Friday, June 26, 2026
In 1923, Stanley Newton published “The Story of Sault Ste. Marie and Chippewa County.” This is part twenty-nine of a continuing series about the history of Sault Ste. Marie and the area in its early years. I have left punctuation and grammar intact. – Laurie Davis A permanent memorial of […]
POWASSAN, Ont. – The Powassan Voodoos rode the strength of two power play tallies as well as a pair of shorthanded efforts to help power them to a 5-1 victory over the Soo Eagles in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play Saturday night at the Powassan Sportsplex. Taking the lead just […]
LANSING, MICH. In today’s digital environment, sexual predators use social media, messaging apps and gaming platforms to gain access to our children and the use of these tools can be like opening a door right into your child’s bedroom. That’s the message of the Michigan State Police’s new public awareness campaign […]
NEWBERRY, Mich. – The detour of the M-48 overpass project at I-75 near Rudyard in Chippewa County has been lifted and the bridge is now open to traffic. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) invested about $5 million to repair the second of two M-48 overpasses over I-75 this summer. Work included deck overlays; deck, substructure and […]
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – A nifty Deven Jones-McDonald individual rush, 13 seconds into overtime, saw him cap-off a 4-3 come from behind triumph by the Soo Thunderbirds over the Soo Eagles Sunday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League exhibition action at John Rhodes Community Centre. The Eagles opened the scoring […]
On September 6, Troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Gaylord Post responded to the Pigeon River State Forest to assist the Otsego County Sheriff’s Office in locating a 36-year-old woman missing from California. The woman was a contestant in a YouTube survival challenge and had become lost the previous […]
Troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Traverse City Post responded to Voice Road in Kingsley for a 54-year-old man who was experiencing a mental crisis and attempting to walk into traffic. Upon arrival, troopers quickly established rapport with the man, who voluntarily agreed to be transported to Munson Medical […]
SUDBURY, Ont. – Coming off a solid 32-17-0-3 record in his first season behind the bench as head coach of the Soo Eagles, Jeremy Rebek will look to build on that in the 2025-26 Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League campaign in search of another postseason berth. Under Rebek’s tutelage, the Eagles […]
Chippewa County, Michigan. There are still openings for the upcoming free Teen DefensiveDriving School hosted by the Michigan State Police (MSP), but interested students must registerby 5:00 PM on Friday, September 5, 2025. Held at the Continental Brimley Development Center, the course offers four hours of hands-on,behind-the-wheel instruction using MSP […]
ALGER COUNTY, MI – On September 3, 2025, detectives from the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team (UPSET) arrested a 27-year-old man from Alger County for possession of firearms. After a 6 month long joint investigations involving agents from with the Bureau of Alcohol,Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and UPSET, it […]
