Cheboygan News & Rant-Rave Info Page

10/02/2025

Good morning- here is the NEWS 10-2-25
*Partly sunny today. Highs in the mid 70s.

-WHILE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN IS UNDERWAY, MICHIGAN LAWMAKERS HAVE AGREED TO AN EXTENSION T0 CONTINUE CURRENT SPENDING THROUGH OCTOBER 8TH. YESTERDAY, GOVERNOR WHITMER SAID THAT STATE GOVERNMENT WOULD REMAIN OPEN. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, LAWMAKERS SAID SOME ITEMS HAVE BEEN AGREED UPON, INCLUDING $14 MILLION DOLLARS TO HELP WITH ICE STORM RECOVERY EFFORTS IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN. THAT’S SEPARATE FROM A $100 MILLION DOLLAR AID PROPOSAL PASSED IN THE HOUSE EARLIER THIS YEAR WHICH HAS STILL NOT RECEIVED A VOTE IN THE STATE SENATE…...AS FAR AS SCHOOL AID, PER–PUPIL FUNDING WAS AGREED TO JUST OVER TEN–THOUSAND DOLLARS, UP MORE THAN $400 FROM THE CURRENT ALLOWANCE. GOVERNOR WHITMER HAS ALSO SENT A LETTER TO SCHOOL LEADERS, PROMISING DISTRICTS THAT SCHOOL MEAL FUNDING WOULD CONTINUE IN ANY STATE SPENDING DEAL.

-AN ALPENA MAN IS FACING A LENGTHY STAY BEHIND BARS AFTER BEING ARRESTED THIS WEEK WITH NEARLY A POUND OF CO***NE. THE DRUGS WERE SEIZED FOLLOWING A SEARCH BY THE HURON UNDERCOVER NARCOTICS TEAM, INVESTIGATORS SAY 56–YEAR OLD, TROY WARDLAW WAS TRAFFICKING THE CO***NE TO THE ALPENA AREA. OFFICERS ALSO SEIZED FOUR PISTOLS AND EVIDENCE OF DRUG DISTRIBUTION. THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT TEAM WAS ASSISTED BY STATE POLICE AND ALPENA CITY POLICE.

-BARLEY, BARBECUE AND BEATS WILL BE HAPPENING IN TRAVERSE CITY FRIDAY. THE EVENT FEATURES HAND – CRAFTED COCKTAILS FRom LOCAL DISTILLERIES, BARBECUE FROM LOCAL RESTAURANTS AND LIVE PERFORMERS. THE FUNDRAISER IS HOSTED AT THE PARK PLACE HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTER WITH PROCEEDS HELPING HOSPICE OF MICHIGAN….OTHER EVENTS THIS WEEKEND INCLUDE: FALL FUDGE FESTIVAL ON MACKINAC ISLAND….FORT FRIGHT AT COLONIAL MICHILIMACKINAC IN MACKINAW CITY...AND, THE HOLLYWOOD NIGHTS GALA , SATURDAY AT THE CHEBOYGAN KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS HALL.

-THE MEGA MILLIONS WILL BE WORTH $520 MILLION ON FRIDAY. SATURDAY’S POWERBALL IS NOW UP TO $195 MILLION.

-MLB PLAYOFFS….YESTERDAY IN CLEVELAND, THE GUARDIANS BEAT THE TIGERS, 6 TO 1 TO EVEN THEIR WILD CARD SERIES AT A GAME APIECE. THE DECIDING GAME THREE WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON. JACK FLAHERTY WILL GET THE START FOR DETROIT. FIRST PITCH IS 3:00 P.M…..LAST NIGHT THE DODGERS ELIMINATED THE REDS, 8 TO 4….PADRES SHUTOUT THE CUBS, 3 -0 TO FORCE A GAME THREE TODAY AT 5:00 P.M. AT WRIGLEY FIELD….YANKEES EDGED THE RED SOX, 4 TO 3. THEY’LL PLAY GAME THREE AT TONIGHT, 8:00 P.M. IN NEW YORK.

