Enbridge Energy on Tuesday announced that it is defying Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and will continue to operate the Line Five Pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac. The governor had ordered the pipeline to be shut down in May. She revoked a six-decades-old easement agreement between the State of Michigan and […]
Day: January 12, 2021
Porter Airlines grounded until at least March 29
TORONTO — Porter Airlines has once more delayed its plans to restart flights, setting March 29 as a new tentative date, just over a year since it first suspended operations. The regional airline said in November that it expected to restart flights on Feb. 11, but revised those plans in […]
Veillette and Mitens Receive WCHA Player of the Week Honors
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – Pete Veillette and Mareks Mitens have each received Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) Player of the Week honoros as announced by conference officials on Monday, January 11. Veillette has been named WCHA Forward of the Week and Mitens has been named WCHA Goaltender of the Week. The Lakers recorded […]
Lakers Women Fall in Season Opener, 75-52, to Wayne State
DETROIT, Mich. – The Lake Superior State women’s basketball team fell to the Wayne State Warriors in the first game of the season by a final score of 75-52 on Monday, Jan. 11 at the Matthaei Basketball Facility in Detroit, Mich. Through the first twenty minutes of the game, the Lakers […]
Sault School Superintendent Retires
During the school board meeting tonight, I informed the Board of my intent to retire from my position as Superintendent of Schools, effective at the end of this school year, June 30, 2021. I am making this announcement now so that the Board will have the necessary time to find […]
Whitmer asks feds if Michigan can buy 100,000 vaccine doses directly from Pfizer
Michigan is ready to buy 100,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses directly from the manufacturer, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Monday, a move she says would help the state ramp up its vaccination efforts. It comes as county health departments and hospital systems say the unpredictable and inadequate supply of COVID-19 vaccines has kept them from getting […]
Michigan bans open carry of guns inside state Capitol
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A state panel on Monday banned the open carry of guns in Michigan’s Capitol, a week after an armed mob rioted in the U.S. Capitol and following a plot last year to storm the statehouse. Moves to ban weapons at the statehouse have been pushed since April, when protesters […]