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Joyce Arlene Milligan

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend on January 28, 2022. Joyce passed peacefully, with the love of her family surrounding her. Joyce Arlene Milligan was born, April 19, 1934, to Gabrielle “Charlie” and Assunta (nee Vigna) […]

Sault Youth Wrestling excel in Clare and Gaylord

The Soult Youth Wrestling Club recently traveled to Clare and Gaylord to test their skills against other grapplers of their age group. Here are the results. NEMWA – Clare, Saturday, January 29th Emmett Rogers 1-2(DNP), Drew Burtt 4-0(1st), Kane Savoie 2-1(2nd), Dalton Savoie 1-1(3rd), Wyatt Peabody 3-1(3rd) and Marc DeWildt […]

Hattie Marie (Leach) Lockhart Pitko

Hattie Marie (Leach) Lockhart Pitko, passed into the arms of her loving Savior, at Cedar Cove Assisted Living in Cedarville, Michigan, on January 21, 2022. She was born on Easter Sunday, April 12, 1925, to Hughie and Marie (McLaughlin) Leach at her grandparents Leach’s farm in Pickford, Michigan. The first […]

Robert Alan Ball

Robert Alan Ball died at the age of 62 on January 19, 2022, at War Memorial Hospital in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan. He was born on November 13, 1959, in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, to parents, Robert Hazen Ball and Helen Betty (Bumstead) Ball.He will be missed dearly by his […]

John William McDonald

John William McDonald, age 73, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan passed away January 25, 2022, at War Memorial Hospital. John was born on July 13, 1948, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan to the late John and Fern (Boville) McDonald. He graduated from Sault High School with the class of 1969. […]

Steven Milo Welch

Steven Milo Welch, age 61, of Sault Ste. Marie MI passed away on January 26, 2022. Steve was born on October 18, 1960, in Sault Ste. Marie, MI the son of Donald and Edith (Tillman) Welch.  He graduated from Sault High with the class of 1978 and continued his education at […]

Sandra Lee (Hoffman) Culter

Sandra Lee (Hoffman) Culter, age 67, of Goetzville, Michigan, passed away on January 27, 2022, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan after a long battle with cancer. She was born on March 15, 1954, in Detroit, Michigan, to parents Arthur L and Gladys J (Richardson) Hoffman. Sandra spent her youth in […]

NOJHL releases updated schedule

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) announced Sunday its revamped regular season schedule for February and March. All 12 NOJHL clubs will return to the ice to complete a 48-game slate, which will include inter-divisional contests with each team having a pair of match-ups, one home and […]

Tom Brady to retire from NFL after legendary career

Tom Brady, the seven-time Super Bowl champion who is one of two quarterbacks to lead two teams to championships, is set after 22 seasons in the NFL. Brady’s company TB12 Sports and ex-teammate Julian Edelman both appeared to confirm Brady’s decision in separate tweets. ESPN first reported Brady’s decision to […]

Michigan is distributing 10 million free KN95 masks

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The state of Michigan is distributing 10 million free KN95 masks to help protect residents from COVID-19, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Thursday. Health experts suggest stepping up protection against the highly contagious omicron variant with stronger masks such as N95s or KN95s. The state health department […]