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Sunday, May 3, 2026
U.S. Debbie Stabenow (MI) and Gary Peters (MI) announced today that the Department of Transportation (DOT) will be awarding $5,591,256 in funding to update safety equipment, repair runways, and invest in other improvements at airports across the Upper Peninsula. These funds are from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grant program. […]
MANISTIQUE, Mich. (WJMN) – Police officers from across the U.P., Wisconsin and Canada paid tribute to fallen officers on Friday at Manistique High School. The annual Upper Peninsula Peace Officers Memorial drew police personnel from across the region to honor fellow officers who made the ultimate sacrifice. The ceremony included […]
Cameron Lee Stevens, Age 45, of Sault Ste. Marie, MI, passed away on Tuesday, May 10th, 2022, in Petoskey, MI. Cameron was born on November 28, 1976, in Granite City, IL. He was a member of the Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians. He owned Stevens Concrete Masonry and Construction. He enjoyed camping with […]
Marc Henry “Muck” Fournier, age 83, of Sault Ste. Marie, MI, passed away on May 7, 2022, in Petoskey, MI. Marc was born on July 23, 1938, to Edward and Ruth (Hermanson) Fournier in Sault Ste. Marie, MI. On November 4, 1967, he married Linda Rae Metkiff in Brimley, MI. […]
Carol Lee Davis, age 83, of Detour, Michigan, died at the Pennington Home in Pickford, Michigan on May 6, 2022, surrounded by her loved ones. She was born in Pontiac, Michigan on October 8, 1938, to Austin and Marie Elizabeth (Crivea) Sutton. Carol grew up in St. Ignace, Michigan in […]
James Stewart Clapperton III, age 71, of St. Ignace, Michigan, died unexpectedly at home on May 5, 2022. He was born on April 20, 1951, in Clare, Michigan to Dr. James Clapperton Sr D.O. and Marjorie Jewell (Nee Fisher) Clapperton. James graduated from Coleman High School in 1969 and attended […]
Robert “Bob” James Beaudry, age 82, died at home in Kinross, Michigan, on May 9, 2022. He was born on January 23, 1940, in Manistique, Michigan to Ovela and Doris Loraine (Macabee) Beaudry. Bob grew up in Kinross and moved to Ypsilanti, Michigan, in his teens. He worked for the […]
DALLAS, TX., May 8, 2022 – Eleven students from Sault Area High School and Career Center competed at the Business Professionals of America (BPA) National Leadership Conference in Dallas, Texas on May 4-8, 2022. The students who competed and represented Sault Area Career Center’s BPA Chapter at the National Leadership […]
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – Captain Brock Santa Maria’s goal, 3:26 into overtime, lifted the Soo Thunderbirds to a dramatic 3-2 victory over the Hearst Lumberjacks Thursday evening in the seventh and deciding game of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League’s Copeland Cup – McNamara Trophy championship series at John Rhodes […]
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge has stopped the clock on Donald Trump’s $10,000-a-day fine for failing to turn over documents in a state civil investigation and said Wednesday he’ll lift the former president’s contempt finding altogether if he meets certain conditions, including paying $110,000 in fines he’s […]