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Book Ladder Gives Out One Thousandth Book

Chippewa County, MI –Chippewa County Health Department (CCHD) is excited to announce the 1000th book handed out through the Book Ladder program. Book Ladder is a community-supported program that provides age-appropriate books for Chippewa County children during Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program visits. The Book Ladder program launched on August […]

Dafter Fire Department Receives Major Grant to Improve Equipment

Dafter, MI – The Dafter Township Fire Department is excited to announce that they have been awarded two highly competitive FEMA Assistance to Firefighters (AFG) grants, totaling $490,780.94 in federal funding! $449,523.80 – New Tanker$41,257.14 – New Fire Hose & Nozzles NEW TANKER The new tanker will replace the current […]

International Bridge closure planned for foot race Sept. 26

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ontario ­and Mich. – The Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge will be closed to vehicle traffic during the Sault International Festival of Races on Saturday, Sept. 26. The bridge will close to vehicle traffic at 7:30 a.m. and will reopen at 9:30 a.m. The 5-mile bridge run crosses the bridge as part of its course. This is […]

UP Deer Habitat Improvement

This fall, for the first time since 2021, the Chippewa Luce Mackinac Conservation District is taking part in the Deer Habitat Improvement Partnership Initiative (DHIPI). This program hasbeen funded by the Michigan DNR for decades in an effort to benefit deer and other wildlife habitat in the Upper Peninsula. Local sportsmen groups, […]

Toll rollback coming to International Bridge Oct. 31

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ontario ­and Mich. – There won’t be any tricks, just treats, at the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge this Halloween, as tolls get rolled back for 24 hours. From midnight to midnight on Oct. 31, passenger vehicle tolls at the bridge will get a historical throwback to a […]