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TriDent arrests two on multiple distribution charges

Detectives from Trident received information about suspects selling multiple types of drugs out of a Sault Ste Marie apartment. During the investigation multiple purchases were made including Cocaine and Oxycodone. In the early evening hours of 5-6-2021 Trident executed a search warrant at the residence. The two listed subjects were […]

City announces the Downtown Access and Placemaking Project

The City of Sault Ste Marie will be undertaking a significant renovation/reconstruction project throughout the Downtown area this summer. The project, referred to as the “Downtown Access and Placemaking Project”, is a $6+million investment in new roads, underground utilities, parking lots and Placemaking elements. Placemaking inspires people to collectively reimagine […]

Graduation Ceremony Flexibility Bills Pass Divided House, Senate

Republicans on Wednesday passed similar bills, largely along party lines in both legislative chambers, which seek to exempt high school commencement ceremonies from emergency epidemic orders – marking the latest round of policy debate over coronavirus pandemic restrictions. Passing the Senate by a 21-15 vote was SB 335, which would exempt […]

Bay Mills St Kateri Church destroyed by fire

A fire early Wednesday morning destroyed a Chippewa County church. Area fire departments first responded to a fire at the Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Mission Catholic Church just before 1:30 a.m. Wednesday. The church opened in 1967 after the previous church on that site was destroyed by a fire. Church members […]

Autore named board chair at Mackinac Straits Health System

ST. IGNACE – Trustees for Mackinac Straits Health System have announced Steven Autore of Cedarville as the new board chair. He replaces Christine McPherson, who served in that role since 2018. Patrick Shannon of Sault Ste. Marie and Mackinac Island, has been named vice chair. Autore has been a board […]

Local fires keep fire departments busy

Soo Fire Dept was called to the 1500 block of Ryan St. Monday evening for a garage fire at 9:51pm. By the time firefighters arrived on-scene the fire had spread to the unattached residence on the property as well as had done heat damage to the exterior of a neighboring […]

Former Bay Mill Chairman nominated by Biden for Dept of Interior

Former Bay Mills Indian Community Chairman, Bryan Newland, has been nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs in the Department of Interior. “We are very proud of Bryan and his service to Indian Country,” said Whitney Gravelle, Bay Mills Indian Community Chairperson. “During his […]