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Bay Mills St Kateri Church destroyed by fire

A fire early Wednesday morning destroyed a Chippewa County church. Area fire departments first responded to a fire at the Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Mission Catholic Church just before 1:30 a.m. Wednesday. The church opened in 1967 after the previous church on that site was destroyed by a fire. Church members […]

Autore named board chair at Mackinac Straits Health System

ST. IGNACE – Trustees for Mackinac Straits Health System have announced Steven Autore of Cedarville as the new board chair. He replaces Christine McPherson, who served in that role since 2018. Patrick Shannon of Sault Ste. Marie and Mackinac Island, has been named vice chair. Autore has been a board […]

Local fires keep fire departments busy

Soo Fire Dept was called to the 1500 block of Ryan St. Monday evening for a garage fire at 9:51pm. By the time firefighters arrived on-scene the fire had spread to the unattached residence on the property as well as had done heat damage to the exterior of a neighboring […]

Former Bay Mill Chairman nominated by Biden for Dept of Interior

Former Bay Mills Indian Community Chairman, Bryan Newland, has been nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs in the Department of Interior. “We are very proud of Bryan and his service to Indian Country,” said Whitney Gravelle, Bay Mills Indian Community Chairperson. “During his […]

MSP arrests two downstate subjects for selling meth

SAULT STE MARIE, MICH. On April 14th, 2021 at approximately 9:21p.m. troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Sault Ste. Marie Post made a traffic stop of a vehicle on M-28 Highway near Raco in Chippewa County. The driver was identified as 28-year-old Maxim Timmer from Zeeland, Michigan. The passenger […]

Semi Truck rollover on I-75 results in driver’s arrest

The Chippewa Co Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to SB I-75 at the Mackinac Trail overpass on 4-13-2021 at approximately 1058pm. Deputies were responding to a Semi truck that had crashed and rolled on its side. Upon arrival Deputies found a Semi truck had driven into the median and then rolled […]

The Wicked Sister wins state award

LANSING – Michigan Celebrates Small Business, has been honoring small businesses in the state of Michigan for 17 years and today they are announcing the awardees of the 2021 MCSB annual gala. The 2021 gala will take place on July 20 and will feature three award categories including Michigan 50 […]