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Saturday, June 6, 2026
The Sault Ste. Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a fatal collision involving a snowmobile and a pickup truck near Ranger Lake on Sunday evening. A news release issued today by the OPP states that the victim, a 40-year-old from Sault Ste. Marie, was pronounced deceased […]
January 25, 2021 — The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is awarding a state Transportation Economic Development Fund (TEDF) Category F grant of $375,000 to the City of Sault Ste. Marie. “From day one, I’ve been clear that we need to invest more in our state’s roads,” said Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. […]
Lake Superior State University has announced that they are, again, suspending the weekend’s hockey program. The Lakers were scheduled to play Michigan Tech on Friday, January 22 and Saturday, January 23, when a Lake State announced late on Friday that the weekend series was postponed due to recent COVID-19 test […]
William “Bill” Arthur McLeod, age 69, passed away on Friday, January 22, 2021 at the Hospice of the EUP – Hospice House in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, surrounded by his family. Bill was born on June 9, 1951 to Murdock and Emily (Fisher) McLeod in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. He […]
Lynne D. (Ermatinger) Weaver, age 70, of Saut Ste. Marie, MI passed away on Jan. 17, 2021, in the comfort of her home surrounded by her loved ones. She was born to Margaret Grace Johnson and James Henry Ermatinger on June 22, 1950. Lynne was a resilient woman who fought […]
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Health and Human Services Director Robert Gordon, who issued sweeping orders to curb the spread of the coronavirus after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s powers were upended by a court ruling, abruptly resigned Friday. No explanation for the resignation was given. In a tweet, he said it […]
John Kenneth Fowler, 56, passed on January 23, 2021 in Sault Ste. Marie, MI. John was preceded in death by his mother, Elizabeth Lloyd (Bailey) and his father Robert Fowler. John is survived by his sister Cindy Fowler (son Jack), his sister Susan (son Drummond), and his brother Blaine (wife […]
ALLEN PARK — New owner. New general manager. New head coach. New defensive coordinator. New offensive coordinator. New special teams coordinator on his way too. And, it seems, new quarterback too. Matthew Stafford approached the Detroit Lions requested a trade after the season finale, according to a league source. Stafford […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — When Joe Biden took the oath of office as the 46th president, he became not only the oldest newly inaugurated U.S. chief executive in history but also the oldest sitting president ever. Biden was born Nov. 20, 1942, in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He was 78 years, two months […]
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Lake Superior State men’s basketball team played host to the Michigan Tech Huskies this past weekend and let them drive home with two victories to the Lakers none. On Friday, the Lakers fell to the Michigan Tech Huskies by a final score of 79-74 in the […]
