CHIPPEWA COUNTY, MI — Detectives from Trident have been investigating individuals involved with the smuggling of narcotics into our area. On 3-13-2022 at approximately 0322 am a traffic stop was conducted on I-75 in Chippewa County. A search warrant was also conducted. As a result of the search Detectives seized […]
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Cloverland Electric Announces Board of Director Candidates
DAFTER, Mich. (March 11, 2022) – Cloverland Electric Cooperative announces the candidates eligible for election to its board of directors. Candidate biographies will be published on Cloverland.com and in the May | June issue of Cloverland Connections magazine. Ballots mail April 25, 2022 and voting ends May 27, 2022. Members can vote by […]
BMCC to honor Students of the Year at commencement ceremonies
BRIMLEY – Bay Mills Community College will honor two students at commencement ceremonies in May. Crimson Lewis has been selected as the American Indian College Fund’s Student of the Year and Cole Brehm has been selected as BMCC’s Student of the Year. Both were nominated by their instructors based on […]
Ice shanties need to be removed from lakes by March 15
To keep ice fishermen around the area safe as spring moves closer, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is requesting all ice shanties be removed from the ice by midnight on March 15. The removal is due to the seasonal changing temperatures. Ice conditions will also soon change, potentially becoming dangerous. […]
MSP Investigating Serious Snowmobile Crash in Newberry
On February 26th, 2022 at approximately 2:45 p.m. troopers from the Michigan State Police, Sault Ste. Marie Post responded to a report of a crash between a snowmobile and a Toyota Mini Van. The crash occurred on M-28 and County Road 401 in Pentland Township, Luce County. Troopers arrived and […]
Snowmobilers help save life of other driver in group after serious accident in Chippewa County
On 2-24-2022 at approximately 3:43 pm the Chippewa Co Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a snowmobile crash on Trail #8 near Flatfoot Rd, Superior Twp, Chippewa County. It was found that a group of 11 snowmobiles were traveling on Trail #8 when the lead sled ran out of gas. The […]
Rudyard High School awarded large grant for manufacturing and engineering
Students in communities in every corner of Michigan, from the Upper Peninsula to metropolitan areas, will have access to new career and technical education opportunities through the Michigan-based SME Education Foundation. Rudyard Jr and Sr High Schools were awarded a $300,000 grant from the SME Educational Foundation for Manufacturing and Engineering […]
US Marshalls bring VA man back to Chippewa County to face child sex crime charges
In June of 2021 Deputy Sheriff’s responded to a sexual assault case which occurred in the Detour area.It was found that a group of families came to Chippewa County from Virginia for vacation. During this vacation a 37 year old male sexually assaulted a 14 yr old girl, who was […]
Cancer Care in Alpena Helps Sault Ste. Marie Women Stay Positive and Focused
ALPENA, Mich. – Katelyn Porcaro, 33, is a working mom of three. With kids in sports and a husband studying for his engineering degree at Lake Superior State University, she has a lot going on. She began having occasional headaches and some neck tension she believed was her body’s reaction to […]
Police investigate fatal snowmobile accident in Mackinac County
Michigan State Police Troopers from the St. Ignace Post are investigating a fatal snowmobile crash that took place Tuesday afternoon in Moran Township of Mackinac County. A snowmobile driven by Dean Daggett, a 60-year-old male from Kenockee, Michigan was southbound on Schoolhouse Rd when it came around a blind curve […]