CHIPPEWA County, Michigan – As of 10:00 a.m. on July 6, 2020, Chippewa County Health Department (CCHD) is reporting a total 12 confirmed cases of COVID-19, plus one probable case (“probable case” means a symptomatic individual who has not been tested, but has had direct exposure to a confirmed positive […]
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Sault Ste. Marie Veterans Walk in Three-Man Parade for Independence Day
(9and10news.com) = While many Independence Day parades were canceled due to the pandemic, three veterans took it upon themselves to walk in Sault Ste. Marie. Roger Merchberger, Paul Steinkohl and John Leigh are veterans from American Legion Post 3. They decided on the nation’s birthday to honor the ideals of […]
Several linked to Michigan’s worst suspected wolf poacher face charges
A sheep farmer who appears to have posed holding a large, dead wolf on his Upper Peninsula farm might now regret the snapshot. So might his father, who waited off-camera to remove the trophy so the trapper and his wife could turn its fangs, pelt and skull into jewelry and […]
Second COVID-19 exposure site identified in Chippewa County
CHIPPEWA County, Michigan – The Chippewa County Health Department has identified the Big Bear All in One Fitness Club located in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan as a possible exposure site for COVID-19. If you were in the Big Bear All In One Fitness Club Monday through Friday between June 22, […]
Arrests made in arson case
At 8:13 pm on June 30, 2020, Sault officers were dispatched to the vacated Reiss Coal dock off South St. in the Ashmun Bay for a possible arson incident. The last remaining structure on the property was fully engulfed in flames and was being attended to by the Sault Ste. […]
Allen Kerridge named Kewadin Casinos CEO
Sault Tribe member Allen M. Kerridge has been named Kewadin Casinos CEO by the Sault Tribe’s Board of Directors and Gaming Authority. Kerridge has been serving as interim CEO since May 2019. The change is effective immediately. “The Gaming Authority and Sault Tribe Board of Directors are excited about entering […]
Possible exposure site identified in Chippewa county
CHIPPEWA County, Michigan – The Chippewa County Health Department has identified Lynn Auto Parts in Kinross, Michigan as a possible exposure site for COVID-19. If you were in Lynn Auto Parts between June 20, 2020 and June 30, 2020 please monitor for symptoms and contact the Chippewa County Health Department […]
Chippewa County Health Dept reports two additional cases of COVID-19 – and possibly more
CHIPPEWA County, Michigan – On June 27, 2020, Chippewa County Health Department (CCHD) was notified two Chippewa County residents had tested positive for COVID-19. The identified individuals are adult males ages 61 and 70. The individuals began developing symptoms approximately one week ago and then tested positive. The individuals are […]
Man shot in Trout Lake Twp
ST. IGNACE — A man was shot in Chippewa County early Saturday, according to the Michigan State Police Sault Ste. Marie Post. Police said that about 1:15 a.m. Saturday, troopers were dispatched to a Trout Lake Township residence following a 911 call requesting assistance for a gunshot victim. Upon arrival […]
Woman arrested after leading police on chase across Big Mac
OTSEGO COUNTY, Mich. – A driver was arrested after leading police on a chase over the Mackinac Bridge on Thursday morning. Michigan State Police (MSP) say at around 8:55 a.m. a trooper stopped a 2018 Volkswagen GTI on northbound I-75 near Gaylord. Officials say the driver, a 31-year-old woman from Waterford, […]