Community responds to wave of local B&E's
At first, many locals thought it was just a classic example of "kids being kids" when they would discover that their unattended coolers had been raided and all the contents inside them had been stolen. This usually happened at the ball diamond, "Gum Shoes," or in someone's backyard after a little get together. [more]
BMPD: Arrests made, more imminent in B&E's
According to Bay Mills Police Department K-9 Officer Paul Baragwanath, who is heading up the investigations on several of the dozen or so breaking and entering complaints that have been filed at his office within the past several months, he is extremely confident that his department will soon bring all who are responsible for committing these crimes to justice. [more]
Executive Council amends tribal code to address minors
While the Executive Council had a full agenda's worth of issues to go over, Resolution No. 06-4-24C, which was an amendment to Chapter VII of the tribal code that would allow the judge to try 17-year-olds as adults, was the most pressing item of the day. [more]
Activists demonstrate at LSSU over trash issue
While an increase in efforts to recycle in Michigan have lowered the amount of consumer waste being sent into landfills in recent years, the practice of importing trash has not. [more]
Moran selected as Officer of the Year
Bay Mills tribal member Terry Moran, Jr. will be honored at a banquet in May as a candidate for the State Corrections Officer of the Year after being selected as Officer of the Year for the Straits Correctional Facility in Kincheloe. [more]
DNR offers reward for information on gray wolf poaching case occuring in Chippewa County
The Department of Natural Resources is offering a $1,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in a suspected poaching of a gray wolf in the Eastern Upper Peninsula this winter. [more]
Smelt numbers begin to level off
The smelt are running! The smelt are running! But where are they? Across the Great Lakes more than 250,000 Michigan anglers take to the streams late at night during spawning runs to catch the fish, but this year many are coming up empty handed. [more]
Inspect your trees for hazards this spring
Trees cool us in summer, help block cold winter winds, act as noise filters, take carbon dioxide from the air and add oxygen, enhance property values, and delight the eye in every season. Trees weakened by disease or storm damage, however, can endanger people, structures, vehicles, and utility lines beneath them when limbs or whole trees fall. [more]
'Click It or Ticket' safety campaign extended
The Buckle Up or Pay Up, Click It or Ticket mobilization is coming back stronger than ever. [more]
Bank is honored for helping tribal families with home ownership
Chippewa Valley Bank was honored by the Wisconsin Fair Housing Network at a luncheon held on April 21. [more]
Caution urged when burning outdoors
Department of Natural Resources fire officers and their local partner firefighters are reminding residents that the increase in warm weather throughout the state coupled with a moisture deficit in parts of Michigan currently is keeping the fire danger at a high level. [more]
Lake Superior State University seeks volunteers for environmental project
Lake Superior State University's Biology Dept. is seeking volunteers to help continue an environmental program begun last summer. [more]
Local market now an IGA
Four Seasons Market owners Ron and Shirley Holden celebrated the grand opening of their store, which is now part of the IGA chain, on April 8 and 9. [more]
Following the pow wow trail
A list of upcoming powwows ... [more]
Summer BOW program set for U.P. sportswomen
Women who are seeking the opportunity to gain confidence in their outdoor-related skills and abilities are invited to register for the 9th annual Becoming an Outdoors-Woman program set for June 2 to 4 in Big Bay, 30 miles north of Marquette. [more]
  
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