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Sunday, May 3, 2026
DAFTER, Mich. – Cloverland Electric Cooperative announces the candidates eligible for election to its board of directors. Candidate biographies are published on Cloverland.com and in the May | June issue of Cloverland Connections magazine. Ballots mail April 27, 2026, and voting ends May 29, 2026. Ballots will not be mailed to districts A and C since […]
Editor’s note: This column includes colorful quotations containing adult/suggestive humor. PARADISE, MI – A customer’s hot dog order was ready. “I’ve got somebody’s wiener in my hand,” Chic Drozdrowski shouted leeringly through the carryout window of her food shack. “Whose wiener am I holding?” Drozdrowski is the boisterous owner of […]
At approximately 7:11 am on March 5th, 2026, the Sault Ste. Marie Fire and Police Departmentsresponded to a report of a structure collapse at 235 Magazine Street, within the City of Sault Ste.Marie. Upon arrival within 3 minutes of dispatch, a commercial structure was found to havesignificant damage to rear […]
St. Ignace, Michigan. The Michigan State Police (MSP) St. Ignace Post is proud to announcethe promotion of Sgt. Jonathan Morrison. Sergeant Morrison grew up in Pickford, Michigan, and enlisted in the United States Air Forcefollowing his high school graduation, where he honorably served for four years. After completinghis military service, […]
Sault Ste. Marie, MI — Effective at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, March 9th, Seasonal Loadand Speed Restrictions will be imposed on all City Streets. This will apply to all CityStreets except for the following streets which are designated as All-Season Routes:
Luce County, Michigan. Individuals from lower Michigan were arrested by the Michigan StatePolice (MSP) following an attempted drug smuggling incident at the Newberry CorrectionalFacility. On February 28, 2026, troopers from the MSP Sault Ste. Marie Post were notified by NewberryCorrectional Facility staff of a possible smuggling attempt. Troopers conducted surveillance […]
Chippewa County, Michigan. Details are now being released regarding a fatal snowmobilecrash that occurred in Whitefish Township. On Saturday, February 28, 2026, at approximately 3:20 p.m., troopers from the Michigan StatePolice (MSP) Sault Ste. Marie Post responded to a report of a serious snowmobile crash on W.Green Shack Road near […]
SAULT STE. MARIE — Lake Superior State University is investing more than $10 million in multi-phase campus infrastructure improvements aimed at updating facilities, enhancing campus spaces and improving safety for students, faculty and visitors. The university said the work will use significant new donor support. Projects include major roof repairs, repairs to […]
Kevin Wade Farnquist was sentenced this morning in the 50th Circuit Court by Judge James Lambros.Farnquist was found guilty on December 10, 2025, of Impersonating a Police Officer to commit a crime under MCL 750.215(3). He was also be sentenced as a habitual 4th offender. Pursuant to Farnquist’s Michigan Sentence […]
ST. IGNACE, Mich. – Reflecting on his many years of service and stewardship of the Mighty Mac, the Mackinac Bridge Authority (MBA) is mourning the Feb. 16 death of longtime former Chairman William H. Gnodtke. “Bill’s love and devotion for the Mackinac Bridge was second to none, and I had the privilege […]