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Wednesday, May 7, 2025
LANSING, Mich. — Governor Gretchen Whitmer today signed Executive Order 2020-65 to extend and clarify Executive Order 2020-35, which ordered all K-12 school buildings to close for instructional purposes to students for the remainder of the school year, and provided continuity of learning infrastructure by setting guidelines for remote learning. In addition to continuing the actions taken in the previous executive order, Executive Order 2020-65 also suspends in-person instruction of […]
The Republican-controlled Legislature is authorizing leadership this afternoon to pursue a legal challenge to Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s executive powers during the new coronavirus pandemic because of her intent to continue a state of emergency without legislative approval. The House adopted HR 250, with authorizes legal action on behalf of the […]
Edward Robert Jeffery, Jr., age 88, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan passed away Tuesday evening, April 28, 2020, at War Memorial Hospital. Edward was born on February 14, 1932, in Indiana to the late Edward and Anna (Erfourth) Jeffery, Sr. He graduated from Marrillvue High School in Indiana with the […]
Damaris A. Jewell took her heavenly dance with Jesus 4/20/20. Family was by her side in spirit & body. Born 5/22/23 in Pontiac, MI to Wilber G. Rowston & Damaris A. Brewster Rowston, she was a 12th generation descendant of Wm. Brewster from the Mayflower. Damaris was raised in the […]
Effective April 29, 2020 the moratorium placed on all burning within the City of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan will be lifted to allow burning which follows the City’s burning ordinance. Burn permits are required for those wanting to legally burn, and are once again available online at www.saultcity.com. Please be […]
At approximately 4:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 29, 2020, officers from the Sault Ste. Marie Police Department responded to a missing person call on W. 8th Ave. The missing person was a 13 year old girl with Down Syndrome. She was last seen by her mother at her residence at around 11:00 […]
Carrol Ellen Weston, age 85, of Brimley, Michigan, died on April 18, 2020 in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. She was born on January 1, 1935 in Sault Ste. Marie, to Ellis J. and Isabelle (McRae) Wilcox. Carrol grew up in Brimley and graduated from Brimley High School in 1952. After […]
Sadie Anna Nye, age 92, of Cedarville, Michigan, died on April 25, 2020. She was born September 13, 1927 to Axel and Julia (Carlson) Shoberg in Cedarville, Michigan. Sadie graduated as Salutatorian of the class of 1946 from Cedarville High School. She married Richard “Richie” Edwin Nye at Presbyterian Church […]
DAFTER, Mich. (April 24, 2020) – As part of the statewide COVID-19 Affirmation, Cloverland Electric Cooperative will suspend disconnects for non-payment until June 1, 2020. This action ensures minimum protections are in place for vulnerable customers related to bill payment, disconnection of service and reconnection of service. More specifically, the […]
Something happened to me. I’ve become Maxine, and I hardly recognize myself. It’s as if it happened overnight, one minute I was myself, and the next minute, I seemed to have morphed into Maxine. It was very disconcerting, to say the least. The Covid-19 pandemic has changed our world, and […]