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Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years. Her son King Charles III said the death of his beloved mother was a “moment of great sadness” for him and his family and that her loss would be “deeply felt” around […]
John Charles Ylimaki, age 80, of Sault Ste. Marie, passed away peacefully August 31, 2022, at the Medilodge of Sault Ste. Marie. John was born on December 3, 1941, in Grand Marais, Michigan to Elizabeth Selina (Sayen) Ylimaki. John served his country in both the Navy on the USS Avenge […]
David Michael Sokol of Trout Lake, Michigan, passed away in Rudyard, Michigan at the age of 78. He was born on June 17, 1944, in Detroit, Michigan, to parents Philip Warren Shutran and Shirley Jeanette Sokol (Monschau). David David grew up in Frederick, Michigan, and spent much of his youth […]
Donald Darrel “Duckie’ Smith age 87, of Sault Ste. Marie, MI, passed away at the Ball Hospice House in Sault Ste. Marie, MI after a short illness, on September 4, 2022. Born November 13, 1934 on Mackinac Island, MI, the youngest of 7 children to Ozro Jackson Smith II and […]
Kenneth “Kenny” Dale Kammers, age 45, of Kincheloe, Michigan, died at his home on August 10, 2022. He was born in St. Ignace, Michigan, on June 19, 1977, to Dale McDowell and Mary Kammers. Kenny grew up in St. Ignace with his mother and grandmother. He spent many hours at […]
Cynthia Sue Cawthorne, of Mackinac Island and East Lansing, passed away Friday, September 2, after a sudden and unexpected two-day illness. She passed at Munson Hospital, Traverse City, after being air-lifted from Mackinac Island. Cynthia was born April 11, 1949, in Hart, Michigan to William J. and Hazel Margaret (Field) […]
Prison facilities in Ionia and Adrian are shrinking this fall in the wake of a plummeting prison population and a crippling shortage of workers. The consolidations won’t result in layoffs, however. There are enough openings in prisons in each of the Michigan communities to absorb the employees of the mothballed […]
An existing law criminalizing most abortions in Michigan is unconstitutional and shouldn’t be enforced, Court of Claims Judge Elizabeth Gleicher ruled. In an opinion issued Wednesday afternoon, Gleicher said enforcement of the long-dormant ban on abortions except for life-threatening pregnancies would mean Michigan women would be “denied appropriate, safe and […]
ST. IGNACE, Mich. – A beautiful, nearly cloudless day welcomed participants to the Mackinac Bridge Walk today, likely a big contributor to an uptick in participation over last year. “We’re so glad to have had 26,000 people from across Michigan and beyond join us for this beloved event on such a perfect […]
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The U.S. Department of Commerce has invested $2 million in American Rescue Plan Funds to support tourism in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. The U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded a $2 million grant to Sault Ste. […]