Heavy rain in Chippewa County Wednesday and Thursday caused a culvert to fail under a bridge on a dead end road. East 20 Mile Road in Keldon is closed because of a collapse of the bridge over Desormeaux Creek. There are several houses on the west end, or the dead […]

The Michigan Department of Corrections plans to test all prisoners in the Upper Peninsula for the novel coronavirus with the help of the Michigan National Guard.  Testing of about 7,500 prisoners will begin Monday and wrap up May 9, said Chris Gautz, spokesman for the Department of Corrections. The National […]

Effective April 29, 2020 the moratorium placed on all burning within the City of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan will be lifted to allow burning which follows the City’s burning ordinance. Burn permits are required for those wanting to legally burn, and are once again available online at www.saultcity.com. Please be […]

At approximately 4:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 29, 2020, officers from the Sault Ste. Marie Police Department responded to a missing person call on W. 8th Ave. The missing person was a 13 year old girl with Down Syndrome. She was last seen by her mother at her residence at around 11:00 […]

DAFTER, Mich. (April 24, 2020) – As part of the statewide COVID-19 Affirmation, Cloverland Electric Cooperative will suspend disconnects for non-payment until June 1, 2020. This action ensures minimum protections are in place for vulnerable customers related to bill payment, disconnection of service and reconnection of service. More specifically, the […]

PRESS RELEASEMICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION__________________________ April 23, 2020 — Effective 7 a.m. Friday, April 24, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will lift seasonal weight restrictions on all state trunkline highways from the southern Michigan border north to and including US-2/US-141 at the Menominee River bridge west of Iron Mountain, […]

PRESS RELEASECITY OF SAULT STE MARIE, MI****************** Seasonal Weight Restrictions on all City streets are hereby removed effective Monday, April 27, 2020 at 8:00 am. Weight limits on all streets shall thereafter be limited to normal legal loading, unless posted otherwise.

MACKINAC COUNTY, MI — The Michigan Department of Transportation is set to begin a $3.2 million project to move US-2 away from the Lake Michigan shoreline. The project, which will affect 1.4 miles of the scenic Upper Peninsula roadway from Prater Boulevard to just west of the Cut River Bridge, […]

NEWS RELEASECHIPPEWA COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT******************** CHIPPEWA County, Michigan – As of April 22, 2020, Chippewa County has 1* positive and 1 probable COVID-19 case, zero deaths and 126* tests conducted. Beginning on April 27, Chippewa County Health Department (CCHD) will provide updated statistics on each Tuesday and Friday at chippewahd.com […]

The Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office is putting the final touches on their new Side-by-Side. This ORV was purchased with a grant and will be on the trails this summer. The ORV will be used to patrol remote border areas from Whitefish Twp to the far end of Drummond Island. It […]