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Monday, May 19, 2025
It was a year ago this month when Michigan fish and wildlife regulators caught wind that aquarium moss balls sold in a Washington state pet shop were infested with zebra mussels, an invasive species that has decimated Great Lakes ecosystems. Within a day, Corporal Nick Torsky and his fellow Michigan […]
A two-story historic clapboard home on the East Bluff of Mackinac Island, overlooking the harbor and filled with a century of memories, is now gray ash and rubble. “The fire was spotted by a security guard at the Grand Hotel. He saw an orange glow,” Kathryn Kavanaugh Ledtke, of Fort Gratiot, told the […]
Glen Eric Ludwig, age 72, of Raber, Michigan, died on February 10, 2022, at his home. He was born on May 3, 1949, in Detroit, Michigan, to Thomas Omar and Margaret Elizabeth (Gribben) Ludwig. Glen grew up on Willis Road in Ypsilanti, Michigan and graduated from Lincoln Schools. He married […]
David James Shields lll, age 33 of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan passed away on February 27, 2022. On July 19, 1988, David was born in Phoenix, Arizona to parents Robert “Rob” James Shields and Jacqueline “Jackie” Robin Perron. David grew up in Phoenix, Arizona; Orlando, Florida; and Sault Ste. Marie, […]
Spring in Northern Michigan marks the return of the maple syrup season. For many this is the first opportunity to get back into the woods after a long winter. There is a lot of debate over the origins of maple tapping, but the practice goes back to indigenous culture where […]
CHIPPEWA COUNTY, MI — Detectives from Trident have been investigating individuals involved with the smuggling of narcotics into our area. On 3-13-2022 at approximately 0322 am a traffic stop was conducted on I-75 in Chippewa County. A search warrant was also conducted. As a result of the search Detectives seized […]
Margaret Rose McKerchie, age 80, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, passed away on Sunday, March 13, 2022, at War Memorial Hospital. Margaret was born on October 16, 1941, in Sault Ste. Marie, MI to the late Clifford and Rose (LaGace) Lockhart. Margaret enjoyed dancing, country music, word search, crocheting, and playing […]
St. Ignace, MI Open results Logan Lowther 2-0(1st), Chase Kilgore 2-0(1st), Jack Lowther 2-1(2nd), Kaysen Hendrick 2-1(2nd), Jared Riggs 1-1(2nd), Pierce Rondeau 0-3(4th), Jackson Minta 1-1 (2nd), Brantley Kilgore 2-0(1st), Easton Hendrick 1-2(3rd), Kane Savoie 1-1(2nd), Brady Rondeau 2-1(2nd), Dalton Savoie 2-0(1st) and Wyatt Peabody 2-0(1st). MYWAY Far North Regionals […]
Jack King Storey, 77, of Sault Ste. Marie and Drummond Island, Michigan, passed away at War Memorial Hospital on March 4 after a short illness. He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Jane Mason Storey, brothers, and sisters-in-law Thomas P. Storey (Sandy) of Colonial Heights, VA; Alfred J. […]
Donald “Don” Murray Hudak, age 64, passed away peacefully on March 7, 2022, at his home in DeTour Village, Michigan, surrounded by his family after a longtime battle with cancer. He was born on May 23, 1957, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan to parents Ronald “Joe” and Ruth Ann (Fountain) […]