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A Devotion: God, Its Me Again

“When you pray, don’t babble on and on as the Gentiles do. They think their prayers are answered merely by repeating their words again and again.” – Matthew 6:7 (NLT) I have a wooden sign sitting on top of my Hoosier cabinet that says, “God, it’s me again.” I have […]

Doris McKerchie

Doris M. McKerchie, age 70, left her earthly home early morning May 18, 2021 surrounded by her family at War Memorial Hospital. She was born January 12, 1951 in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan to the late Lawrence L. and Henrietta McKerchie. Doris enjoyed her job as a bartender on and […]

House fire kills two residents

A house fire in the 100 block of Blucher Street has claimed the lives of two people. The fire broke out at approximately 11 p.m. Friday. The Ontario Fire Marshal’s office has been called in to investigate. It is not known at this point if the fire was suspicious in […]

Outlaws MC gather locally for member’s funeral

At about 1:30 Saturday afternoon, some 75 or more motorcycles glittered in the sun along Hughes Street as Outlaw Motorcycle Club members remembered Richard “Duke” Williams who passed at the age of 74 on May 14. Men and women milled quietly about the bikes for about 20 minutes before riding eastward on Albert Street […]

Gladys Malette

Gladys Marie (Ball) Malette passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, May 20, 2021. She was 99.  Gladys was born in Ozark, Michigan to Lula Ellen (Shipley) Ball and Ephriam Allie Ball on March 5, 1922.  Gladys was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Arthur Rogers Malette who […]

Hazel Irene Nutkins

Hazel Irene Nutkins, age 87, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan passed away Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at War Memorial Hospital. Hazel was born on July 16, 1933, in Strongs, Michigan to the late Charles and Evaline (Toll) Alexander, Sr.  She was a graduate of Sault High School with the class […]

Heidi Lynn Bailey

Heidi Lynn Bailey, age 55, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan passed away Thursday morning, May 20, 2021, at her home surrounded by her family.  Heidi was born on January 3, 1966, in Marshall, Michigan to the late Richard and Linda (Beebe) Ditto.She graduated from Newberry High School with the class […]

Calumet fire is now a crime scene

CALUMET, MI – Authorities are working to determine the cause of a fire that destroyed three buildings in an Upper Peninsula historic downtown. State and federal agencies are working with the local sheriff’s office in Calumet, and are treating the incident as a crime, The Associated Press reports. The fire […]