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Monday, May 12, 2025
LANSING, Mich. — Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Director Dan Eichinger notified Enbridge that the 1953 easement allowing it to operate dual pipelines in the Straits of Mackinac to transport petroleum and other products is being revoked and terminated. They also filed a lawsuit asking the Ingham County Circuit Court to recognize the validity of this action. The state is revoking the easement for violation of […]
CHIPPEWA County, Michigan – As our county has seen, COVID-19 cases are rising at an alarming rate. As of 9:00 a.m. today, we have 473 cases, 98 of those cases are considered recovered. The most tragic of these numbers are the two associated deaths. Jim German, Chippewa County Administrator, and […]
CHIPPEWA County, Michigan – Chippewa Health Department received notification on Thursday morning, November 12, 2020, of the first local deaths associated with COVID19. The individuals were an older male and an older female. Out of respect to the families, no further information will be released. “Chippewa County Health Department extends […]
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan on Tuesday posted a record number of daily confirmed coronavirus cases, near 6,500, and reported 59 deaths within the previous 24 hours — its deadliest day in six months. COVID-19, which subsided over the summer after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer imposed sweeping stay-at-home and other restrictions, […]
LANSING, MICH. As part of the state’s continued efforts to slow the increasing spread of COVID-19, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget (DTMB) today announced the statewide rollout of the COVID-19 exposure notification app MI COVID Alert. The anonymous, no […]
The ‘Jeopardy!’ host died aged 80 on Sunday (08.11.20) following a battle with pancreatic cancer, but his friend Mike Richards insisted his final moments were “good” and he was able to speak with his loved ones before he took his last breath. Mike, an executive on the game show, told […]
Due to increased COVID-19 cases in the area, Sault Area Schools Superintendent Dr. Tim Hall has made the decision to close all district schools for the remainder of November. Following is a letter Dr Hall distributed to parents: “Given the steady increase in positive cases of COVID in the region […]
On Saturday at about 2pm, an accident was reported at the intersection of M-134 and M-129 in Cedarville. Witnesses at the scene, confirmed by investigating police, there was a Subaru westbound on M-134 and it had crossed the centerline striking a parked SUV on the opposite shoulder. The driver of […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday, positioning himself to lead a nation gripped by a historic pandemic and a confluence of economic and social turmoil. His victory came after more than three days of uncertainty […]
St Ignace News – Results are in for many of the races in the Tuesday, November 3, general election. In Mackinac County, Republican candidates were clearly favored, as 2,279 voters went straight ticket Republican to 1,142 straight ticket Democrat voters. About 69% of registered Mackinac County voters cast ballots, 6,973 […]