HANNAHVILLE, Mich. – State Rep. Beau LaFave (R-Iron Mountain) Wednesday introduced a resolution reaffirming the sovereignty of tribal nations and encouraging Michigan’s attorney general to not infringe on the constitutional rights of a U.P. indigenous community. The Hannahville Indian Community, a federally recognized Potawatomi tribe residing in the Upper Peninsula, […]
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Sault Ste Marie to resume parking enforcement.
The Sault Ste Marie Police today announced today that they will resume with city parking enforcement on Monday, May 18. Permit holders with expired permits are encouraged to renew them prior to May 18th. Due to the closure of City Hall, amounts will be prorated to cover one and a […]
Sault Tribe to form COVID-19 Task Force
PRESS RELEASESAULT STE MARIE TRIBE OF CHIPPEWA INDIANS————- SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians Chairperson Aaron Payment and Board of Directors have endorsed the establishment of a COVID-19 Task Force as presented by the tribe’s executive team. The task force will ensure the Sault […]
2020 Mackinac Bridge Walk cancelled
The Mackinac Bridge Authority held a special meeting today, May 13, to determine the status of the 2020 Mackinac Bridge Walk. The result? It’s cancelled! The board felt it was highly unlikely that circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to prevent crowds of this size from forming by Labor […]
Army Corps to hear from public on Enbridge pipeline plan
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is preparing to hear from the public on Enbridge’s proposal to build an oil pipeline tunnel beneath Michigan’s Straits of Mackinac after determining the company submitted a complete application. The Corps’ Detroit district office has scheduled a public comment […]
MSU Extension Offering Supportive Program for Caregivers
MSU Extension is offering a FREE on-line series entitled Powerful Tools for Caregivers for six consecutive Thursdays starting Thursday May 21 from 1:30-3:00pm EST via Zoom. The entire six-week series provides caregivers support and tools to help caregivers in a variety of ways. The series is designed to provide support […]
75 year old arrested for pistol whipping 72 year old
MACKINAC COUNTY, MICH. Troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) St. Ignace Post responded to a report of a Felonious Assault that took place between two men in Marquette Township of Mackinac County. It was reported that a 72-year-old resident of Mackinac County had stopped to check on what he […]
Army Corps of Engineers fight to build up shoreline
The Army Corps of Engineers continues to unload boulders on the shoreline at Rotary Park in Sault Ste Marie, MI today 5/12/20. They started the project May 8th. The Army Corps is using the CB Nicolet to unload and deposit the boulders onto the shorline. The boulders come from rock […]
Billion-dollar Soo Locks expansion gets under way next week
SAULT STE. MARIE (WJRT) – The first phase of a billion-dollar expansion of the Soo Locks is scheduled to begin next week. The project will begin by deepening the St. Mary’s River upstream and downstream of the locks for $53 million over two years. Eventually, a third lock will be […]
Canadian Snowbirds put on spectacular flypast to raise morale
The Canadian Forces Snowbirds, the Canadian equivalent of the Blue Angels, a highly skilled precision aerobatics team arrived in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario fifteen minutes behind schedule of their planned 10:30 am arrival. The show they put on was well worth the wait! Rather heavy crowds gathered on both sides […]