Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Donnamae Grace Bigelow, age 92, of Moran, Michigan, went to be with the Lord on November 1, 2021, in St. Ignace, Michigan. She was born March 12, 1929, in Moran, Michigan, to Charles and Martha (Wiertella) Litzner. Growing up Donna worked with her father Charles, at several of their businesses […]
Norma Joan Goetz, age 80, of DeTour, Michigan, died October 28, 2021, in Sault Ste. Marie. She was born August 30, 1941, in Livonia, Michigan, to Louis and Jeannette (Esslin) Westfall. Norma and her husband, Phillip ran their own lumberyard business in DeTour Village. She later worked for Lapoint Lumber […]
Betty Marie Izzard, age 88, of Cedarville, Michigan passed away on November 4, 2021. She was born on April 5, 1933, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, to Andrew and Mary Markstrom. Betty grew up in Cedarville and graduated from Les Cheneaux School in 1951. She married Herman G Izzard on […]
Virginia M. Olmstead went home to be with her Savior on November 2, 2021. She was born August 31, 1914, at her residence on Abe Street, St Ignace MI, the daughter of the late John Baptiste and Philomen (Grondin) Routhier. She attended Ursuline Academy. In the winters she could be […]
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. […]
