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Monday, May 19, 2025
Lois Catherine (Hewer) Tassier, age 93, passed away at her home in Cedarville, Michigan, on March 10, 2022. She was born on December 18, 1928, in Pickford, Michigan to parents William Benfield and Sue Maude (Crawford) Hewer. Lois grew up in Pickford and graduated from Pickford High School in 1946 […]
William “Bill” Todd Green, age 51, passed away on March 10, 2022, at his home in Saint Ignace, Michigan, with his family by his side. He was born on June 19, 1970, in Saint Ignace, to parents Joseph Gerald and Patricia Elizabeth (Closs) Green. Bill grew up in his hometown […]
OTTAWA — Vaccinated travellers will no longer need to show a COVID-19 test to enter Canada beginning April 1, Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos officially announced Thursday. The change is being made at the tail end of the Omicron wave in Canada, as new reported cases of COVID-19 have declined since […]
Carl Jay” CJ” Hodges, age 82, of Pickford, Michigan, passed away on Saturday, March 12, 2022, at his home. Carl was born on February 24, 1940, in Harrison, MI to the late Bruce and Helen (Woodard) Hodges. He was a graduated of Harrison High School and attended Michigan Tech. Carl […]
Grace Lillian Solberg, age 88, of Sault Ste. Marie, MI passed away on Tuesday March 15, 2022, at War Memorial Hospital. Grace was born in Sault Ste. Marie, MI on October 19, 1933, daughter of the late Otto and Cecilia (Jondreau) Krull. She graduated from Sault High School. She was […]
Karen Louise Stewart-Bailey, age 64, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, passed away on Monday, March 14, 2022, at the Hospice of the EUP – Hospice House. Karen was born on May 16, 1957, in Ann Arbor, Michigan to the late Walter Mills and Mary Louise (Gage) Stewart. She was a […]
On March 17, 2022, Shawn Alex Vert (age 35) was sentenced by the Honorable James P. Lambros of the 50th Circuit Court in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Mr. Vert was sentenced to 35 years to 60 years in the Michigan Department of Corrections, based on his conviction of one count […]
NUNDA TOWNSHIP — A woman from the Upper Peninsula was taken to McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital in Petoskey after she sustained serious, non-life threatening injuries when she lost control on the wet roadway of I-75. At 3:01 p.m. on Tuesday, March 15, the Cheboygan County Sheriff’s Department was dispatched to […]
LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and local agencies are enacting additional annual spring weight restrictions to protect roads. Effective 6 a.m. Friday, March 18, weight restrictions will be imposed and enforced on all state trunkline highways from the Michigan/Indiana and Michigan/Ohio state lines north to and including […]
Every St. Patrick’s Day, Dad drilled into us kids the importance of wearing something green and proudly pinning a shamrock to our clothing. March 17 was the only day of the year orange was an absolutely forbidden color for it was a reminder of the old troubles between Catholics and […]