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Saturday, May 17, 2025
LANSING, Mich. — Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Director Dan Eichinger notified Enbridge that the 1953 easement allowing it to operate dual pipelines in the Straits of Mackinac to transport petroleum and other products is being revoked and terminated. They also filed a lawsuit asking the Ingham County Circuit Court to recognize the validity of this action. The state is revoking the easement for violation of […]
CHIPPEWA County, Michigan – As our county has seen, COVID-19 cases are rising at an alarming rate. As of 9:00 a.m. today, we have 473 cases, 98 of those cases are considered recovered. The most tragic of these numbers are the two associated deaths. Jim German, Chippewa County Administrator, and […]
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Lake Superior State men’s and women’s basketball programs in conjunction with the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) have officially revealed their 2020-21 conferences schedules on Thursday, Nov. 12. Each team’s schedule will consist of 18 conference games spread out over eight weekends beginning on […]
Mildred “Millie” Marie Aho, age 96, of Hessel, Michigan, passed away peacefully on November 11, 2020, at the Evergreen Living Center in St. Ignace, Michigan, where she was a resident for the past 6 years. Millie was born on May 19, 1924 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. Millie married the […]
CHIPPEWA County, Michigan – Chippewa Health Department received notification on Thursday morning, November 12, 2020, of the first local deaths associated with COVID19. The individuals were an older male and an older female. Out of respect to the families, no further information will be released. “Chippewa County Health Department extends […]
SAULT STE MARIE, ON (SooToday.com) – In a letter sent today to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Sault Mayor Christian Provenzano warns about the “extremely concerning” coronavirus status across the river, asking for a three-week time-out on many current exemptions to the prohibition on crossing the International Bridge. “Chippewa County, including […]
SAULT STE MARIE, ON (SooToday.com) – One person is dead and another is in custody following a stabbing in the city’s east end, Sault Ste. Marie Police report. Police say at 4:33 p.m. today, officers responded to a call of an altercation in the 0-100 block of Muriel Drive. Upon […]
Leona Geniveve LaJoie, age 82, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, died November 7, 2020, in Sault Ste. Marie. She was born December 5, 1937, in Sault Ste. Marie, to Joseph and Alphonsus (McKerchie) Myotte. Leona was a lifelong resident of the Barbeau and Sault Ste. Marie areas. In addition to […]
By Scott Nason“The Game” ESPN 1400TheGameSportsShow.podvean.com Three Eastern Upper Peninsula high school football teams will be seeking district and regional titles on Friday night, as Cedarville, Pickford and Sault High all were victorious this past weekend. The Great Lakes intercollegiate Athletic Conference Council of Presidents and Chancellors approved the winter […]
Geraldine Genevieve “Gerrie” Kangas, age 92, of Rudyard Michigan, passed away peacefully at home on November 2, 2020. She was born on April 20, 1928, in Chicago, Illinois, to Benedict and Selma (Dervaitis) Lutkus. Gerrie graduated from Kelley High School in 1946. After graduation she work at a local Department […]