Cheboygan

Buildings in Petoskey and Cheboygan are going to be receiving new life with the help of funds from Michigan's Revitalization and Placemaking Program.

The Cheboygan locks in northern Michigan will be closing early for needed repairs.

A new water tower went up in Cheboygan recently, but it's just one part of a roughly $30 million project to overhaul the city's outdated drinking water system.

Inspections this month revealed a lack of upkeep on the generator stemming back years, potential structural issues around the machinery and lingering problems after a fire destroyed part of the building in September, 2023.

The breach comes nearly a year since the company was last targeted. Officials have not yet determined if any patient or employee data was compromised.

Ever since an enormous fire and roof collapse in September, the Cheboygan Tissue Depot site has sat in disrepair. Now, there are new plans for the site.

It's been just over two years ago since a lightning strike resulted in a massive blaze that burned 2,516 acres across Cheboygan and Montmorency counties.

A Cheboygan factory's closure is affecting a watershed that extends across four northern Michigan counties. State officials say water levels on Mullet Lake may fluctuate more than usual this summer.

Cheboygan students recently released their class pet — a juvenile lake sturgeon — into the Black River. WCMU's Teresa Homsi led a small team of student reporters from the middle school to cover the event.

Cheboygan Area Schools have signed a contract with SiteLogIQ for $18 million to repair, renovate and replace aging infrastructure in several school buildings. Area voters will decide the future of the project in May.