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Man dies, two others injured in I-75 crash

On 08/30/23 at approximately 4:22pm, Chippewa County Sheriff’s Deputies and Traffic Crash Investigators were dispatched to a Personal Injury Traffic Crash that occurred on South Bound I-75 near the 375 Mile Marker, Rudyard Township. Upon arrival Deputies observed a mini-van had struck a side-by-side ORV that was traveling on the […]

District Court Report: August 30, 2023

Jacob PerryAttempted-Police Officer-Assault/Resist/ObstructAttempted-Police Officer-Assault/Resist/ObstructFines and costs $952.00180 days, serve 21, balance held in abeyance Michael TadgersonMotor Vehicle-Operation without SecurityFines and costs $550.00 Travis BowermanFail to Report AccidentFines and costs $385.0090 days, serve 3, balance held in abeyance Reid SwansonOperate While IntoxicatedFines and costs $850.0093 days, credit 1, balance suspended80 hours […]

Double Header, Double Winners

The Sault High Blue Devils Football program started their season with a pair of non-conference home games against the Lake Shore Shorians from St. Clair Shores. The JV teams took the field in the afternoon with both teams picking up plenty of yards in the first quarter, but not enough […]

International Bridge rates to increase Oct 1

The Sault Ste. Marie Bridge Authority (SSMBA) has approved a toll rate increase for the International Bridge. As its quarterly meeting in Ottawa and Sault, Mich. on Aug. 16, the approval was made with U.S. currency passenger vehicle fare for users paying with cash or credit increasing to $4.10 from […]

NOJHL returning to compete in Eastern Canada Cup this November

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) announced Thursday that they will be competing in the Eastern Canada Cup All-Star Challenge, November 13-15 at the Duncan McDonald Memorial Community Gardens in Trenton, Ont. The 10-team showcase, held in partnership with Bay of Quinte Tourism and City of […]

Sault High Poms Camp Success

The Sault High Poms recently attended a camp on the campus of Central Michigan University and earned a number of awards and invites to future events. The team earned 1st place for each nightly rating, where they performed routines they had just learned each morning. They also earned 1st place […]

Appeals Court upholds local conviction

The Michigan Court of Appeals unanimously upheld the conviction and sentence of Chippewa Countysex offender Shawn Alex Vert on August 24, 2023. On March 17, 2022, Vert (age 35) was sentenced by the Honorable James P. Lambros of the 50th CircuitCourt in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan to 35 years to […]

Whitmer praised for role in paper mill expansion

ESCANABA — Governor Gretchen Whitmer was at the Upper Peninsula State Fair on Thursday to talk about her administration’s accomplishments and goals during the annual Lunch With the Governor event, hosted by the Delta County Chamber of Commerce. Whitmer discussed a number of items in the education, housing, and economic […]