It’s the second season in high school basketball across the state of Michigan, starting on Monday night, as district playoff basketball action commences. In girls’ basketball on Monday night, Engadine will be at Newberry in a Division 4, District 101 semifinal, at 7:00 pm. The winner will face Rudyard in […]
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COVID-19 cases continue to increase in Chippewa County
CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Mich. – As the United States and Michigan continue to see an increase in positive COVID-19 cases, Chippewa County is also experiencing an increase after seeing a decline since January. The current case count through 12:00 p.m., March 22, 2021 stands at 60 active cases, 28 deaths and […]
Police chief says Miami partying “couldn’t go on any longer”
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Pointing to over 1,000 arrests in one of the nation’s top party spots, Miami Beach officials warned Sunday that the unruly spring break crowd gathering by the thousands, fighting in the streets, destroying restaurant property and refusing to wear masks has become a serious threat […]
US Reps. Tlaib, Stevens, Dingell, Andy Levin join strike at 7 Up warehouse
About 80 Teamsters members received some high-profile support Saturday when several members of Michigan’s congressional delegation joined them on the picket line outside the 7 Up warehouse in Redford Township. Democratic U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib of Detroit, Haley Stevens of Rochester Hills, Debbie Dingell of Dearborn and Andy Levin of Bloomfield Township […]
Laker Hockey Wins WCHA Championship, Advancing to the NCAA Tournament for the First Time in 25 Years (with celebration photos)
MANKATO, Minn. – With a 6-3 victory, the No. 17 Lake Superior State hockey team won the 2021 Western Collegiate Hockey Association Postseason Tournament to earn the program’s first ever WCHA Championship and secure an automatic bid into the 2021 NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey National Tournament. The Lakers earned […]
Blind River edges Soo in shootout
BLIND RIVER, Ont. – Devin Mauro notched the tying tally in the third period, then collected the difference maker in the shootout, as the Blind River Beavers edged the Soo Thunderbirds 5-4 in a see-saw Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up Saturday night at the Blind River Community Centre. A fortuitous […]
Lake Superior State Hockey: The Road to 1,000 Wins
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – With last night’s 4-1 win over No. 13/12 Bemidji State in the WCHA Semifinals, the No. 17 Lake Superior State University men’s hockey program became the 27th Division I program to reach 1,000 all-time wins. In the storied history of LSSU hockey, the program has combined […]
Robert Lindley
Robert Leland Lindley, age 85, of St. Ignace, Michigan, died on March 16, 2021 in Petoskey, Michigan. He was born January 29, 1936 in Martinsville, Indiana to Fred and Margaret (Litzner) Jackson. Robert grew up in Moran, Michigan and graduated from LaSalle High School. After high school, he went to […]
St. Marys spring ice breaking operations underway
SAULT STE. MARIE — On Tuesday, the Coast Guard starts breaking ice in the lower St. Marys River in preparation for the Great Lakes commercial shipping season. Initially the icebreaking activity will focus on the lower St. Marys River, south of Munuscong Lake and the Middle Neebish Channel north and […]
Arnie Piippo
Arnie Donald Piippo, age 75, of Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, died on March 1, 2021 in Sault Ste Marie. He was born on January 18, 1946 in Rudyard, Michigan to Onnie Elmer and Ruth Annabell (Hancock) Piippo. Arnie grew up in the Upper Peninsula and graduated from Rudyard High School. […]