-NFL….THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL HAS SAN FRANCISCO AT THE LOS ANGELES RAMS, 8:15 P.M. ON PRIME VIDEO….LIONS ARE AT CINCINNATI, SUNDAY, 4:25 P.M. WITH DETROIT LISTED AS A TEN POINT FAVORITE.

-COLLEGE FOOTBALL…. #20 MICHIGAN IS HOME SATURDAY VS. WISCONSIN. THAT’S A NOON KICK – OFF IN ANN ARBOR. WOLVERINES ARE 17–POINT FAVORITES….MICHIGAN STATE IS AT NEBRASKA SATURDAY, 4:00 P.M. WITH THE CORNHUSKERS FAVORED BY 11 POINTS….CENTRAL MICHIGAN IS AT AKRON, 3:30 P.M. SATURDAY.

-NHL PRE–SEASON….RED WINGS ARE AT TORONTO TONIGHT, 7:00 P.M. DETROIT BEGINS THE REGULAR SEASON OCTOBER 9TH VS. MONTREAL.

09/30/2025

So it turns out there isn’t a State Budget deal after all.

09/30/2025

RETURNED TO OWNER
STRAY!!- This friendly senior was placed in our outdoor kennel tonight. If this is your dog or you have any information on where he may belong, please contact us directly. You may remain anonymous. Thank you!

09/30/2025

09/30/2025

We are in the presence of the quite possibly a top-5 photo of all time shown on our page here at Michigan Storm Chasers, and it belongs to Michael Tews! This photo is of the Aurora Borealis that occurred Monday morning, September 29th, 2025.

We are just speechless! We’ll attach an additional photo from Michael in the comments below.

📸 - Michael Tews Photography • Cheboygan, MI

09/29/2025

COMET WATCH: There's a newly-discovered comet out there & you might be able to see it. C/2025 R2 (SWAN) is climbing higher in the western sky after sunset. For the moment, it's likely just beyond naked eye visibility. But it's absolutely visible with binoculars or a camera. Further brightening could allow it to become naked eye visible into early October. If you local sky is clear, take a look!

09/29/2025

Good morning- here is the NEWS 9-29-25

*Sunny today with highs in the upper 70's.
**Today in National Coffee Day!

-HORRIFIC SCENE SUNDAY MORNING AT A MORMON CHURCH IN GRAND BLANC. A FATAL SHOOTING AND FIRE AT A CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS HAS LEFT AT LEAST FIVE PEOPLE DEAD AND EIGHT INJURED. THE PERSON ACCUSED IS 40–YEAR OLD THOMAS SANFORD FROM NEARBY BURTON. HE HAS A MILITARY BACKGROUND. HE WAS KILLED IN GUNFIRE WITH POLICE. THE MOTIVE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE F.B.I.

-A COUPLE OF FATAL ACCIDENTS REPORTED IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN OVER THE WEEKEND…. IN OTSEGO COUNTY, STATE POLICE SAY THERE WAS A MOTORCYCLE CRASH SATURDAY AFTERNOON ON SPARR ROAD NEAR THE JOHNSON CROSSING GRADE IN DOVER TOWNSHIP. ACCORDING TO TROOPERS, A GROUP OF MOTORCYCLES WERE TRAVELING WHEN ONE OF THEM WENT ONTO THE GRAVEL SHOULDER, LOST CONTROL AND ENDED UP ROLLING SEVERAL TIMES. THE DRIVER, A 76–YEAR OLD MAN FROM VANDERBILT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL, WHERE HE DIED FROM HIS INJURIES …. IN ANTRIM COUNTY, A 79–OLD CHEBOYGAN COUNTY WOMAN DIED FOLLOWING A TWO–VEHICLE CRASH AT THE INTERSECTION OF U.S.-131 AND M-32 IN WARNER TOWNSHIP. STATE POLICE FROM THE GA***RD POST SAY IT HAPPENED FRIDAY MORNING WHEN THE WOMAN’S VEHICLE TURNED SOUTH ON 131 AND WAS STRUCK BY A VEHICLE DRIVEN BY A 25 – YEAR OLD WOMAN FROM MANCELONA. FOGGY CONDITIONS WERE REPORTED AT THE TIME. THE WOMAN FROM INDIAN RIVER WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL, WHERE SHE DIED FROM HER INJURIES. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS ALSO TAKEN THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. NO NAMES HAVE BEEN RELEASED YET IN EITHER OF THESE ACCIDENTS.

