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Monday, July 13, 2020
LANSING, Mich. — Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed executive order 2020-147, which reiterates that individuals are required to wear a face covering whenever they are in an indoor public space. It also requires the use of face coverings in crowded outdoor spaces. Most significantly, the order requires any business that is open to the […]
This is a new service supported by the Michigan Supreme Court’s Administrative Office to provide a free, quick and easy way of resolving disputes that are typically filed as a small claims or landlord/tenant case in the district court. This service is most helpful for resolving disputes that involve: A. […]
So far, bridge traffic has been cut in half on a year-to-year basis with commercial trucks and commuter traffic making up the vast majority of crossings last month. Year-to-date, 264,811 vehicles crossed the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge, a sharp drop of 57.2 per cent from last year. Traffic crossing […]
Unionized state workers would have to confirm their willingness to pay dues each year under a proposed rule change before the Michigan Civil Service Commission. The proposal has drawn the ire of some Michigan Democrats, including Rep. Terry Sabo, D-Muskegon Township, who called it “an attack on working people.” Free-market […]
(9and10News.com) – Over the weekend, a movie about the Battle of Kamdesh debuted called “The Outpost,” and it has a special Northern Michigan connection. The Battle of Kamdesh was a deadly day in 2009 for U.S. Forces in Afghanistan and the movie tells the brave story of the soldiers there. […]
MLive – Michigan’s most-traveled roadways currently don’t require tolls – but the state now has the go-ahead to find out if adding toll roads might make sense in the state. Legislation sponsored by Republican Sen. John Bizon of Battle Creek and signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Wednesday afternoon tasks the […]
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians Board of Directors approved a direct services program July 6 to help tribal members. It will be funded with $3.5 million in Covid-19 CARES Act monies. Tribal Chairperson Aaron Payment said, on behalf of the Board of […]
Charlie Daniels, a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame who sang “The Devil Went Down to Georgia,” recorded with Bob Dylan and was a vocal supporter of U.S. veterans, died Monday morning after suffering a hemorrhagic stroke. He was 83. By the time the Charlie Daniels Band topped the charts […]
CHIPPEWA County, Michigan – As of 10:00 a.m. on July 6, 2020, Chippewa County Health Department (CCHD) is reporting a total 12 confirmed cases of COVID-19, plus one probable case (“probable case” means a symptomatic individual who has not been tested, but has had direct exposure to a confirmed positive […]
(9and10news.com) = While many Independence Day parades were canceled due to the pandemic, three veterans took it upon themselves to walk in Sault Ste. Marie. Roger Merchberger, Paul Steinkohl and John Leigh are veterans from American Legion Post 3. They decided on the nation’s birthday to honor the ideals of […]
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