CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Mich. (WLUC) – A Chippewa County woman is $50,000 richer after deciding to get her COVID-19 vaccine. 66-year-old Diedre “DJ” Malloy, of Kincheloe, was announced as a daily winner for those who were vaccinated on July 20, in the winner announcements made on August 4. Malloy has esophageal […]
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Tour Da Yoop, Eh! Raising Money To Fight Childhood Cancer
Tour da Yoop starts on Friday, August 6, in St. Ignace. Riders can select all or part of a 1,200-mile loop that touches all 15 UP counties and countless small towns. The full tour is composed of 10 sections, averaging 120 miles per section. Cyclists stay in each city for […]
All Millages in Mackinac County Pass; Tammy Shepard Loses Council Bid
Tammy Shepard was defeated in her St. Ignace city council bid in the city’s Tuesday, August 3, 2021 primary election, losing to six other candidates who will vie for three council seats in November. Ms. Shepard received 119 votes, lowest among the seven candidates. Incumbents James Clapperton, with 243 votes, […]
MSP looking for assistance to identify theft suspect
MSP Sault Ste. Marie Post is seeking assistance in locating a man believed to have been involved in a theft of fuel from the Tone Road Convenience Station. The subject, described as a white male, approximately sixty years old, with a grey beard, and driving a tan, Chevrolet Suburban, pumped […]
Soo Twp Fire assists Sugar Island Fire with fire
In the early morning hours Thursday, just after midnight, the Soo Township Fire Department was paged to assist our neighbors on Sugar Island with what was called in as a structure fire. Upon arrival it was determined to be a pile of materials. It was a relief that no one […]
Fire destroys structure in Newberry
On Saturday July 24th, shortly before 12:00pm the Newberry Fire Department was dispatched to a structure fire on M-123 in Newberry. Multiple firefighters responding to the station advised of heavy fire and smoke conditions. When Newberry Fire command was alerted of these conditions, mutual aid from Columbus Township Fire was […]
War Memorial Employee Speaks Up for Patient Safety, Receives Award
The Michigan Health & Hospital Association (MHA) Keystone Center honored Kelsey Moran, a certifiednursing assistant at War Memorial Hospital, with the quarterly MHA Keystone Center Speak-up! Award July20. Moran prevented a potential adverse outcome by persistently advocating for a patient who was looking unwellto receive additional assessments and care. Her […]
Kayaker missing along Lake Superior shoreline in Marquette
40-year-old Brett Harriman’s capsized kayak was found approximately a half mile north of Partridge Island. He is still unaccounted for. MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) – A capsized kayaker is missing along Lake Superior in Marquette Thursday morning. Officers from the Marquette Police Department are requesting the public’s helping in finding 40-year-old […]
Man dies after fall from Arch Rock on Mackinac Island
MACKINAC ISLAND, MI – Police on Mackinac Island are investigating after a man was found dead at the base of Arch Rock. Mackinac Island Police Chief Doug Topolski confirmed Wednesday that a man in his 40s was found at about 9:15 a.m. The department is investigating the incident, but foul […]
Falcons banded at International Bridge
July 20, 2021 — It’s been a productive summer for the resident raptors at the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge, with peregrine falcons successfully raising two chicks this year. One egg laid earlier this year did not hatch. Karl Hansen, bridge engineer for the International Bridge Administration (IBA), reported on the […]













