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2 days ago | thesuntimesnews.com | Doug Marrin

Photo: The Mackinac Bridge Authority posted on X: “Unfortunely, what you’re seeing today is not fog surrounding the Mackinac Bridge but smoke coming from the wildfires and our neighbors to the North.”The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has issued an Air Quality Advisory for Houghton Lake and surrounding areas for Thursday, June 5 and Friday, June 6, due to smoke from Canadian wildfires pushing fine particulate matter (PM2.5) to unhealthy levels.

2 days ago | thesuntimesnews.com | Doug Marrin

The number of fatal drug overdoses in Washtenaw County dropped significantly in 2024, marking the lowest toll in nearly a decade, according to a new report released by the Washtenaw County Health Department. A total of 66 county residents died from drug overdoses in 2024, down 25% from the previous year’s 88 deaths. Of those, 42 were opioid-related, the fewest since 2015. Non-opioid overdoses also declined from 32 in 2023 to 24 in 2024.

3 days ago | thesuntimesnews.com | Doug Marrin

On May 21, 2025, Todos Contentos & Yo También Press published TAPS, a new volume from Chelsea poet Joseph Harms. The book gathers five complete poetry collections—Bel, Nous, Goety, Youel, and Funest—and represents nearly a decade of work by a writer known for his lyrical intensity, sonic inventiveness, and unflinching approach to the human condition. “These are five poetry collections, discrete, complete, unknown,” describes Harms of the book’s scope.

3 days ago | thesuntimesnews.com | Doug Marrin

Photo: Lakehouse Bakery Owner Keegan Rogers. Photo by Doug MarrinIn the cozy kitchen of Lakehouse Bakery, overlooking Sugarloaf Lake, Keegan Rogers is doing more than baking bread—he’s crafting a life rebuilt through resilience, community, and the quiet joy of fresh, honest food. What customers taste in his flaky croissants or tangy mango chai chicken salad sandwiches is more than culinary expertise. It’s decades of persistence, heartbreak, hope, and hard work.

3 days ago | thesuntimesnews.com | Doug Marrin

Chelsea Police Department Weekly Press SummaryIncident #: 25-1906Location: 1600 block of S. Main StreetDate: May 28, 2025Time: 10:53 amINFORMATION: While on duty, the investigator was dispatched to the 1600 block of S. Main Street for a non-sufficient funds check complaint. The complainant reported that they had received a check as payment for services on January 17, 2025.