DAFTER, Mich. (November 15, 2021) – Cloverland Electric Cooperative announces the launch of a new generation and transmission (G&T) organization called American Rural Cooperative Power (ARC Power). The primary long-term benefits of ARC Power will be stabilizing power supply costs and managing future rate increases for Cloverland and future members of ARC […]
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Local Agencies Work Together on Preventative COVID-19 Treatment
Sault Sainte Marie, MI – A healthcare team made up local partners provided numerous local residents with monoclonal antibody treatments for COVID-19 last week. “We were contacted on Tuesday, November 9th by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Region 8 Healthcare Coalition Coordinator, to provide monoclonal antibody treatment to potentially […]
Local woman dies in pedestrian/car accident
At about 5:50pm on Thursday, a 73-year-old Sault Ste Marie woman was struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Ashmun St and Dawson St. She was in serious condition at the scene and taken to War Memorial Hospital were she succumbed to her injuries. The vehicle involved was a […]
Helen Newberry Joy Hospital announces construction of new clinic in Eckerman
NEWBERRY — As health care needs continue to grow in the Upper Peninsula, Helen Newberry Joy Hospital is building a fourth clinic to provide the community with more convenient locations. “This new clinic is very exciting for all of us,” said Hunter Nostrant, CEO of Helen Newberry Joy Hospital. “We […]
$1.5B Soo Locks project set to be done in 2030, officials say
Toledo — The decades-overdue overhaul of the Soo Locks is moving swiftly as the nearly $1.5 billion infrastructure project is on schedule to be completed by 2030 and will bolster commerce in Michigan and the Midwest, maritime industry leaders said Thursday. A news conference held at the National Museum of the Great […]
Multiple Charges Against Man in Local Domestic Violence Case
On 11/2/2021, Deputies from the Chippewa County Sheriff Department were dispatched to a residence on M-28 in the Dafter area in reference to a Domestic assault. The victim reported that she was assaulted, strangled and at one point the suspect pointed a handgun at her, threatening to kill her, her […]
Outdoor Conversation on Hunger and Homelessness
SAULT STE MARIE– Now that the first snow of the season has graced the sidewalks of Sault Ste. Marie many residences are preparing for the long winter ahead. While most of our community try to enjoy the last fleeting days of sunshine some of our neighbors are faced with the […]
One Month Remains to Submit Words and Terms to Banish for 2022
Sault Ste. Marie, MI — Last year, people across the U.S. and around the world wearied of hearing and reading about COVID-19. What words and terms rate bad or excessive this year? One month remains to submit entries for Lake Superior State University’s annual tongue-in-cheek Banished Words List. The deadline to […]
Sault Ste. Marie Man Arrested on Methamphetamine Charges
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich – A Sault Ste. Marie man is behind bars after being arrested on drug charges. 37–year–old Michael Causley was arrested on September 29th after the Sault Ste. Marie Police Department received a complaint about Methamphetamine inside a hotel. Causley was arrested later that night. He was arraigned […]
War Memorial Hospital Signs Agreement to Join MidMichigan Health
War Memorial Hospital and MidMichigan Health have signed an agreement which would make War Memorial the eighth Medical Center in the MidMichigan Health system. War Memorial and MidMichigan leadership expect the affiliation to be completed in early 2022. “This is a very exciting time for our organization. We are pleased […]