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Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Paul Learst, age 72, of Farmington Hills, Michigan sadly passed away on March 11, 2022, at Medilodge in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Paul was born on October 7,1949 in Detroit, Michigan to Bernard George Learst and Marylyn Ruth (Dunn) Learst. Paul had different jobs as a truck driver and was […]
LANSING, MICH. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has declared March 20-26 as Michigan’s Severe Weather Awareness Week, and the Michigan State Police, Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division (MSP/EMHSD) is calling on residents to take action by participating in a voluntary statewide tornado drill at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, March 23. “Last summer […]
OTSEGO COUNTY, MI. — On Wednesday, March 16, 2022, troopers from the Michigan State Police(MSP) Seventh District Hometown Security Team stopped a vehicle on I-75 Highway near the Loon Lakerest area in Bagley Twp. The driver, 54-year-old Victor Emmanuel McMillan of Rudyard and 30-year-oldJoshua Lee McMillan of St. Ignace, were […]
Philip “Joe” Menard, age 74, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, passed away on Sunday, March 13, 2022, at the Hospice of the EUP – Hospice House, surrounded by the love of his family. Joe was born on February 14, 1948, in Sault Ste. Marie, MI to the late Philip and […]
Lois Catherine (Hewer) Tassier, age 93, passed away at her home in Cedarville, Michigan, on March 10, 2022. She was born on December 18, 1928, in Pickford, Michigan to parents William Benfield and Sue Maude (Crawford) Hewer. Lois grew up in Pickford and graduated from Pickford High School in 1946 […]
William “Bill” Todd Green, age 51, passed away on March 10, 2022, at his home in Saint Ignace, Michigan, with his family by his side. He was born on June 19, 1970, in Saint Ignace, to parents Joseph Gerald and Patricia Elizabeth (Closs) Green. Bill grew up in his hometown […]
OTTAWA — Vaccinated travellers will no longer need to show a COVID-19 test to enter Canada beginning April 1, Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos officially announced Thursday. The change is being made at the tail end of the Omicron wave in Canada, as new reported cases of COVID-19 have declined since […]
Carl Jay” CJ” Hodges, age 82, of Pickford, Michigan, passed away on Saturday, March 12, 2022, at his home. Carl was born on February 24, 1940, in Harrison, MI to the late Bruce and Helen (Woodard) Hodges. He was a graduated of Harrison High School and attended Michigan Tech. Carl […]
Grace Lillian Solberg, age 88, of Sault Ste. Marie, MI passed away on Tuesday March 15, 2022, at War Memorial Hospital. Grace was born in Sault Ste. Marie, MI on October 19, 1933, daughter of the late Otto and Cecilia (Jondreau) Krull. She graduated from Sault High School. She was […]
Karen Louise Stewart-Bailey, age 64, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, passed away on Monday, March 14, 2022, at the Hospice of the EUP – Hospice House. Karen was born on May 16, 1957, in Ann Arbor, Michigan to the late Walter Mills and Mary Louise (Gage) Stewart. She was a […]