BRIMLEY, MI (MLIVE.com) — In June of 1662, hundreds of invading Native Americans from the Iroquois nation were killed on the shore of Lake Superior by local Chippewa defending their land from a war party looking to monopolize fur trading routes in the Great Lakes region. The Battle of Iroquois […]

CHIPPEWA County, Michigan-The Chippewa County Health Department (CCHD) was notified that a resident of Chippewa County had a confirmed positive test for COVID-19. Although a resident of the county, this individual has not resided within the county for several weeks. Therefore, the risk to the general comunity is considered to […]

On March 30, 2020, LMAS District Health Department became aware of a positive COVID-19 case identified through Michigan Bureau of Laboratories. The identified person is an employee at Zellar’s Village Inn in Newberry and worked at the restaurant on March 17, 2020. Out of an abundance of caution, LMAS District […]

ST. IGNACE NEWS – The first positive test for COVID-19 was reported in Mackinac County Wednesday night, March 25. The person is an employee of Mackinac Straits Health System’s hospital in St. Ignace and is recuperating at home and does not have a recent international travel history. “Our community is […]

UPPER PENINSULA, Mich. (WLUC) – Health departments around Upper Michigan are providing data on possible COVID-19 cases, though test results are seeing up to a week delay. The health departments for all 15 Upper Peninsula counties are listed roughly west to east below. The information is as of 4:00 p.m. […]

The Soo Locks are open for business! Wednesday is the first day of the shipping season on the St. Marys River. At one minute past midnight, the H. Lee White entered the Poe Lock on its way to Duluth. The Lee is the first of many freighters that will make […]

CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) — An Upper Peninsula hospital has created an easy way for people to receive an evaluation of COVID-19. The COVID-19 Evaluation Drive-Thru at War Memorial Hospital is designed as a place to obtain triage care from healthcare providers who will evaluate a person’s risk and presence […]

The Michigan State Police Sault Ste. Marie Post is seeking your assistance in solving a Breaking and Entering of a seasonal cabin and shed located in Paradise, on Vermillion Road, which occurred 8/10/19, between 5:00 pm and 6:30 pm. The suspects entered the seasonal cabin by forcing the front door […]

CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Mich. — Recently, through various media outlets, there have been concerns being voiced that COVID‐19 testing is not being done in Chippewa County. Healthcare facilities such as War Memorial Hospital (WMH), Sault Tribe Health Center (STHC), and Bay Mills Health Center (BMHC) are collecting specimen samples from individuals […]