivery service at the Community Service Agency in St. via WWUP-TV Cadillac

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Related Topix: St. Ignace, MI

Sat Apr 12, 2008

SooToday

update on U.S. weather advisory

Early this afternoon, the U.S. National Weather Service cancelled its winter storm advisory for Chippewa and Mackinac counties, including the Michigan Soo and St. via SooToday

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Related Topix: Chippewa County, MI, St. Ignace, MI, Canada,

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