Chris Bailey McGraw, age 73, of St. Ignace, Michigan, died in Scobey, Montana on November 17, 2022. He was born in Midland, Michigan, on December 7, 1948, to Norman Bailey and Nina Lucille (Woods) McGraw. He was a cherished and beloved husband to Jennifer McGraw for twenty-seven years. Chris grew […]
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Bombed, not beaten: Ukraine’s capital flips to survival mode
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Residents of Ukraine’s bombed capital clutched empty bottles in search of water and crowded into cafés for power and warmth Thursday, switching defiantly into survival mode after new Russian missile strikes a day earlier plunged the city and much of the country into the dark. In […]
Wilma Cairns
Wilma Cleo Cairns, age 84, of Sugar Island, MI, passed away on Tuesday, November 22, 2022, at My Michigan Medical Center – Sault. Wilma was born on November 30, 1937, to Joseph and Bernice (McCoy) Leask in Sault Ste. Marie, MI. On September 3, 1954, she married John V. Cairns at […]
Pauline Armstrong
Pauline Margaret Armstrong, age 85, of Sault Ste. Marie, MI passed away on Thursday, November 24, 2022, at the Hospice of the EUP – Hospice House. Pauline was born in St. Clair, MI on August 2, 1937, to the late Isadore and Christine Posey. She graduated from Holy Cross High […]
Laker Women’s Basketball Falls to Tiffin on the Road
TIFFIN, Ohio – The Lake Superior State women’s basketball team (1-5) fell on the road to the Tiffin Dragons (3-3) by a final score of 59-39 on Saturday. CeCe Hacker (Omaha, Neb.) got the Lakers on the board first with a three-pointer as both teams battled to a 7-7 stalemate, but the […]
Robotic-Assisted Gynecologic Surgery Available in Sault Ste Marie
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – Women in the Eastern Upper Peninsula don’t have to travel out of the region for state-of-the art gynecologic procedures. Minimally invasive surgeries with advanced precision are available at MyMichigan Medical Center Sault using the da Vinci robotic-assisted surgery system. Robotic surgery extends a surgeon’s skills to […]
Bassett Named to Eracism Invitational All-Tournament Team
COLCHESTER, Vt. – Senior Kemon Bassett (Detroit, Mich.) has been named to the Eracism Invitational All-Tournament Team, as voted on by the coaches on Saturday. Bassett averaged 11.5 points and 9.5 rebounds per game over the weekend in Colchester, Vt., including a 10-point, 12-rebound performance against Saint Rose on Friday while also earning […]
Lakers Fall to Purple Knights at Eracism Invitational
COLCHESTER, Vt. – The Lake Superior State men’s basketball program (1-4) fell to the St. Michael’s Purple Knights (6-1) at the Eracism Invitational by a final score of 68-58 on Saturday. Kingsley Perkins (Ypsilanti, Mich.) opened up the scoring for the Lakers as both teams battled early. The Purple Knights were able […]
Espanola earns road win over Eagles
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – Lucas Signoretti scored once and was credited with setting-up three others to help lead the Espanola Paper Kings over the Soo Eagles 4-2 Friday evening in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up at Pullar Stadium. Sault Ste. Marie did strike first as they clicked 40 […]
Whitmer appoints first Black woman to Michigan’s top court
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Kyra Harris Bolden will become the first Black woman to serve on the Michigan Supreme Court, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Tuesday, choosing a young lawyer who lost a close election just two weeks ago. Bolden will take the seat of Justice Bridget McCormack, who announced in […]














