On April 17, 2020, Chippewa County Health Department (CCHD) was notified a Chippewa County resident has tested positive for COVID-19. The identified person is an adult female. The individual has been under home isolation in accordance with current guidelines. Additional information about the individual will not be disclosed. CCHD will […]

(Newberry News) — On Tuesday, March 24, 2020, the home owners of a residence on Maplewood Road, approximately one mile east of M-123, near Newberry, Luce County, returned home and discovered that someone had broken into their residence. The suspects attempted to steal five long guns and two bows from […]

Sault Ste Marie Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing Chippewa County man. An elderly male, Bruce Burling, was last seen on April 9th at the Mid-City Motel on Portage Ave. He was wearing a maroon robe and boxer shorts. Mr. Burling suffers from severe medical […]

Mackinac Island will essentially be closed until May 1, at least, Mayor Margaret Doud announced Wednesday, April 8, as northern Michigan communities grapple with the continued spread of the novel coronavirus. “Listening to the governor, Michigan is in a very tough situa­tion,” Mayor Doud said. “COVID- 19 is moving north.” […]

MLive — Enbridge Inc. applied Wednesday for state and federal authorization to construct an oil pipeline tunnel beneath the Michigan waterway that connects two of the Great Lakes. The Canadian company wants to build a roughly 4-mile-long tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac. It would replace the underwater segment of […]

PRESS RELEASE – I have read over the Governor’s new order #2020-42. I have met with our Prosecutor to develop a plan on enforcement. The order has changed in such a way that we can enforce some of the issues directly affecting our communities. Attached is MCL 10.33 (the law […]

CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Mich. — Chippewa County Health Department (CCHD) is strongly urging individuals to limit travel to the Upper Peninsula. For those who must come north, those individuals are asked to quarantine at home or elsewhere for fourteen (14) days from the time you arrive. To self-quarantine means you stay […]

A massive surge in COVID-19 cases in Michigan is prompting Ontario border cities to confront difficult questions about how to reduce the spread of disease in hundreds of Canadian health-care professionals who work in the United States. Michigan had more than 15,700 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of Sunday, surpassing […]

CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU) — The Chippewa County Sheriff is addressing community concerns after receiving complaints of people heading into the Upper Peninsula throughout the weekend. As of Monday, Chippewa County is reporting two confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 17, 221 cases being reported in Michigan. In a Facebook post […]