-TONIGHT’S POWERBALL IS WORTH $160 MILLION. TUESDAY’S MEGA MILLIONS IS NOW UP TO $497 MILLION.

-MLB….TIGERS LOST TO THE RED SOX YESTERDAY, 4 TO 3. DETROIT FINISHES THE REGULAR SEASON, 87 – 75 AND HAVE QUALIFIED FOR THE PLAYOFFS AND THE THIRD WILD CARD IN THE AMERICAN LEAGUE. THEY ARE OFF TODAY AND BEGIN A BEST-OF-THREE AT CLEVELAND, TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

-NFL….YESTERDAY IN DETROIT, JARED GOFF THREW TWO TOUCHDOWN PASSES TO AMON–RA ST. BROWN AS THE LIONS WIN THEIR THIRD STRAIGHT, BEATING THE BROWNS, 34 – 10. LIONS (3 – 1) ARE AT CINCINNATI NEXT SUNDAY….OTHER SCORES: IN DUBLIN, STEELERS 24, VIKINGS 21…. BEARS 25, RAIDERS 24….SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL SAW GREEN BAY AND DALLAS FINISH IN AT 40 – 40 TIE….THE NFL ANNOUNCED LAST NIGHT THAT BAD BUNNY WILL BE THE HALF TIME PERFORMER AT THE 2026 SUPER BOWL, FEBRUARY 8TH.

-COLLEGE FOOTBALL….WOLVERINES AND SPARTANS BOTH HAD THE WEEKEND OFF. #20 MICHIGAN IS HOME NEXT SATURDAY AGAINST WISCONSIN, WHILE SPARTY TRAVELS TO NEBRASKA…...CENTRAL MICHIGAN IMPROVES TO 3–AND–2 AFTER BEATING EASTERN MICHIGAN, 24 – 13. CHIPPEWAS ARE AT AKRON NEXT WEEKEND.

-NHL PRE–SEASON….RED WINGS LOST AT BUFFALO, SATURDAY, 5 TO 2. DETROIT IS HOME TONIGHT AGAINST THE PENGUINS. THEY OPEN THE REGULAR SEASON, OCTOBER 9TH VS. MONTREAL.

-GOLF….AT THE RYDER CUP, THE EUROPEANS HELD OFF THE U.S. CHARGE YESTERDAY TO WIN THE COMPETITION, 15 – 13.

-NASCAR….OVER THE WEEKEND IN KANSAS, CHASE ELLIOTT WON IN OVERTIME TO ADVANCE IN THE CUP SERIES PLAYOFFS.

-HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL OVER THE WEEKEND….ESCANABA 42, CHEBOYGAN 13….ST. IGNACE 56, MUNISING 8….PETOSKEY 24, ALPENA 0….INLAND LAKES 49, HILLMAN 14….BEAL CITY 48, HOUGHTON LAKE 0.

09/29/2025

“No kings “ Protest in Petoskey October 18

09/29/2025

Sign making

09/29/2025

Good article over on the Alpena News about the joint district technical training village proposal which will be on November’s ballot.
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Cheboygan-Otsego-Presque Isle ESD informing voters about CTE millage on November ballot-
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“Given the need for skilled workers and skilled trades, it’s important to have CTE opportunities available to students. Huber said the approach is to look at adding one or more CTE programs in districts in the ESD that currently lack them. Districts will be able to work together to provide access to programs in neighboring districts.

“Collectively, we can do this better together than any one district on their own,” Huber said.””.

Six out of 10 districts in the Cheboygan-Otsego-Presque Isle Educational Service District (COP ESD) do not have access to Career and Technical Education programs (CTE), but a millage to be voted on in November could provide those districts with top-of-the-line programs. All three districts in Presqu...