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Saturday, May 4, 2024
DAFTER, Mich.— Cloverland Electric Cooperative has approximately 225 outages remaining this morning after Sunday’s high winds caused widespread outages across its Eastern Upper Peninsula service area. Outage numbers reached 4,100 Sunday afternoon. Cloverland crews worked into the night until safety rest was required. Restoration efforts will resume this morning to […]
LANSING — A transgender woman who served in Afghanistan as a member of the 101st Airborne Division sued Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and her top military official Friday, saying she is being kicked out of the Michigan National Guard over her gender identification. Blaire McIntyre, who was assigned a male gender at birth but identifies […]
The Scottish actor was best known for his portrayal of James Bond, being the first to bring the role to the big screen and appearing in seven of the spy thrillers. Sir Sean died peacefully in his sleep in the Bahamas, having been “unwell for some time”, his son said. […]
Bars and restaurants would be required to collect name and contact information from patrons for coronavirus contact tracing under an amended emergency order issued today by the Department of Health and Human Services. New restrictions for those establishments will also prohibit more than six people sitting at a single table […]
Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes announced today that Karmen Lemke, Chief Executive Officer since November 2018, will step down from her position effective November 13. Ms. Lemke will remain in community leadership in a new opportunity based in Green Bay. Ms. Lemke’s tenure with the organization was highlighted […]
President Donald Trump is set to make his fourth trip to Michigan in recent weeks with an appearance scheduled for Friday in Waterford Township. He’ll speak at the Oakland County International Airport, continuing his campaign trend of bouncing around tarmacs throughout the Midwest during the final days of the 2020 […]
The Michigan State Police St Ignace Post has issued a media release requesting the public’s assistance in locating a person reported missing. Channelle Leigh Denard is a 31 year old black female whose vehicle was l0cated in Mackinac County on US-2 near Association Rd. Channelle is described as 5′ 4″ […]
CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Mich. – Over the last week, COVID-19 cases have dramatically increased in Chippewa County, a trend that is mirrored both statewide and nationally. The increase in cases is likely due to community transmission, group gatherings among adults, and relaxing of social distancing and masking. Chippewa County continues to […]
Chippewa County Sheriff Deputies will be out on extra patrols over the Halloween weekend to help make our roadways safer, focusing on those driving under the influence of Alcohol or Drugs. This will be above and beyond their normal Patrols. “This Halloween, PLEASE find a designated driver, take a cab, […]
A Deputy Sheriff for the Chippewa Co Sheriff’s Office made a traffic stop in Sault Ste Marie on Saturday 10-24-2020 for traffic violations. During the investigation a package of Methamphetamine was located within the vehicle along with drug paraphernalia and U.S. Currency. Deputies, in turn, arrested Jimmie Lee Germain, age […]
