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Broadcast legend, Larry King, dead at 87

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Larry King, the suspenders-sporting everyman whose broadcast interviews with world leaders, movie stars and ordinary Joes helped define American conversation for a half-century, died Saturday. He was 87. King died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, his production company, Ora Media, tweeted. No cause of death was […]

Richard Niemi

Richard Niemi, 71, passed away on January 19, 2021, at the Ball Hospice House in Sault Ste. Marie, Ml after a five-year struggle with cancer. He was born in Escanaba, MI on April 18, 1949, to Elmer and Jane (Cook) Niemi. He graduated from the Escanaba Area High School with […]

Don Sullivan

Don Sullivan, age 71, passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2021, in Sault Ste. Marie. He was preceded in death by his parents Richard and Mary, also his older brother Dave. He is survived by his brother: Jim (Candy) of Ocala, Fl, and lifelong friends: Richard Fleming and Joe Knoll. Don […]

Biden signs burst of virus orders, vows ‘help is on the way’; Coronavirus guidelines now the rule at White House; Dr. Fauci unleashed, takes ‘liberating’ turn at center stage

President Joe Biden has served notice that America’s war on COVID-19 is under new command, promising a fraught nation progress to reduce infections and lift the siege it has endured for nearly a year. The United States has now suffered over 410,000 deaths, more than the U.S. losses in World […]

Adam Sanderson

Heaven gained a piece of our heart on Tuesday, January 12th, 2021. Adam Michael Sanderson, age 36, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan passed away at Hospice House of the EUP. Adam was born on July 10th, 1984 to parents Steven and Jamie Sanderson. As a child growing up, Adam had […]

Restaurants To See 25% Capacity Limit, Curfew On Feb. 1

While bars and restaurants can reopen for indoor dining on February 1, as previously announced, they will be subject to a 25 percent capacity limit and a 10 p. m. curfew, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced this morning. The updated order – scheduled to remain in place until February 21 – also allows concessions at […]

Joshua O’Con

Joshua Gregory O’Con, age 47, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan passed away Saturday, January 16, 2021, at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan. Joshua was born on August 19, 1973, in Arcadia, California, the son of Humbert and Candice (Maffioli) O’Con.  He was a graduate of West Covina High School in […]

Online Gaming, Sports Betting Begins Friday

Nine operators will be able to launch online sports betting, online gaming or both beginning on Friday, the Michigan Gaming Control Board announced Tuesday after granting its initial round of authorizations for the two types of online activities. The ability to launch online gaming and online sports betting begins at […]

Terry Davis

Our beloved Papa/Dad; Terry Leo Davis, 65, of Clare, MI passed away on January 8, 2021. He was born in Sault Ste. Marie, MI to the late Alva Leo and Pauline Jane (McMillan) Davis. Terry grew up in Rudyard, MI. He had a wild, and free spirit that gave him […]

Gertrude Amelia “Little Mealie” LeBlanc, 96, of Bay Mills, Michigan, walked on January 19, 2021 at her home surrounded by family. She was born on January 13, 1925 in Bay Mills, Michigan to Henry and Gertrude Mills. She had two brothers and three sisters. Amelia was raised in the Assinins […]