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At approximately 4:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 29, 2020, officers from the Sault Ste. Marie Police Department responded to a missing person call on W. 8th Ave. The missing person was a 13 year old girl with Down Syndrome. She was last seen by her mother at her residence at around 11:00 […]
DAFTER, Mich. (April 24, 2020) – As part of the statewide COVID-19 Affirmation, Cloverland Electric Cooperative will suspend disconnects for non-payment until June 1, 2020. This action ensures minimum protections are in place for vulnerable customers related to bill payment, disconnection of service and reconnection of service. More specifically, the […]
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday lengthened her stay-at-home order through May 15, while lifting restrictions so some businesses can reopen and the public can participate in outdoor activities like golf and motorized boating during the coronavirus pandemic. The measure immediately replaces one that was scheduled to […]
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Republicans who control the Michigan Legislature said they will meet Friday to pass bills to rein in the emergency powers of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and create a committee to oversee the state’s response to the coronavirus outbreak, a dramatic strike against the Democrat amid the health […]
PRESS RELEASEMICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION__________________________ April 23, 2020 — Effective 7 a.m. Friday, April 24, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will lift seasonal weight restrictions on all state trunkline highways from the southern Michigan border north to and including US-2/US-141 at the Menominee River bridge west of Iron Mountain, […]
PRESS RELEASECITY OF SAULT STE MARIE, MI****************** Seasonal Weight Restrictions on all City streets are hereby removed effective Monday, April 27, 2020 at 8:00 am. Weight limits on all streets shall thereafter be limited to normal legal loading, unless posted otherwise.
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer made clear Wednesday that she will extend her stay-at-home order beyond April 30 and that some form of it will be in effect for a “long time” in Michigan, hinting that people age 65 and older and those with chronic lung problems may […]
MACKINAC COUNTY, MI — The Michigan Department of Transportation is set to begin a $3.2 million project to move US-2 away from the Lake Michigan shoreline. The project, which will affect 1.4 miles of the scenic Upper Peninsula roadway from Prater Boulevard to just west of the Cut River Bridge, […]
NEWS RELEASECHIPPEWA COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT******************** CHIPPEWA County, Michigan – As of April 22, 2020, Chippewa County has 1* positive and 1 probable COVID-19 case, zero deaths and 126* tests conducted. Beginning on April 27, Chippewa County Health Department (CCHD) will provide updated statistics on each Tuesday and Friday at chippewahd.com […]
LANSING, Mich. – Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-56 extending her previous order which gives pharmacists increased operational capacity and increases access to prescriptions. Executive Order 2020-56 continues to allow pharmacists to dispense emergency refills of prescriptions for up to 60 days’ worth of supply for patients and require insurers to cover early refills for up to 90 […]