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Saturday, May 11, 2024
NEWBERRY, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is investing about $4.3 million to resurface about 6 miles of M-28 from east of Raco to M-221 in Superior Township, Chippewa County. Work includes asphalt milling and resurfacing, guardrail, and pavement markings. The project is scheduled to begin July 5, 2023 and end Oct 13, […]
On June 26, 2023, troopers from the Sault Ste. Marie Post were dispatched to a report of a male subject holding his ex-girlfriend against her will. The investigation revealed a 48-year-old Sault Ste. Marie man had allegedly gone to a place he knew the victim would be, waited for her […]
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. and Ontario – The International Bridge Administration (IBA) is hosting three in-person public hearings to discuss proposed increases to toll rates on the Sault Ste. Marie International bridge between the U.S. and Canada. The public hearings will allow interested parties the opportunity to view potential changes and […]
Ending child marriage in Michigan moved one step closer to being a reality Thursday following bipartisan votes in the Senate on legislation that would update statute to prevent those under 18 from getting married. Seven of the 10 bills in the package passed the Senate by unanimous votes while three […]
Michigan’s distracted driving laws will change beginning June 30. Here’s what you need to know about new rules aimed at reducing crashes and fatalities on the state’s roadways: What is Michigan’s new distracted driving law?Beginning June 30, it will be prohibited in Michigan to use a cellphone while driving, unless […]
Eight former and current employees of the Alger Correctional Facility were charged today with felonies related to the in-custody death of former inmate Jonathan Lancaster, the Department of Attorney General announced. Four of those facing charges are registered nurses who attended to Lancaster before his death, two corrections officers present […]
The Easterday Ave. Truck Route Reconstruction and Carbide Dock Port Reconstruction projects were both awarded respectively to Bacco Construction Company and Roen Salvage Company. Both projects are scheduled for completion in summer of 2024. Easterday work is being staged so that the roadway will be open during the winter. The […]
This past Wednesday, June 14 th , Central Savings Bank held its 12 th Annual Road to Recovery Burger Bash. The Directors, Officers and staff, along with staff from MyMichigan Health Center Sault, came togetherto serve over 500 hamburgers and about 100 hot dogs with chips, cookies, bottle water and […]
MADISON, Wis. — A federal judge has given Enbridge three years to shut down parts of an oil pipeline that crosses reservation land and ordered the energy company to pay a Native American tribe more than $5 million for trespassing. Friday’s order from U.S. District Judge William Conley came after […]
Firefighters from the Superior Township Volunteer Fire Department quit after the township board voted 4-0 to let their fire chief go. Now a township with just over 1,000 residents is without local fire protection. A special meeting was held on Friday at the Superior Township Hall in Brimley. Board members […]
