DAFTER, Mich.— (September 28, 2022) Cloverland Electric Cooperative’s Board of Directors voted in support of the recommended rate increase from the cost-of-service analysis conducted earlier this year. A roll call vote yielded a unanimous 8-0 result with one abstention due to conflict of interest. The new rate – 5.4 percent increase […]
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BMCC signs articulation agreement
BAY MILLS — Bay Mills Community College is continuing to expand educational opportunities for tribal communities. BMCC has entered into an articulation agreement with Fond du Lac Tribal Community College (FDLTCC) in Cloquet, Minn. The agreement will allow Fond du Lac students to utilize their credits towards a bachelor’s degree […]
M-221 bridge work, detour in Brimley delayed
BRIMLEY, Mich. – Beginning Monday, Sept. 26, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will be performing maintenance work on the M-221/6 Mile Road bridge over the Waiska River in Brimley, Chippewa County, which will require a posted detour. The work had been planned for this week but was delayed due to material supply issues. Beginning […]
Pickford Township loses local ambulance service
Sunday night, Pickford Fire and EMS Chief Jim Miller sent out a post on Facebook addressed to the citizens of the community of Pickford. It didn’t resonate good tones. “After 60 years of providing Ambulance service to Pickford and the surrounding Townships, Pickford Ambulance is sadly embarking on our last […]
M-221 bridge work, detour in Brimley starts Monday
BRIMLEY, Mich. – Beginning Monday, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will be performing maintenance work on the M-221/6 Mile Road bridge over the Waiska River in Brimley, Chippewa County, which will require a posted detour. Starting Monday, Sept. 19, eastbound 6 Mile Road traffic will be detoured on M-221 to M-28 to Piche […]
Former local radio personality sentenced to prison for child sex crimes
Former morning show host at WSOO, James “Jim” Thomas DiSanto, has been convicted and sentenced to prison for having sexual relations with a minor female between 13 and 16 years of age. 50th Circuit Court Judge James Lambros sentenced DiSanto to 5 ½ to 15 years in prison for his […]
26,000 people venture the Mackinac Bridge
ST. IGNACE, Mich. – A beautiful, nearly cloudless day welcomed participants to the Mackinac Bridge Walk today, likely a big contributor to an uptick in participation over last year. “We’re so glad to have had 26,000 people from across Michigan and beyond join us for this beloved event on such a perfect […]
City of Sault Ste. Marie receives $2 million grant for I-500 Snowmobile Track
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The U.S. Department of Commerce has invested $2 million in American Rescue Plan Funds to support tourism in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. The U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded a $2 million grant to Sault Ste. […]
Sault Tribe celebrates 50 years of federal recognition
SAULT STE. MARIE — Fifty years ago today, on Sept. 7, 1972, the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians was federally recognized, bringing to fruition decades of work by area Anishinaabe people. Through the work of a dedicated group of Anishinaabe, on Dec. 24, 1953, the “Original Bands of […]
How to walk across the Mackinac Bridge this Labor Day
MACKINAW CITY, MI – The 64th Mackinac Bridge Walk will welcome tens of thousands of people to step onto Michigan’s famous suspension bridge on Labor Day. Here’s how you can be one of them. The famous 5-mile-long suspension bridge opens to foot traffic once a year. It all started in 1958. An […]