MACKINAC ISLAND – Memorial Day will get the Mackinac Island treatment during a short ceremony planned for next week. Mackinac State Historic Parks will hold a brief and informal Memorial Day observance on Monday, May 30 at 8:30 a.m. The ceremony will begin behind Fort Mackinac at the Avenue of […]
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3 Mile Rd reconstruction to begin June 6
Sault Ste. Marie, MI — Effective Monday, June 6th at 7:00am, Payne & Dolan will beginthe 3 Mile Road reconstruction project. The project area will be from the roundabout to M-129 and will consist of crushing existingbituminous pavement surface, adding two inches of aggregate to the crushed materialwhile shaping the […]
Arlington St to be closed Tuesday
Sault Ste. Marie, MI — Effective Tuesday, May 24th at 7am Arlington Street will be closed toinstall the crosswalk near the U.S. Postal Service and MyMichigan Health billing office. The City of Sault Ste. Marie received a $4,408,500 Community Development Block Grant from theMichigan Economic Development Corporation to be used […]
Southbound I-75 exit ramp to US-23 in Mackinaw City to close May 31 for bridge rebuilding
GAYLORD, Mich. - The southbound I-75 exit ramp to US-23 (Exit 338) in Mackinaw City will be closed starting May 31 as contractors begin removing and replacing the ramp’s bridge beams and deck, part of a larger project this season to rebuild and repave sections of the highway. Once the ramp is […]
Sault Area Schools to get resource police officer
After a several year hiatus, a resource police officer will be assigned to an eastern Upper Peninsula school district. The Sault Ste. Marie City Police Department and Sault Area Public Schools will team up for the project. In 2015, voters approved a millage for better security in the schools. Security […]
Cloverland announces new Chief Operating Officer
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. (May 19, 2022) – Cloverland Electric announces power supply expert Patrick Frazier has joined the cooperative as chief operating officer, effective May 16. Frazier’s role as chief operating officer (COO) will support President and CEO, Mike Heise, in executive leadership while applying decades of power supply expertise […]
Bay Mills Casino to reopen after fire
BAY MILLS — On May 20 at 3 p.m., Bay Mills Resort & Casino will resume operations and open back up to the public. BMRC was forced to close down earlier this week due to an electrical fire that wreaked havoc on numerous computer systems, including the hotel reservation system […]
Whitmer proposes $500 rebate checks for Michigan’s working families
LANSING – Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday proposed that the state use surplus tax revenues to issue $500 rebate checks for working families struggling with inflation. Whitmer’s election-year proposal, made in a letter to legislative leaders, represents her latest effort to put more money in the pockets of Michiganders as the […]
Bay Mills Health Center Grand Opening to be held on May 18
BAY MILLS — Bay Mills Health Center will celebrate their grand opening on Wednesday, May 18 at 12:30 p.m. As a Federally Qualified Health Center, BMHC opened the new facility on April 20, having increased to a 34,000 square foot, state-of-the-art building. They have expanded services to be all-inclusive at […]
The Kirtland’s Warbler – Singing a Song of Success
The Kirtland’s warbler is a small gray and yellow bird which happens to be one of the rarest songbirds in North America. These birds are very particular about establishing nests and rearing of the next generation of birds. This warbler nests at the base of trees along the edges of […]