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December 9, 2020

Marty Laaksonen II11/19/1979Motor Vehicle-Operation without SecurityFines and costs $40090 days suspended Kasey Marie Spencer11/02/1985Attempted Police Officer-Assault/Resist/ObstructFines and costs $1972.00365 days, serve 5, balance held in abeyance80 hours community serviceNo alcohol, controlled substances, marijuana, THCNo consume alcohol productsTest on demandNo bars/taverns/casinos – work exceptionAssessment and recommendationsSign releases Jeffrey Christopher Beard11/29/1990Fail to […]

The Munuscong River Watershed Then and Now

By: Dan Blair, CLMCD Watersheds Coordinator The Munuscong River Watershed consists of all the surface and groundwaters that drain into the Munuscong and Little Munuscong Rivers. The watershed as a whole covers 149,101 acres, an area equivalent to almost 233 square miles. The watershed is broken down into two sub-basins, […]

National Guard F-16 crashes in UP

The status of a pilot of a single-seat F-16 fighter jet that crashed in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula on Tuesday night remains unknown as rescue workers continue to search the area, the Wisconsin National Guard said. The F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 115th Fighter Wing was on a routine training […]

Mark D’Autremont

Mark A. D’Autremont, age 55, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan passed away Saturday afternoon, December 5, 2020, at War Memorial Hospital.  Mark was born on March 20, 1965, in Pontiac, Michigan to Wayne and Sandra (Thomas) D’Autremont.  Mark was a graduate of Waterford Kettering High School with the class of […]

State extends “3 week pause” for 12 days

Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced this afternoon the extension of sets of closures to slow the spread of the coronavirus, which includes the shuttering of dine-in service at restaurants and bars, as well as in-person learning for high school students, through December 20. The “three-week pause” Ms. Whitmer implemented through a Department […]

Community Cares Campaign Kicks Off

Buy a Gift Card – Thank Frontline Healthcare Workers – Support Local Businesses Sault Ste. Marie, MI— Amidst the current COVID-19 outbreak in our community, the Chippewa County Community Foundation is teaming up with the Sault Ste. Marie Downtown Development Authority, the Chamber of Commerce and War Memorial Hospital to […]

John “David” Whyte

John “David” Whyte, age 80, of Sugar Island, Michigan, died on December 2, 2020. He was born February 29, 1940 to James and Barbara (Cole) Whyte in Clarksburg, West Virginia. David grew up in a military family that brought him to many places and gave him many experiences. One of […]

Herbert Chamberlain

Born August 9, 1937 and died December 4, 2020 Parents: Otis and Mary (Tracy) Chamberlain from Monroe MI Herbert married Marilyn Mardling of Chatham, Ontario on October 8, 1960. They lived in Ida MI from 1965 until 2017 when they moved to Sault Ste. Marie to be closer to their […]

Pearl Harbor Remembrance

Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags throughout the state to be lowered to half-staff on Monday, December 7, 2020 to honor the 79th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.   “As President Franklin Delano Roosevelt said, December 7 truly is ‘a day that will live in infamy,’” said Governor Whitmer. “We remember […]