Nickolena Marie “Nikki” Aleman, age 45, of Kincheloe, Michigan, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, December 8, 2021 at War Memorial Hospital. Nikki was born on January 26, 1976, to Kay Logan in Daytona, Florida. She graduated with the Deland High School Class of 1995. She enjoyed watching True Crime shows, movies, […]
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Eagles victorious over Red Wings
ELLIOT LAKE, Ont. – A pair of early third period tallies helped send the Soo Eagles on their way to an eventual 5-3 triumph over the Elliot Lake Red Wings Friday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League encounter at Centennial Arena. The Eagles picked up the lone marker in […]
Darlene Francis Long
Darlene Francis Long, age 77, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan passed away at Ball Hospice House on Saturday, December 4, 2021. Darlene was born on May 6, 1944, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan to the late Wallace and Myrtle (O’Brien) Kiernan. She graduated from Sault High School with the class […]
Lake Superior State University Unveils $14.2 Million State-of-the-Art Center for Freshwater Research and Education
Sault Ste. Marie, MI — State-of-the-art laboratories for campus constituents to conduct freshwater research, hands-on exhibits for community members to learn ways to protect natural resources, and wall-to-wall windows for uninterrupted views of the St. Marys River as the backyard-backdrop highlight Lake Superior State University’s new $14.2 million Richard and […]
Auto Insurance Refunds To Total $400 Per Vehicle
The Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association will refund $3 billion of its $5 billion projected surplus, resulting in refunds of $400 per vehicle. In a letter dated Monday to Department of Insurance and Financial Services Director Anita Fox, MCCA Executive Director Kevin Clinton said the organization anticipates the refunds will be distributed […]
Cloverland Electric’s CEO Appointed to State’s Unmanned Aerial Systems Task Force
DAFTER, Mich. (Dec. 6, 2021) – Cloverland Electric’s President and CEO, Mike Heise, has been re-appointed to Michigan’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) taskforce. Heise’s four-year term commenced Oct.15, 2021 and continues until July 25, 2025. The 27-member task force is represented by a range of industries from across the state. Heise […]
Three areas Law Enforcement Officers receive Life Saving Awards
Two years ago there was a report in the Paradise, MI area of a kidnapping where two adults kidnapped a small child and fled. The problem was that they fled on to the ice of Lake Superior where the weather conditions were deteriorating rapidly and the ice was in terrible […]
Twyla Marie Bellanger
Twyla Marie Bellanger, age 84, of Sugar Island, Michigan passed away at War Memorial Hospital on Thursday, December 2, 2021.Twyla was born on January 29, 1937, in Pickford, Michigan to the late Ross and Hazel (Brown) Clow. She was a graduate of Sault High School. On May 25, 1957, Twyla […]
Michigan hourly minimum wage will rise 22 cents to $9.87
Michigan’s minimum wage will rise by 22 cents to $9.87 an hour on Jan. 1. State law requires annual increases in the wage until it reaches $12.05 in a decade. The 22-cent raise was supposed to occur in 2021 but was automatically delayed because of high unemployment early in the […]
TriDent arrests local man in jail smuggling, drugs, weapons charges
SAULT STE MARIE, MI — Chippewa County Sheriff Mike Bitnar reports that a Sheriff’s Dept employee was approached to smuggle narcotics into the county Correctional Facility. The employee reported this contact to the administration and then cooperated with the TriDent taskforce. TriDent investigated the complaint and on December 2, Thomas […]












