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Mackinac Straits Corridor Authority to meet Friday in St. Ignace

Local News August 24, 2026

ST. IGNACE — The Mackinac Straits Corridor Authority will meet from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Eastern time Friday at Little Bear East Arena and Community Center, 275 Marquette St., St. Ignace. The state agency is tasked with overseeing construction, maintenance and operation of a proposed utility tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac. A copy of the full agenda will be available at the MSCA website. The meeting will be available to watch live on YouTube. If built, the tunnel will house a replacement segment for the Enbridge Energy Line 5 light oil and natural gas liquids pipelines that ...

Meetings and public hearings scheduled

Local News August 24, 2026

Breitung Township Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. today in the media center at Kingsford High School. The agenda includes an enrollment update and the Iron Mountain-Kingsford Community Schools consortium agreement. For more, go to https://www.kingsford.org/63692. Breitung Township Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. today at the Township Hall in Quinnesec. For more, go to https://www.breitungtownshipmi.gov/township. Iron Mountain Downtown Development Authority will have an events meeting at noon Tuesday and a business development meeting at noon Thursday, both at Contrast Coffee, 1202 ...

Iran official says support for new sanctions would be an 'act of war'

International News August 24, 2026

(AP) — The new head of Iran's top security body warned Sunday that Tehran will see any country's support for new U.S. economic measures against the Islamic Republic as an "act of war," while Iran's president defended a memorandum of understanding with the United States as the best way out ...

Tariffs expected to affect $20B of Canadian goods

Local News August 24, 2026

CHICAGO (AP) — After trade negotiations crumbled at the eleventh hour, U.S. President Donald Trump’s 50% tariffs on scores of Canadian imports kicked in Saturday. The new levies are expected to affect about 5% of Canada’s annual exports to the U.S., roughly $20 billion in goods ranging ...

Business August 24, 2026

FLORENCE, Wis. — Local fixture Barb’s Cafe is under new ownership but remains in the family. Barb Galvin, who opened the restaurant on March 11, 1993, turned it over to grandson Randall Gregg on July 1. Galvin, though, has no plans to retire and will remain with the business. She ...

The ‘unofficial groundskeeper’

Local News August 24, 2026

KINGSFORD — A dedication ceremony will take place before Kingsford High School’s varsity football game Thursday to officially name the press box after the late Art Viens. After Viens passed away on Sept. 18, 2025, at the age of 89, discussion began about adding his name to the press ...