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Saturday, April 11, 2026
Jason Robert Rutledge, age 47, of Pickford, Michigan, died Sunday, September 12, 2021, in Pickford. He was born August 5, 1974, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, to Ronald James and Margaret Ann (Spencer) Rutledge. Jason grew up in Stalwart, Michigan, until 1988 when his family moved to Pickford at the […]
Denise Lynne Smith passed away Saturday, September 11, 2021, after a long battle with breast cancer. She was born June 25, 1963, in Kalamazoo and grew up in Portage with her parents, Norman and Nancy, and twin brothers, David and Dennis. Upon her graduation from Western Michigan University, she embarked […]
Sharon Rose Krull, age 67, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan passed away on August 31, 2021. Sharon was born on March 16, 1954, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan to the late Chris and Eleanor (Hayden) Parr. She grew up on Neebish Island and frequently reminisced about her time there. Later Sharon […]
Carl Frederick Ygeal, age 45, of Pickford, Michigan, passed away unexpectedly September 5, 2021, in Kincheloe, Michigan. He was born on May 28, 1976, to Leo Frederick Ygeal and Elizabeth “Betty” Lou Edington. Carl grew up in Pickford and graduated from Pickford High School, class of 1995. After graduation, Carl […]
Chad William Florence, age 76, passed away on September 2, 2021, in Brimley, Michigan. He was born on August 4, 1945. Son of the late William and Aine Florence, and loving partner of the late Sadie Lefave for 29 years, Chad is survived by his extended family; Sadie’s daughter, Cheryl […]
Louis Darcy Bunker, age 87, of St. Ignace, Michigan, died September 4, 2021, at Hospice of the EUP in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. He was born on January 2, 1943 on Mackinac Island to Lewis Darcy and Bernice (Lozon) Bunker. Louie attended Thomas Ferry School on Mackinac Island and belonged […]
Sault Sainte Marie, MI – War Memorial Hospital is currently experiencing an increase in patient volumes. “At this time, we are over capacity” said Dr. Kyle Raycraft, Medical Director of WMH Emergency Department. “This means there could be a prolonged wait time in the Emergency Department, as there is a shortage […]
Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist issued the following statement after Bryan Newland, a citizen and former President of the Bay Mills Indian Community and a proud Michigander, was formally sworn in as Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs. “Michiganders are so proud of Bryan Newland for being formally sworn in as Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs,” said Governor Gretchen Whitmer. “Assistant Secretary Newland is exceptionally […]
Bertha Elizabeth “Bert” Smith 73, of Dafter, MI passed away on September 7, 2021, at War Memorial Hospital. Bert was born on February 27, 1948, in St. Ignace, MI to the late Jacob and Isobel (Clement) Sheber. She was a graduate of La Salle High School with the class of […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — In his most forceful pandemic actions and words, President Joe Biden ordered sweeping new federal vaccine requirements for as many as 100 million Americans — private-sector employees as well as health care workers and federal contractors — in an all-out effort to curb the surging COVID-19 delta […]