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Wednesday, April 30, 2025
The Chippewa Luce Mackinac Conservation District is proud to be partnered with Bay Mills IndianCommunity and the Environmental Protection Agency to bring you free Household Hazardous WasteCollection and Scrap Tire Recycling! What is hazardous waste?Hazardous products are those that are dangerous or pose environmental and/or human health risk.Often, hazardous products […]
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in conjunction with the City of Sault Ste. Marie, the Sault Ste. Marie Convention & Visitors Bureau, the United States Coast Guard, the Lake Superior State University Center for Freshwater Research and Education, Hospice of the Eastern Upper Peninsula, and […]
LANSING, Mich. – Last night, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order declaring an energy emergency in the Upper Peninsula. Severe ice storms closed the Mackinac Bridge multiple times this week, including for a record 30-hour time period, preventing commercial fuel trucks from crossing the Straits of Mackinac. “My top priority right now is ensuring that first responders […]
Val Kilmer, a movie star who throughout his career proved he was up for any task, from playing a cocky naval pilot to wearing the Batman suit, died on Tuesday, according to his daughter Mercedes Kilmer, who released a statement to the New York Times and the Associated Press. He was 65. The […]
Sault Ste. Marie, MI. A temporary fuel shortage is affecting Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan,following the closure of the Mackinac Bridge earlier today. The closure caused by falling icefrom the recent winter storm has interrupted regular fuel deliveries to the Sault Ste. Marie area,resulting in limited fuel supplies at local gas […]
LANSING, Mich. – Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer deployed the Michigan National Guard to provide more personnel and specialized equipment to help with ice storm recovery efforts in northern Michigan. The governor also signed two executive orders to add Alcona and Antrim counties to the state of emergency declaration and to lift trucking restrictions to help expedite getting fuel and other critical supplies to impacted areas. “We are continuing our all-hands-on-deck approach to help families […]
In 1923, Stanley Newton published “The Story of Sault Ste. Marie and Chippewa County.” This is part twenty-three of a continuing series about the history of Sault Ste. Marie and the area in its early years. I have left punctuation and grammar intact. – Laurie Davis Early Financing There was […]
New regulations take effect April 1, 2025 Heading out to fish? New sportfishing regulations for Michigan’s 2025 fishing season begin Tuesday, April 1, and are in effect through March 31, 2026. Changes this season include modifications to steelhead and muskie size limits and gear restrictions on some waters. Highlights include: […]
GAYLORD, Mich. – As northern lower Michigan waits for thawing ice, reestablishment of electrical and Internet services, and clearing of trees from roadways, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is working to support those efforts. Accumulating ice on trees, power lines, structures and roadways north of M-72 and east of US-131 […]
TIMMINS, Ont. – Rebounding from a two-goal deficit, the Timmins Rock countered with five unanswered tallies to defeat the Soo Eagles 5-2 Sunday evening in Game 6 of their Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League quarter-final affair at McIntyre Arena. With the result, the Rock takes the best-of-seven series 4-2 and will […]