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No injuries in semi rollover on I-75 Friday morning
CHEBOYGAN COUNTY — The Cheboygan County Sheriff's Department reported that no one was injured in a rollover accident involving a semi-truck on I-75 in Burt Township early Friday morning. According to the crash report, the accident occurred at 2:50 a.m. on May 3 on northbound I-75 near mile marker...
Alcohol believed to be a factor in Northern Michigan crash that left two people seriously injured
An investigation is underway after a crash in Northern Michigan left two drivers seriously injured. Michigan State Police investigators believe alcohol played a role in the crash.
‘Bad River’ documentary to show at Opera House on May 11
CHEBOYGAN — The Straits of Mackinac Alliance will present a free screening of the documentary "Bad River" at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 11 at the Cheboygan Opera House. “Bad River” follows the Wisconsin-based Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and its ongoing fight to shut down Line 5, which runs through...
Reviewing the news: Main Street on fire
Two Main Street business blocks were completely destroyed and three others were more or less ravaged by a spectacular fire that broke out at 1:30 this morning and before its hungry tongues were quenched did approximately $50,000 damage. The properties that were completely destroyed were:. The Cheboygan Daily Tribune plant,...
Michigan National Guard and DNR team up to make improvements at Wilderness State Park
EMMET COUNTY — The Michigan Army National Guard and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources are teaming up to make improvements in Emmet County. A series of projects at Wilderness State Park started on Friday. The team will be building an all-accessible playground, fixing parking lots and making some repairs to roofs and cabins. In the last four years, the partnership has saved taxpayers more than $1.8 million while facilitating training opportunities for National Guard members. More than 100 Guard members will be pitching in. “We’re real happy to continue this partnership...It seems to be beneficial for both entities and, in the long run, for the general public who gets to have enhanced and improved facilities,” said John Pepin, DNR deputy public information officer.
Voters to decide bond measure that will fund Inland Lakes school improvements
INDIAN RIVER — The Inland Lakes Schools district is asking voters to approve a bond proposal on the May 7 ballot that would authorize the borrowing of up to $15.1 million over 15 years to fund facility and infrastructure improvements. Superintendent Elizabeth Fairbanks said passage of the bond measure...
How to celebrate World Labyrinth Day in Northern Michigan
PETOSKEY — If you’ve never celebrated World Labyrinth Day, then Saturday might be your chance. World Labyrinth Day is an annual event sponsored by The Labyrinth Society. According to the society, “every year on the first Saturday in May thousands of people around the world participate in this moving meditation for world peace.” The “Walk as One at 1” is intended to create a rolling wave of peaceful energy across the world.
Four Cheboygan softball players homer in sweep over Sault Ste. Marie; baseball gets swept
CHEBOYGAN – The Cheboygan softball team is closing in on another Straits Area Conference championship. Taking on perhaps the toughest SAC competition they’ll face in Sault Ste. Marie, the Chiefs unloaded on offense once again, combining for four home runs over two games and rolling to a doubleheader sweep with 10-0 and 20-5 victories over the Blue Devils on Thursday. ...
Why communities need local newspapers
In the fall of 2010, a woman stopped me in the grocery store to introduce herself. I was a reporter at the Petoskey News-Review at the time, and she recognized me from my headshot in the paper. “Thank you for bringing the Mackinac Island ferry issue to light,” she told me. I had recently...
Caregiver Support: Ease the stress
Over 65 million Americans care for a family member. One of 20-50 percent of employees care for a loved one before going to work and then return home to care again after a long day of work. Juggling home and work life causes stress in trying to do both jobs well. Here...
Literate Matters: Home is a paradise and a paradox in 'The Last Fire Season'
If they haven’t been announced already, there will likely soon be local warnings highlighting wildfire danger. Dry ground and strong winds can create combustible conditions this time of year. Typically, however, this danger is far greater in the western U.S. where the 2020 fire season, amplified by the pandemic, serves as the foundation for Manjula Martin’s memoir “The Last Fire Season,” where she underscores the dangers, both collective and personal, of living in wildfire country. ...
Inland Lakes student newscast takes home awards, grant money
INDIAN RIVER — A news source in Indian River may be getting an upgrade after receiving a grant from the Awakon Federal Credit Union. Each week, a group of students from Inland Lakes High School work together to film and edit a newscast that is put onto YouTube. Students...
Mackinac Island welcomes maiden voyage of Secretary of State mobile office
MACKINAC ISLAND, MI – It can take a full day for Mackinac Island residents and seasonal workers to visit a Michigan Secretary of State office, but not this week. For the first time, the SOS served the island with a mobile office, issuing and renewing driver’s licenses and state IDs, renewing vehicle plates, and updating addresses for 120 people who otherwise would have had to take a ferry to either St. Ignace or Cheboygan.
Community Foundation announces first YAC Day on May 7
CHEBOYGAN — The Straits Area Community Foundation is hosting the first-ever YAC Day on Tuesday, May 7. YAC Day is a special event focused on fundraising and building awareness of the foundation’s Youth Advisory Council (YAC), which awards annual grant funding to youth projects in their communities. The Straits Area YAC has members from across Cheboygan...
Petoskey Audubon hosts 'Biggest Year in Michigan Birding History' program
PETOSKEY — Join the Petoskey Regional Audubon Society on Tuesday, May 9, for an evening program about one man’s 2022 quest to see more birds in a single year than anyone in Michigan history. Avid birding enthusiast Danny Bernard will share his story of battling a limited budget and the time constraint of a full-time job on...
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