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Tuesday, April 7, 2026
SAULT STE MARIE, MICH. The Michigan State Police (MSP) Sault Ste. Marie Post is proud to welcome Trooper Christopher Huntley to the post after he graduated from the 139th Trooper Recruit School. Trooper Huntley, originally from San Dimas, California, moved to the Eastern Upper Peninsula area several years ago. Prior […]
David Wayne Chingwa, age 44, of St. Ignace, Michigan, died unexpectantly August 18, 2021, in Petoskey, Michigan. He was born August 8, 1977, in St. Ignace to Cara Denise Chingwa. David grew up and lived in St. Ignace all his life. He attended LaSalle High School and worked in many […]
SAULT STE. MARIE — A memorial scholarship has been formed at the Chippewa County Community Foundation in honor of Aaron Lasecki. Lasecki was a 25-year-old Sault native who passed away in a boating accident last weekend in Brimley. Debbie Jones, executive director of the Chippewa County Community Foundation, said she […]
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Lake Superior State hockey program has announced that junior forward Louis Boudon has been named captain for the 2021-22 season. Senior forward Miroslav Mucha, senior defenseman Jacob Nordqvist, and junior forward Dustin Manz will serve as assistant captains for the Lakers. Boudon has recorded 46 points (14G, 32A) in 67 career […]
CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Mich., Aug. 24, 2021 – Local transmission of COVID-19 is at “high” level as defined in the CDC COVID Data Tracker. Chippewa County Health Department strongly recommends masking for everyone in indoor, public spaces. Anyone eligible but not yet vaccinated against COVID should do so as soon as […]
ISLE ROYAL, Mich. (AP) — A wildfire that’s burned about 200 acres on Michigan’s remote Isle Royale has prompted the National Park Service to close some trails and campground areas on the wilderness island. The park service said Sunday on the Isle Royale National Park’s Facebook page that the closures […]
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Kathy Hochul became the first female governor of New York on Tuesday, inheriting immense challenges as she takes over an administration facing criticism for inaction during Andrew Cuomo’s distracted final months in office. Hochul, a Democrat and former member of Congress from Western New York, took the oath […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two months ago, the leaders of the world’s seven major industrialized democracies met at the height of summer on England’s southwest coast. It was a happy occasion: the first in-person summit of the Group of Seven nations in two years due to the coronavirus pandemic and the […]
Fred Dean Bryner, age 76, of Hessel, Michigan, died on August 22, 2021, at his home in Hessel, surrounded by his family. Fred was born on May 3, 1945, in Flint, Michigan, to Harry Lloyd and Lorena June (Harris) Bryner and was raised on a farm in Hillsdale County, Michigan. […]
MACKINAW CITY, MI – A high-speed police chase that started in Mackinaw City ended more than 40 miles away and on the other side of the Mackinac Bridge early Sunday, Aug. 22, police said. The suspect in the chase, a 27-year-old male from Sacramento, Calif., was allegedly driving a stolen […]