Thursday, October 22, 2026
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer plans to soon accelerate a plan that ties the further loosening of coronavirus restrictions to Michigan’s vaccination rate, her office said Wednesday, citing the federal government’s recent recommendation that fully vaccinated people can largely stop wearing masks. An announcement will come in within […]
A fire destroyed a house this evening (5/18/21) in Bay Mills Township in Chippewa County. The call came in around 630p.m. Bay Mills, Superior and Dafter Township Fire Depts all responded….as well as DNR. The house is located on 6 mile road just east of S. West Birch Point Loop. […]
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s oldest-ever man has included eating chicken brains among his secrets to living more than 111 years. Retired cattle rancher Dexter Kruger on Monday marked 124 days since he turned 111, a day older than World War I veteran Jack Lockett was when he died in […]
Ricky L. Steinhaus, age 67, of Sault Ste. Marie, passed away Sunday, May 9, 2021, at his home. Ricky was born on October 13, 1953, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, the son of Dellas and Alvina (Lumsden) Steinhaus. He married Mary Green on May 9, 2012. Rick graduated from Sault […]
“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” – Psalm 34:18 (NIV) Like so many others this past year, I have been hurting. Grief, anxiety, and depression tend to overwhelm me at times. I, too, have lost family and friends this past year, […]
Gladys Ann McKiddie, 79, of Brimley, Michigan passed away Thursday, May 13, 2021, at UP Health Systems – Marquette.Gladys was born on September 14, 1941, in Brimley, MI to the late Reuben and Alma (Nivala) Ojala. She graduated as valedictorian of the Class of 1959 from Brimley High School. On […]
John Ignatius “Jack” Wood, age 88 of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan passed away May 9, 2021, at War Memorial Hospital. Jack was born on May 28, 1932 in Grand Marais, Michigan to the late Herman and Mary (Yonkoski) Wood. He served his country in the US Air Force as a […]
A nonprofit set up to cover the costs of the transition process between the time Governor Gretchen Whitmer won election in 2018 and took office about seven weeks later paid almost $27,000 to cover the cost of a chartered flight for Ms. Whitmer to visit her ailing father in Florida, the governor’s […]
Darryl Timothy “Smitty” Smith, age 72, of Moran, Michigan, died April 24, 2021 in St. Ignace, Michigan. He was born on June 28, 1948 in Toledo, Ohio to Prince and Betty Smith. Smitty grew up in Ohio and spent many years there before he made his way to St. Ignace […]
SCHOOLCRAFT — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for adolescents ages 12-17 to receive the Pfizer vaccinations. Anyone 12-17 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. There are multiple options in each of the LMAS District Health Department’s four counties for vaccination […]
