Clayton “Randy” Bennett, age 80, of Sault Ste. Marie, MI passed away on Friday, August 12, 2022, at My Michigan Health Center – Sault. Randy was born on October 9, 1941, in Sault Ste, Marie, MI to the late Clayton and Alma (Wilson) Bennett. He was a graduate of Sault […]
Other News
10-Day Passport Pick up service expansion in Sault Ste. Marie
Service Canada continues to introduce a variety of new measures to improve passport service delivery and decrease wait times for Canadians as it works through unprecedented demands. The triage system introduced this summer in 17 of our 35 passport offices has made a significant impact in reducing lineups and redirecting […]
Subject wanted for questioning in Pickford murder found deceased near his home
SAULT STE. MARIE, MI— Police have located the suspect in a Pickford homicide investigation. Michigan State Police say Jared Woodgate, 49, was found deceased near his residence in Sault Ste. Marie. He was wanted for questioning in the Sunday evening death of Melissa Beaudry, 42. Troopers say the investigation is […]
Tawni Murphy
Tawni Caroline Murphy age 34, of Goetzville, Michigan was unexpectedly taken from her family on Sunday morning, August 14th as she was driving home from her place of employment in St. Ignace, Michigan. Tawni Caroline was and will always be remembered as loving wife to her husband, Matthew Scott Bell […]
Cloverland Electric Announces August 23-25 Community Meetings
DAFTER, Mich.— (Aug. 17, 2022) Cloverland Electric Cooperative invites members to attend upcoming community meetings with president and CEO, Mike Heise, to learn results of the cooperative’s recently completed cost-of-service study and its impact on Cloverland’s rates. Heise will review recent cooperative accomplishments, explain the potential of new cooperative endeavors and […]
Three People in Hospital after Late Night Boating Crash
EMMET COUNTY, MI. On Wednesday, August 17, 2022, at approximately 2:50 a.m. troopers from theMichigan State Police (MSP) Gaylord Post responded to a call for help from a boater on Little TraverseBay. A Petoskey resident called 911 to report a man yelling for help. Troopers searched the area andfound two […]
George Leonard Synett
George Leonard Synett,77, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, passed away on Aug. 7, 2022, surrounded by his loving wife, daughter, and son. He was born and raised in Sault Ste. Marie. Mr. Synett is survived by his wife Bonnie, daughter Lisa and son Lawerence. Those he joined include his parents, […]
Janet Joan Skinner
Janet Joan (Zwolinski) Skinner, age 94, of Pickford, Michigan, died in her home on August 9, 2022. She was born in Goetzville, Michigan, on August 27, 1927, to Andrew and Mary (Pleva) Zwolinski. Janet grew up in Goetzville, Michigan, and met Verne Robert Skinner. On June 23, 1945, they married […]
James Young
James Willard “Frisky” Young, age 83, of Sault Ste. Marie, MI passed away on Saturday, August 13, 2022, at the Hospice of the EUP – Hospice House. James was born on May 3, 1939, on Sugar Island. He graduated with the Loretto Central Catholic High School Class of 1958. James […]
Norman Lowell Smith
Norman Lowell Smith, age 88, of St. Ignace, Michigan, died at Mackinac Straits Health System in St. Ignace on August 10, 2022. He was born in St. Ignace on May 6, 1934, to Cecil Eugene and Anna Elinor (Trerice) Smith. Norman grew up in the Gros Cap area and graduated […]












