2020-06-10 E-Edition

‘Glad to be camping again!’

Marsha Burtney (left) and Mike Brusati of Shelby Township set up camp at Sanilac County’s Lexington Park last Friday. “It’s our first outing of the season. You have no idea how glad we are to be camping again!” said Mike. “Our favorite parks are Sanilac County parks,” said Marsha. County park campgrounds were allowed to open with restrictions on Monday, […]

‘The whole board was heartbroken’

4-H Fair cancelled; smaller event possible in fall

The final straw was the carnival. For months, the Sanilac County 4-H Fair Board agonized over going ahead with the 2020 4-H Fair, or cancelling the popular week-long event. When Florida-based Big Rock Amusements, the company that provides the carnival rides and midway for the fair, announced it would not be making its scheduled trip to Michigan in August, that […]

Exam set in double fatality case

LAPEER — The Lapeer County man charged in the traffic deaths of two Sanilac County residents is scheduled for a court exam in July. Michael Dale Burns, 45, faces two counts of operating with the presence of a controlled substance – cocaine, causing the death of Brian Stamp and Rhonda Mahaffy. He is also charged with two counts of reckless […]

EMS, hospitals overcome COVID-19 challenges


The COVID-19 pandemic has presented some unique challenges for ambulance and emergency medical services throughout Sanilac County. “While many businesses were able to close to reduce exposure to the virus, we have been right in the middle of it,” said Tim Niggemeyer, a trained paramedic and director of Croswell EMS. “Our saving factor is the low case count in our […]

Courthouse, sheriff’s office reopen


With the recent lifting of the governor’s stay at home order for coronavirus, the Sanilac County Courthouse and the Sanilac County Sheriff Department reopened to the public on Monday. There are new requirements to follow before you can enter either building, under the county’s state-manded preparedness plan to safeguard against COVID-19. The requirements include a health screening and face masks. […]

Church-run thrift shop to reopen, needs donations

H.E.L.P. Inc., which has been serving the Sandusky community for nearly 25 years, will reopen on June 23 – with your help. Closed because of the coronavirus, the thrift store at 95 West Speaker Street is a ministry of the Sandusky Area Association of Churches. The thrift store receives donations from the community – clothes, knickknacks, kitchen utensils, small items […]

Project Blessing CPS also to reopen

CARSONVILLE — Project Blessing CPS, 4 South Marsh Street, will be reopening for business on June 23. The non-project thrift store will follow CDC recommendations for its volunteers and customers that include face masks and social distancing of six feet. Regular hours will be in effect, Tuesday and Thursday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Saturday 10-3. Donations of items will be […]

Tax foreclosure deadline extended to July

The Sanilac County Treasurer petitioned the Sanilac County Circuit Court to sign an order to amend the Judgement of Foreclosure dated Feb. 18. The order has been signed by the judge and will delay the foreclosure deadline for unpaid 2017 property taxes in Sanilac County from March 31, 2020 to a new “last day to pay” deadline of Friday, July […]

2 drivers airlifted following crash

CUSTER TWP. — Two motorists injured in a two-vehicle collision were treated locally before they were airlifted to a Saginaw hospital Friday. Larry Miller, 72, of Sandusky, and Thomas Groulx, 41, of Applegate were transported to McKenzie hospital in Sandusky following the crash near the intersection of Custer and Davis roads, and later flown by helicopter to Covenant hospital in […]