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Sunday, May 3, 2026
SAULT STE MARIE, Mich.—With only closeout items remaining the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District’s New Lock at the Soo substantially completes its first phase of construction. “We are waiting on final survey results and anticipate they will show the deepened areas as complete, really only have some punch-list […]
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan—Chippewa County District Court congratulates its final two graduates from the misdemeanor Sobriety Court. Sobriety Courts use an intensive probation period that involves a coordination between treatment providers, probation, courts, prosecution, and defense attorneys. Every other week this team meets to review participants’ progress. Following this team […]
Dolores Ethelyn (Bosley) Rye, age 82, of Pickford, Michigan, died on July 17, 2022, at 2:15 AM at her home with her sister, LuAnn, and surrounded by her family. She is a survivor of colorectal cancer of ten years and died of peritoneal carcinomatosis and a broken heart from the […]
St. Ignace, Mich. (WLUC) – The Mackinaw City Police department attempted to pull over a vehicle speeding through a construction zone on I-75 around 9:20pm Monday. The driver continued to accelerate through the construction zone and continued south on US-31 near Emmet County. The vehicle reached speeds of over 100mph […]
ST. IGNACE, Mich. – Jack R. Thompson, 93, of Alpena, has always been a part of the Mackinac Bridge since 1956 when he worked on a construction crew that built it. Now he has a part of the bridge with him as well. Thompson, who received a piece of the […]
Kathy Jo Roe, age 62, of Brimley, MI passed away on Sunday, July 17, 2022, at McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital. Kathy was born on February 13, 1960, in Sault Ste. Marie, MI to the late Wayne Quigley and Gloria (Eugene) Hizer. Kathy attended Sault High School. She enjoyed camping, fishing on […]
MACKINAW CITY, MI – Traffic just south of the Mackinac Bridge will be detoured due to bridge work from Tuesday to Thursday, July 26-28. The Michigan Department of Transportation is working on a $12.3 million project on I-75 and US-23. Next week, crews will replace beams on the southbound US-23 […]
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District hires LeighAnn Ryckeghem to the newly named Operations Manager position at the Soo Locks, effective July 1. The Operations Manager, formerly known as the Area Engineer, is responsible for overseeing all Corps of Engineers operations and maintenance […]
Shirley Jean Downey, age 84, of St. Ignace, Michigan, died at Evergreen Living Center in St. Ignace, on July 4, 2022. She was born in St. Joseph, Michigan, on February 28, 1938, to Paul and Opal Lovegrove of Ozark, Michigan. Shirley often spoke of her growing up on her parent’s […]
Dr. John Francis Stageman, age 86, of Pickford, Michigan, died on July 9, 2022, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. He was born on July 30, 1935, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, to Dr. John Condon and Leola M. (Francis) Stageman. John grew up in Clarkston, Michigan and graduated from Clarkston High […]