WASHINGTON/OTTAWA (Reuters) – The United States and Canada are likely to extend border restrictions until at least the end of November as coronavirus cases spike in some states, according to well-placed Washington and Ottawa sources. The sources also said Canadian officials were showing little enthusiasm for suggestions from U.S. authorities […]
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Lake Superior State University Invites Volunteers to Participate in Annual “Kids Against Hunger” Meal-Packaging on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020
Sault Ste. Marie, MI — Lake Superior State University seeks volunteers for its annual Kids Against Hunger meal-packaging drive that will occur on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020, from 7 AM to 4 PM in the Superior Room in the Walker Cisler Student and Conference Center on the LSSU campus. The […]
Information needed on dog shooting
Troopers of the MSP Sault Ste. Marie Post are investigating a report of a dog being shot and injured near a residence on West M-80, in Kinross, Michigan. This incident reportedly took place at approximately 5:30 pm, on Thursday, September 17, 2020. It is reported the dog was shot in […]
Rudyard resident arrested on child sex charges
SAULT STE MARIE, MI — On September 16, 2020 troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Sault Ste. Marie Post received a request to assist the South Dakota Criminal Investigation Division with an investigation. The troopers contacted the suspect, 25-year-old Waylon Staricha formerly from Volga, South Dakota. Staricha had recently […]
City manager on paid leave after social media post about ambushed deputies: ‘Chickens come home to roost’
LYNWOOD, CA – It’s a statement that can only be described as shocking and disturbing. And it could cost the Lynwood City Manager his job. On Tuesday night, Jose Ometeotl was placed on paid administrative leave. The move comes pending an internal investigation, sparked after he posted a response to the […]
Sault Ste Marie woman arrested for OWI 3rd offense
ROSCOMMON COUNTY, MI — On Sunday, September 13, 2020 at about 4:10 am, troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) in Houghton Lake stopped to check on a vehicle parked on the shoulder of south US-127 near mile marker 202 in Lyon Township. The driver was asleep behind the wheel […]
Lake Superior State University Cancels “Great Lake State Weekend” Fall Homecoming to Play Things Safe During COVID-19,While Continuing Face-to-Face Classes
Sault Ste. Marie, MI — Lake Superior State University has cancelled its annual fall homecoming, Great Lake State Weekend, out of an abundance of caution due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, while continuing to hold classes face-to-face during the semester. “Every fall, we look forward to welcoming our alumni and […]
Letters From The Past – No 3
Letters from the PastNo. 3 Norfolk, VANovember 19, 1918 My Darling Helen,I have at hand another letter from you which I received yesterday. It found me well and in good health as usual. Yesterday, I and one of the other boys began making the rope fenders that I was telling […]
Roy Martin
Roy Charles Martin “Sr.”, age 88, born February 11, 1932 in Detroit, Michigan, passed away peacefully at his home on Drummond Island on Wednesday, September 2, 2020, where he lived with his wife of 29 years, Judi Bailey Martin. Roy grew up in Detroit and graduated from De La Salle […]
Donna Bailey
Donna Mae Bailey, age 86, of Drummond Island, Michigan, passed away on September 7, 2020. She was born March 9, 1934 in Alpena, Michigan, daughter of Russell and Olive Socia. Donna was raised on Drummond Island with two brothers and four sisters. She has been a lifelong resident of Drummond […]