Local News

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 […]

Local Athlete 2024 Scholar-Athlete Award Recipient

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Feb. 13 – The Michigan High School Athletic Association has selected nine student-athletes from Class B member schools to receive scholarships through the MHSAA/Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete Award program.  Farm Bureau Insurance, in its 35th year of sponsoring the award, will give $2,000 college scholarships to 32 individuals […]