Local News

Mackinac County Man Found Dead Among 8 Acre Brush Fire

On Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at approximately 6:00p.m, Mackinac County Sheriff Deputies along with Garfield Twp. Fire Department, Garfield Twp. EMS, Hudson Township Fire, Michigan State Police and DNR responded to a report of a brush fire at a residence in Garfield Township. Upon arrival Deputies were advised by fire […]

Cloverland Electric Announces 2024 Board Candidates

Cloverland Electric Cooperative announces the candidates eligible for election to its board of directors. Candidate biographies will be published on Cloverland.com and in the May | June issue of Cloverland Connections magazine. Ballots mail April 29,2024 and voting ends May 31, 2024. Members can vote by mailed ballots or electronic […]

Rudyard School District Welcomes Zebra K9 Safety Dog Team

Rudyard Area Schools, with more than 600 students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, has employed a 14-month-old male yellow Labrador retriever, and his handler, Carlos Molina. Molina is a Rudyard resident and 2016 Rudyard graduate who helped lead the district to a district title in basketball and to the semifinals […]

Missing Man in Paradise Area Found Alive and Well

On Thursday 3-7-2024 near mid-day the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a remote area near Paradise, Mi for a missing persons complaint. A man was searching for his friend and found his vehicle stuck on a trail in the snow. His friend was nowhere to be found and […]

Soo Locks Open Early for 2024 Shipping Season

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan will open the Poe Lock to all marine traffic at 6 p.m. on March 22, marking the start of the 2024 Great Lakes shipping season. The shipping industry requested an early season opening due the urging of […]

Robot competition comes to LSSU in March

Robots probably won’t take over the world. But they will take over Lake Superior State University for three days in March. In the university’s annual FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) robotics competition, 40 teams of teenagers from high schools all over the state will compete at LSSU March […]

Upcoming DNR meetings, plus a vacancy on ORV workgroup

The Department of Natural Resources is committed to providing Michigan residents the opportunity to share input and ideas on policy decisions, programs and other aspects of natural resource management and outdoor recreation opportunities. One important avenue for this input is at meetings of the public bodies that advise the DNR […]