Thursday, November 5, 2026
The Chippewa Co Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to SB I-75 at the Mackinac Trail overpass on 4-13-2021 at approximately 1058pm. Deputies were responding to a Semi truck that had crashed and rolled on its side. Upon arrival Deputies found a Semi truck had driven into the median and then rolled […]
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will be starting work on the M-129 bridge over the Munuscong River on Monday, April 19. The expect to be completed by October 29. The bridge is located on the border of Chippewa and Mackinac Counties. The work will include epoxy overlay, deck patching, […]
MACKINAC ISLAND, MI – There’s definitely a pre-season buzz swirling around Mackinac Island this month. Construction projects are finishing up downtown, more supplies are being delivered by boat each day, and the list of businesses deciding when they’ll swing open their doors is growing. Mackinac Island Tourism Bureau has published its […]
CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Mich. – This past week Chippewa County Health Department (CCHD) was approached by the Lake Carriers’ Association and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to collaborate on vaccinating crew members on the Great Lakes’ area ships. Since that proposal which was presented on Monday, CCHD staff will have vaccinated […]
Roger Albert “Chocolate” Young, Sr., 80, of Sault Ste. Marie, MI, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday April 5, 2021. He was born July 19, 1940 on Sugar Island, MI. Roger moved to Hamtramck, MI in 1965 to work at Chrysler as a paint sprayer. After his retirement […]
CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services(MDHHS) notified Chippewa County Health Department (CCHD) that the MDHHS Bureau ofLaboratories identified the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7 in two Chippewa County residents. With the identification of a variant, additional measures must be put into place, including a 14-day quarantine […]
In 1923, The Sault Evening News put together a booklet of recollections by its readers. I will be sharing some of these from time to time. I did take the liberty to correct some of the grammar and spelling to make it easier for you to read. – Laurie Davis […]
A small fire got out of control and spread quickly Sunday afternoon on 10 MIle Road in Chippewa County’s Dafter Township. The 9-1-1 call came in around 3 O’clock indicating that the out of control fire was threatening a couple structures. Within an hour, a barn was destroyed and several […]
Tearance Joseph “Terry” Cottelit, age 89, of Brimley, Michigan passed away Tuesday afternoon, March 30, 2021, at War Memorial Hospital. Terry was born on January 9, 1932, in Newberry, Michigan to the late John and Irene (Kennedy) Cottelit. He was a graduate of Superior – Bay Mills Township Schools with […]
Leonard H. Valentine, 82, a lifetime resident of St. Ignace, passed away early Sunday morning, March 28, 2021. He was a loving husband to his childhood best friend, Sally (nee Hagen) Alexander Valentine, a loving father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, and hunter/fisherman extraordinaire. He was born October 19, 1938. He served […]
