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Joan Tilson

Joan Louise (Knetzger) Tilson, age 94, died on Friday, April 23, 2021 in Saline, Michigan where she moved in 2007 after living in Sault Ste. Marie for over 50 years.  Joan was born on February 7, 1927 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Irene and Alois Knetzger.  After her father died when […]

Catherine McCready

Catherine Ann “Cathy” McCready, age 64, of Cheboygan, Michigan passed away on Wednesday morning, April 28, 2021 in her home. Cathy was a graduate of Dominican High School in Detroit, Michigan. She later graduated from Ferris State College with a dual degree in Accounting and in Paralegal Studies. On September […]

Thomas Kujala

Thomas Leonard Kujala, age 89, of Newberry, Michigan, passed away on April 24, 2021 at UP Health System in Marquette, Michigan. He was born on September 10, 1931 in Newberry, to Jake and Bertha (Marceny) Kujala. Tom grew up in Newberry and graduated from Newberry High School in 1949. He […]

Michael Irwin

Michael E. “Mike” Irwin, 71, of Bloomington, IN passed away on Friday morning March 5, 2021 at the Hearthstone Health Campus with his loving wife by his side. Mike was born in Manistique, Michigan on July 29, 1949 to Frank Lamoor and Mildred Rowena (Holt) Irwin. He was a 1967 […]

Canada Will Require Using A Vaccine Passport For Entry

A significant majority of Canadians like the idea of a vaccine passport for international travel and it appears that their government is going to deliver a solution. Canadian Health Minister Patty Hajdu says her government supports the idea of a “vaccine passport” and will come up with a form of […]

Judge Denies Injunction For High School Athletes Who Sued DHHS

A Court of Claims judge on Wednesday denied a motion for preliminary injunction filed by a group of high school athletes who sued the director of the Department of Health and Human Services over health orders that imposed coronavirus testing requirements and other restriction upon high school athletics. Judge Michael […]

Weapons Charges Added For 3 Accused Whitmer Plotters

Three of five men charged in the kidnapping plot against Governor Gretchen Whitmer will face new federal charges, including conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction and additional federal firearms charges for at least two of them, a U.S. attorney said Wednesday after an amended superseding indictment was filed in the U.S. District […]