Tuesday, September 8, 2026
CITY OF KAWARTHA LAKES – Members of the City of Kawartha Lakes Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested an individual in connection with what is now determined to be a homicide in the area of Fenelon Falls. On the morning of July 11, 2021, officers responded […]
ST. IGNACE, MICH. Michigan State Police (MSP) MCO Jacob Lauer, assigned to the St. Ignace Post, received the department’s Bravery Award during an Employee Recognition ceremony in Lansing today, Monday, July 12. The award is tied to an off-duty incident that occurred this past March as Lauer was beginning a vacation and […]
Lake Superior State University recently renewed its long-standing annual tuition agreement with the U.S. Coast Guard Sector Sault Ste. Marie, MI. The collaboration, dating to 2009, encourages active duty personnel, their spouses, and dependents to pursue higher education at LSSU by lowering the cost of study to do so. “Every […]
Edith Winifred Bailey, 93, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan passed away Friday July 9, 2021 at War Memorial Hospital. Edith was born April 16, 1948 in Salina, Pennsylvania to Frederick and Margaret (Welsh) Young. She was the loving wife of Donald Eugene Bailey. The two were married in 1948 and […]
Dennis John McPherson, age 67, of Moran, Michigan, died on July 9, 2021 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born November 12, 1953 in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan to John and Cleoma McPherson. Dennis grew up in Moran and graduated from Rudyard High School. After graduation, he […]
Sandra “Sandy” Lea (Adams) Konings, age 76, of De Tour Village, Michigan, died July 10, 2021, at War Memorial Hospital in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. She was born in Sault Ste. Marie, November 11, 1944, to Stanley and Sylvia (Wright) Adams. Sandy enjoyed her family, church, and gardening. She lived […]
LANSING — Michigan’s Republican-led Senate on Thursday voted to repeal an emergency powers law that Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer used to issue public health orders early in the COVID-19 pandemic. But the repeal, which the House could make official with a vote as soon as next week, will have no discernible effect […]
Carol Jean (Sheber) Nye, age 68, from Hessel, Michigan, died July 12, 2021, at her home surrounded by family. She was born December 5, 1952, in St. Ignace, Michigan, to Edward Elmer and Bernadette Jean (Soeltner) Sheber. Carol grew up in St. Ignace and graduated from LaSalle High School, Class […]
July 13, 2021 marked the conclusion of two important cases that have been pending in the criminal justice system for years – slowed by the COVID-19 pandemic and various legal adjournments. These cases demonstrate the difficulty in investigating and prosecuting child abuse and the pressures that are placed on child-victims […]
The Michigan Supreme Court is will soon hear arguments in what could be a landmark case for LGBTQ rights. The high court announced it will hear an appeal of a lawsuit against the Michigan Department of Civil Rights filed by two businesses that denied service to LGTBQ people based on […]
