Thursday, October 22, 2026
Michigan is suddenly in a rapidly worsening posture on new coronavirus pandemic, both in new cases and comparatively to its neighboring states. Since bottoming out at 818 on February 21, the state’s seven-day average for newly confirmed COVID-19 cases has more than doubled, up 119 percent, to 1,795. That is […]
The Vatican’s declaration that same-sex unions are a sin the Roman Catholic Church cannot bless was no surprise for LGBTQ Catholics in the United States — yet it stung deeply nonetheless. Marianne Duddy-Burke, executive director of DignityUSA, said her organization’s membership includes same-sex couples who have been together for decades, […]
Duane passed away at home surrounded by his loving wife and kids. One last journey on Iggy Road and then the angels carried him up to heaven into the arms of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Duane could be found in the woods hunting deer/ partridge or on the […]
The Sault High Blue Devil hockey team ended their regular season with a 5-5 record, falling on Senior Night at Big Bear Arena, 6-2 on Friday, and winning at Petoskey on Saturday 7-2. The Blue Devils will start their regional on Tuesday night in an opening round game against Tawas […]
Attorney General Dana Nessel said today she will not open an investigation into Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s handling of COVID-19 in nursing homes in response to a request for an investigation from several Republican senators. Ms. Nessel said Sen. Jim Runestad did not provide evidence, nor does she see evidence elsewhere, that Ms. Whitmer’s efforts […]
In 1923, The Sault Evening News put together a booklet of recollections by its readers. I will be sharing some of these from time to time. I did take the liberty to correct some of the grammar and spelling to make it easier for you to read. – Laurie […]
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The No. 18 Lake Superior State hockey team clinched a series sweep over the University of Alabama Huntsville Chagers with a 4-1 victory on Saturday, March 13 in the second game of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) Quarterfinals in the Taffy Abel Arena in Sault […]
CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) — For the first time in recent history, the Soo Locks will open early. The Army Corps of Engineers said it will open March 24 at noon, 12 hours earlier than normal. “The locks are opening early this year because of a request from our industry […]
Robert Lee Pearson, age 86, of Cedarville, Michigan, died on March 10, 2021, at McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital in Petoskey, Michigan. Robert was born February 16, 1935, in West Milton, Ohio, to Ralph and Dora (Wissinger) Pearson. Robert spent his childhood in Ohio and graduated from Milton High school in […]
Veronica Cecelia Caskey, age 77, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan passed away Thursday, March 4, 2021, at home in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan surrounded by her family and under the care of EUP Home Health and Hospice. Veronica was born on February 3, 1944, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan to […]
