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Sunday, May 18, 2025
Patricia Susan (Sharp) Allen of Pickford, Michigan, died on April 2, 2022, at MyMichigan Medical Center in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan at the age of 77. She was born on September 21, 1944, in Sandusky, Ohio to Norm and Dorothy Sharp. Patricia grew up in her hometown of Sandusky where […]
John Alexander “Johnny 5” Kaunisto, age 67, of Sault Ste. Marie, MI, passed away on April 2, 2022, at War Memorial Hospital. John was born on December 31, 1954, in Sault Ste. Marie, MI to the late E. Ray and Margaret “Peggy” (Alexander) Kaunisto. John graduated from Sault High School […]
You can learn how to prevent Type 2 Diabetes together with other Michigan residents in the National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP) on-line lifestyle change program offered by Michigan State University Extension. The program series starts Wednesday April 27th. Guided by two trained MSU Extension lifestyle coaches, groups of participants learn […]
The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service said Thursday it keeps receiving complaints from the public related to sextortion. “Sextortion happens when a person sends an intimate image and/or video to someone and is then threatened with the public release of the image or video unless the victim pays a demanded […]
The jury deliberating the fate of four men accused of plotting the kidnap of Governor Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 said today that it has found Brandon Caserta and Daniel Harris not guilty of the crime but could not reach a unanimous verdict on the remaining defendants. Federal investigators sought to prove that […]
Governor Gretchen Whitmer filed a lawsuit this morning in the Oakland Circuit Court arguing the Michigan Constitution protects a woman’s access to abortion and will use her executive authority to urge the Michigan Supreme Court to take the case directly. This comes weeks ahead of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling of Dobbs […]
Pearl Theresa (McCoy) Menard, age 93, of Sugar Island, MI, passed away on Monday April 4, 2022, at the White Wiles Assisted Living Hospice Room in Rudyard, MI. Pearl was born on June 14, 1928, on Sugar Island to the late Fred P. and Emma B. (Rickley) McCoy. On August 17, […]
LANSING, Mich. – Governor Whitmer and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) today announced that eight communities around Michigan have been awarded a total of $160,000 in grants to support downtown enhancement and improvement projects. Governor Whitmer is committed to supporting small businesses as Michigan continues growing its economy. Michigan has added jobs […]
SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Wednesday the game schedule for the its West Division semifinal between the Soo Eagles and Greater Sudbury Cubs. This best-of-seven match-up will commence Friday in a 7:30 p.m. start at Pullar Stadium in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. The Eagles will also […]
“The vessel is drifting slowly with the current east of the Mackinac Bridge in heavy fog. It’s not in danger of grounding,” said Chief Petty Officer John Masson, a public information officer with the Great Lakes district. ““The info I have is that the vessel is not in distress,” he […]