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Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Newberry – A group of people on snowmobiles have been rescued after getting stranded in a marshy area in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. State conservation officers and a snowmobile patrol for the Luce County Sheriff’s Office found the four snowmobilers late Friday night in the Sleeper Lake Marsh area, southwest of Sault […]
CHIPPEWA COUNTY – CHIPPEWA COUNTY has been chosen to receive $15,260 for Phase 39 and $47,165 for ARPA-R to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the county. The selection was made by a National Board that is chaired by the U. S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management […]
Thomas “Rusty” Jay Lee, age 62, of Hessel, Michigan, died at War Memorial Hospital on January 5, 2022, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. He was born on May 21, 1958, in Sault Ste. Marie, to Ellsworth and Lena Marie (Beaudry) Lee. Rusty attended Pickford and Cedarville High School. He moved […]
Vincent Rodger Klamerus, age 81, of Drummond Island, Michigan, died at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City, Michigan, on February 14, 2022. He was born on March 24, 1940, in Goetzville, Michigan to Frank and Helen (Zwolinski) Klamerus. Vince grew up in Goetzville and graduated from Detour High School. He […]
Isaac “Ike” Leonard Bunker, age 83, of Mackinac Island, Michigan, passed on February 9, 2022, peacefully at home surrounded by his loved ones. Isaac was born on Mackinac Island, Michigan in his family home on June 5, 1938, to Marion Bernice and Lewis “Darcy” Bunker. Isaac was the third of […]
Jo Ann Brown, 66, of Sault Ste. Marie, MI passed away February 12, 2022 in Sault Ste. Marie, MI. She was born November 20, 1955 in Sault Ste. Marie, MI to Lawrence and Loretta (Mongene) Miller. Jo Ann grew up in Dafter, MI and went to Brimley Schools. She was […]
Betty Lou (McClure) Bailey, age 91, of Drummond Island, Michigan, died on February 9, 2022, in St. Ignace, Michigan. She was born on March 15, 1931, in Charleston, West Virginia. Betty was a foundling. In 1931, she was warmly wrapped in a baby blanket and found in the Lobby of […]
Calvin “Cal” Robert Leavitt, age 66, of Pickford, Michigan, died on February 14, 2022, in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan. He was born on February 28, 1955, in Detroit, Michigan, to Raymond James and Helen Marie (Barr) Leavitt. Cal grew up in Topinabee, Michigan, until second grade when his family moved […]
Renovations have begun at the new building for the Pickford Community Library, a branch of Superior District Library. In 2020, the Superior District Library (SDL) purchased what is now the previous home of NAPA Auto Parts for the Pickford Community Library to move into from its current rented quarters. Volunteers […]
Pamela Ann Synett passed away February 16, 2022, surrounded by her children.Pam was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan on October 14, 1953, the daughter of the late John and Dorothy (LaFaver) Murphy. She attended Sault High, was a parishioner of Saint Joseph’s Catholic Church, and was a member of […]