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Thursday, April 9, 2026
WASHINGTON — The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the U.S. told Americans to “reconsider travel” to Canada mainly for the benefit of those not yet vaccinated against COVID-19. Dr. Rochelle Walensky says State Department travel advisories are typically based on regular assessments of a destination’s […]
Gary Allan Hill, age 73, of St. Ignace, Michigan, died Friday, August 27, 2021 at War Memorial Hospital, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan after a short battle with cancer. He was born on April 10, 1948, in Petoskey, Michigan, to Toivo Walter and Mary Louise (Ebbert) Hill. Gary graduated from LaSalle […]
NEGAUNEE, MICH. The Michigan State Police will be hosting a U.P. wide recruiting event on Friday, September 10 and Saturday, September 11 from 11am until 7pm each day. Every post in the Upper Peninsula will be participating in this event, including the Manistique Outpost. Sergeants will be on site to […]
Until there is a state-issued mandate calling for the vaccination of everyone at the Department of Corrections, the agency will not institute a requirement that a person must be inoculated against COVID-19 if they wish to continue working at any of Michigan’s prisons. Concerns have been voiced by prisoner advocates […]
With the U.S. Supreme Court mum, a new law went into effect in Texas that bans abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy. That’s well before many women even know they are pregnant. The law allows private citizens to sue abortion providers and anyone else who helps a woman obtain an abortion — […]
Do certain sets of circumstances lie ahead of us wherein we change the world radically by the choices we make? ~ Dr. Vine Deloria Jr. By Dr. Aaron A. Payment, Chairperson Sault Ste. Marie Tribe Sault Ste. Marie Tribe Reservation ~ I begin with the above quote as the […]
Stanley Merle Atkinson, 92, of Dafter, Michigan entered the presence of his Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ on August 28, 2021, at his home in Hudsonville, Michigan. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Myrtle Atkinson, as well as siblings Jae, Gwen, Lewis and Ruby. Stan is survived by […]
Russel Ira Curtis, 91, of Dafter passed gently into the arms of his Lord Tuesday morning, August 31, 2021, at the home of his daughter and son-in-law, Lillian and Herb Gordon of Kinross, MI. Preceded in death by his wife Barbara Joan Curtis, his son Art Curtis, and his father […]
I’ve been thinking about the changing of seasons lately. Autumn will be upon us soon, and I wonder where the summer has gone. I feel a little bit of melancholy when I think of autumn. I’m not sure why exactly. I love the fall colors and cooler temperatures. I enjoy […]
By Scott Nason “The Game” ESPN 1400 thegamesportsshow.podbean.com The beginning of the high school football season kicked off this past weekend across Michigan and here in the Eastern Upper Peninsula. With COVID-19 delaying the start of the 2020 football season, with a condensed and interrupted schedule, games in the area were […]