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Saturday, April 25, 2026
Elta Mae Elliott, 83, passed away at Evergreen Assisted Living in St. Ignace, MI on November 4, 2021. Elta was born on May 24, 1938, in Mackinaw City, MI to the late Grover and Bernice (Forgette) Plaunt. In 1956, she married William G. Elliott in Sault Ste. Marie. She loved being a […]
A 39-year-old man has been arrested and faces arson charges after reportedly setting his mother’s house on fire while trying to get rid of cobwebs with a blowtorch. Jon Charles Streckenbach has been arrested on suspicion of first-degree arson, criminal mischief causing $20,000 to $100,000 in damages, possession of a controlled […]
NEWBERRY — As health care needs continue to grow in the Upper Peninsula, Helen Newberry Joy Hospital is building a fourth clinic to provide the community with more convenient locations. “This new clinic is very exciting for all of us,” said Hunter Nostrant, CEO of Helen Newberry Joy Hospital. “We […]
Toledo — The decades-overdue overhaul of the Soo Locks is moving swiftly as the nearly $1.5 billion infrastructure project is on schedule to be completed by 2030 and will bolster commerce in Michigan and the Midwest, maritime industry leaders said Thursday. A news conference held at the National Museum of the Great […]
On 11/2/2021, Deputies from the Chippewa County Sheriff Department were dispatched to a residence on M-28 in the Dafter area in reference to a Domestic assault. The victim reported that she was assaulted, strangled and at one point the suspect pointed a handgun at her, threatening to kill her, her […]
GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, MI. Late last night the Michigan State Police (MSP) Operations Center in Lansing received information about a posting on Facebook concerning a mass shooting. Facebook alerted the MSP Operations Center and shared a video posted on social media of a man making threats towards downtown Traverse City. […]
For many Michigan police departments, turning on a body camera is part of an officer’s daily routine. The state Department of Natural Resources could be suiting up similarly if a recently introduced House bill is passed. The bill by state Rep. Beau LaFave, R-Iron Mountain, would require conservation officers to […]
The CCHA is proud to recognize four student-athletes and its Players of the Month for the month of October. Lake Superior State’s Louis Boudon (Forward), Jacob Bengtsson (Defenseman) & Josh Nixon (Rookie) and Minnesota State’s Dryden McKay (Goaltender) took home the honors for the first month of the 2021-22 season. […]
SAULT STE MARIE– Now that the first snow of the season has graced the sidewalks of Sault Ste. Marie many residences are preparing for the long winter ahead. While most of our community try to enjoy the last fleeting days of sunshine some of our neighbors are faced with the […]
LANSING, Mich. — Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed SB 153, the second half of a bipartisan package to repeal the tax on essential menstrual products, including tampons, driving down costs and saving families from paying taxes on up to $4,800 of spending over the course of a lifetime. “I am proud to be signing legislation that will put Michiganders first, drive down costs on essential products, and lead the way towards creating economic […]