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SAULT STE MARIE, MICH. The Michigan State Police (MSP) Sault Ste. Marie Post is releasing information about their activity in 2020. The post saw a decrease in the number of troopers assigned to the post due to retirements, transfers, and promotions. The post also saw change in its command staff […]
Upper Michigan will be the site of a new command center for a Marquette spaceport. The Chippewa County International Airport is the third and final site of a statewide space initiative. “It’s going to take this expertise to move us into the space state status,” said Gavin Brown, Executive Director […]
The Mackinac Straits Corridor Authority (MSCA) will host a virtual meeting on February 3, 2021 from 1-4pm. The meeting will be held on the Microsoft Teams platform in accordance with Public Act 228 of 2020, which gives temporary authorization for remote participation in public meetings and hearings. The purpose of this […]
Senate Republicans today voted to reject 13 appointments on multiple boards and commissions as a “signal” of displeasure to Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s “refusal” to work with the Legislature. The Senate voted 19-14, with all Democrats voting no, to reject the appointments of Kristin Totten to the Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention […]
Florence Pauline Naylor, age 84, of Trout Lake, Michigan, died on January 22nd, 2021 at Castle Rock Retirement in St. Ignace, Michigan. She was born on December 6th, 1936 in Port Simpson, Labrador, Canada to Albert and Barbara (Nottely) Wagg. Florence was born the oldest of eight children and grew […]
Charles Russell Hine, age 84, of Drummond Island, Michigan, died at home on January 1, 2021. He was born November 20, 1936, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to Russell and Margaret (Brown) Hine. Charles served in the United States Navy Reserve for six years with two weeks of active duty each of […]
Thomas Lee Fairchild, age 77, of Drummond Island, MI, died December 29, 2020 in Sault Ste. Marie, MI. He was born on November 22, 1943 in Richmond, IN. Upon his mother’s death, Thomas and his family moved to Drummond Island. He attended DeTour High School. He enlisted in the military […]
Kenneth Charles Payment, 85, passed away peacefully at his home on Drummond Island on January 24, 2021, following a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Ken was born on December 6, 1935 and attended DeTour Area High School where he was an outstanding athlete in both basketball and baseball. Right out […]
James Robert (Jim) Cornwell, age 78, of Hessel, Michigan, passed away at the Pennington House in Pickford, Michigan, January 24, 2021 after battling lung cancer for several months. He was born September 30, 1942 in Dearborn, Michigan to Jesse Lawrence Cornwell and Mary Elizabeth (Hey) Montgomery. Growing up in the […]
On the one hand, the big picture themes of what Governor Gretchen Whitmer will discuss in her third State of the State address are obvious: the coronavirus pandemic and the ensuing economic and education crises. On the other hand, the specifics of what Ms. Whitmer will say are unknown with no major […]
