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Rudyard School District Welcomes Zebra K9 Safety Dog Team

Rudyard Area Schools, with more than 600 students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, has employed a 14-month-old male yellow Labrador retriever, and his handler, Carlos Molina. Molina is a Rudyard resident and 2016 Rudyard graduate who helped lead the district to a district title in basketball and to the semifinals […]

Two Persons Die in Head-On Crash in Alpena

ALPENA COUNTY, MI. On Monday, March 11, 2024, at approximately 7:48 p.m. troopers from theMichigan State Police (MSP) Alpena Post were called to a report of a two-vehicle personal injury crash onUS-23 Hwy between North Partridge Point Rd and South Partridge Point Rd in Alpena Township. Theinitial investigation revealed a […]

Missing Man in Paradise Area Found Alive and Well

On Thursday 3-7-2024 near mid-day the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a remote area near Paradise, Mi for a missing persons complaint. A man was searching for his friend and found his vehicle stuck on a trail in the snow. His friend was nowhere to be found and […]

Soo Locks Open Early for 2024 Shipping Season

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan will open the Poe Lock to all marine traffic at 6 p.m. on March 22, marking the start of the 2024 Great Lakes shipping season. The shipping industry requested an early season opening due the urging of […]

Great Lakes Fishing Decree takes effect

Updated guidelines for co-management of fishery resources in parts of Michigan’s Great Lakes are now in effect for the next 24 years. The new Great Lakes Fishing Decree was approved Aug. 24, 2023, by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan. In the months since the decree’s […]