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Tuesday, April 30, 2024
SAULT STE. MARIE, MI — Need a reminder that summer is on the way? Or maybe you want to surprise that special someone with a not-so-fancy Valentine’s Day gift in an oh-so-tasty Upper Peninsula destination? You’re in luck! Legendary U.P. burger hot spot Clyde’s Drive-In, which has been around since […]
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – Aaron Payment, chairperson of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, today cheered Ontario Power Generation’s decision to abandon its plans to build a permanent nuclear waste storage site less than a mile from Lake Huron. “The Sault Tribe, along with the rest of […]
Danielle JamesCapital News Service LANSING — Recently introduced bills in the Legislature are in direct opposition about the controversial issue of allowing commercial catching of game fish and are causing conflict between commercial fishers and sport anglers. Recreational anglers like things the way they are, while the industry is pushing […]
Sault Ste. Marie is closer to getting a $5 million grant for improved parking and beautification. OHM Advisors put on a presentation Monday afternoon at the Ojibway Hotel displaying ideas of how to improve parking downtown. This is the first phase of the process as part of the community block […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The results of Iowa’s Democratic presidential caucuses have been delayed because of “quality checks” during the reporting process, the state party said. “The integrity of the results is paramount,” Mandy McClure, the communications director of the Iowa Democratic Party, said in an email. “We have experienced a […]
RUSH: Ladies and gentlemen, this… This day has been one of the most difficult days in recent memory for me because I’ve known this moment was coming in the program today. Now, I’m sure that you all know by now, I really don’t like talking about myself, and I don’t […]
Lansing — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s focus on “bread and butter” issues and her position as the top official in a key battleground state are reasons she’ll find herself in the national spotlight Tuesday, Democratic lawmakers and political observers say. U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, selected Whitmer to give the Democratic […]
BAY MILLS — Bay Mills Indian Community’s Executive Council has agreed to purchase Four Seasons Market in Brimley, the local grocery store located across from Brimley State Park on Six Mile Road. The tribe anticipates completing the acquisition within the next six months. The council approved the purchase at their […]
Ian Fishback became a national sensation in 2005 when he wrote to Senator John McCain about how U.S. soldiers were treating prisoners of war. Alarmed at what he considered unlawful and inhumane treatment of prisoners, Fishback told McCain he and his troops had seen prisoners beaten, killed, injured, exposed to […]
LANSING — Suicide is now the second leading cause of death for 15-24 year olds in Michigan, and the rates are nearly double in rural communities, according to state and federal surveys. That’s above the national average and has risen in recent years. The surveys were done by the state […]
