Edward Henry Mills, age 71, of St. Ignace, Michigan, died at the Ball Hospice House in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, on December 3, 2022. He was born on May 10, 1951, in Detroit, Michigan, to Edward Clarence and Grace (Pearo) Mills. Edward grew up in Detroit and joined the U.S. […]
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Adeline Mary Lewis
Adeline Mary Lewis, 93, a longtime resident of Sault Ste. Marie died Sunday November 13, 2022 at McKinley Manor Assisted Living in Sault Ste. Marie, MI. She was born November 4, 1929 in Sault Ste. Marie, MI to Abdalle and Salimey (Ayouh) Jabour.Adeline graduated from Loretto High School in her […]
Laker Women’s Basketball’s Strong Second Quarter Not Enough Against Huskies
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Lake Superior State women’s basketball program (2-7, 1-2 GLIAC) fell on the road to the Michigan Tech Huskies (8-2, 2-1 GLIAC) by a final score of 76-63 on Friday. Mattison Rayman (Otsego, Mich.) got the Lakers on the board first, and a three from CeCe Hacker (Omaha, Neb.) […]
Martha Ann Behnke
Martha Ann Behnke, age 89, passed away early Thursday morning, December 8, 2022 at From the Heart Assisted Living. The daughter of the late Edward and Eleanor (Kurkowski) Williams, she was born on July 21, 1933 in Royal Oak. Martha did work as a pharmacist assistant for Sherman Drugs and […]
Sunday’s Blind River Beavers – Soo Eagles NOJHL contest postponed
SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League has announced that Sunday’s scheduled regular season contest between the Blind River Beavers and Soo Eagles at the Blind River Community Centre has been postponed. The cause of the cancellation is due to members of the Eagles who are currently battling the […]
Chippewa County awarded $375K grant from State of Michigan for road repair
Chippewa County Road Commission has been awarded a $375,000 grant by the State of Michigan to help rebuild roads in Chippewa County as part of a $1,475,000 project of which the county must provide $1.1M. “Today’s road repair grants will help us fix the damn roads and help Michiganders go […]
Eagles take back and forth affair with Beavers
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Soo Eagles spotted the Blind River Beavers an early lead before answering back and skating a 5-3 triumph Wednesday night in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League mid-week action at Pullar Stadium. Picking up the night’s initial power play, Blind River capitalized as Matthew Green and […]
WNBA star Brittney Griner released from Russian detention in prisoner swap for convicted arms dealer
Washington (CNN) — WNBA star Brittney Griner has been released from Russian detention, President Joe Biden said Thursday. Griner was released in a prisoner swap that involved Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. The exchange, however, did not include another American that the State Department has declared wrongfully detained, Paul Whelan. “She’s safe, she’s on a […]
Applications for Philip A. Harris Memorial Scholarship Now Being Accepted
MIDLAND, Mich. – Applications to the Philip A. Harris Memorial Scholarship at MyMichigan Health are now being accepted for the 2023-2024 school year. Students may access the application online at www.mymichigan.org/harrisscholarship. Applications and support documentation will only be accepted electronically. The deadline for the 2023-2024 school year is Saturday, April 1, 2023. The […]
Georgia sheepdog fights off, kills 8 coyotes after pack attacks his sheep
A Georgia sheepdog is recovering from injuries after squaring off against a pack of coyotes, killing eight of them, while protecting his flock. Casper, a sheepdog who works on John Wierwiller’s Georgia farm, fought off the more than half a dozen coyotes in a fight that lasted over half an […]