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President Donald Trump said Wednesday morning that the United States will temporarily close its border with Canada to “non-essential traffic” due to the coronavirus pandemic. “We will be, by mutual consent, temporarily closing our Northern Border with Canada to non-essential traffic,” Trump wrote on Twitter. “Trade will not be affected. Details […]
(SooToday.com) – This evening Algoma Public Health confirmed the first positive case of COVID-19 in the Algoma region. A woman in her 50s returned to Algoma on March 15, 2020 from the United States. She developed respiratory symptoms and notified Algoma Public Health (APH) on March 16, 2020. APH facilitated EMS transportation to […]
Due to the weather conditions, the Sault Seal Recreation Area will be closed for the season effective today, March 17, 2020
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — In a continued effort to prevent the spread of Coronavirus (COVID19), Kewadin Casinos will be temporarily closing all five Kewadin Casinos, located in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Kewadin Casinos has been closely monitoring the situation and made adjustments as needed including the postponement of events and […]
WE WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE THE PUBLIC BY APPOINTMENT ONLY To protect the health and safety of our employees and so that we can continue to provide the essential services that we perform we are asking that all unsolicited visitors and vendors please avoid in person visits to City Hall […]
Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued an executive order today temporarily expanding unemployment benefit eligibility through April 14 in another response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Under the executive order, unemployment benefits are extended to: Workers who have an unanticipated family care responsibility, like child care due to school closures or carrying for […]
(9and10News) – An early morning fire destroyed a barn that housed dozens of hogs. The owners say the fire started just after 5 a.m. on Friday South of Pickford on East M-48. Four fire departments responded but were unable to save the hogs or barn. They cleared the scene just after […]
(GONGWER NEWS) – Michigan’s bars and restaurants risk losing their licenses to sell alcohol should they ignore Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s executive order limiting assemblies of people in a single space to 250, and Ms. Whitmer signaled Sunday night that more restrictions are likely. Hours after the governors in Illinois and […]
OUTAGE ALERT (Friday, March 13, 12:54 p.m.): We currently have about 500 services affected by outages due to high winds and trees on the line. Crews are on site on Sugar Island and Whitefish township. Thank you for your patience as our crews work to restore power safely. *** Outage […]
March 13, 2020 — Effective 6 a.m. Monday, March 16, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will lift seasonal weight restrictions on some state roads in the Lower Peninsula. Seasonal weight restrictions will continue to be imposed and enforced on all state trunkline highways north of a line on […]
