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Friday, May 15, 2026
Theresa Marie (Vigneaux) McDowell, age 91, went to be with the Lord on August 20, 2020, at the Evergreen Living Center in St. Ignace, Michigan. She was born in Rudyard, Michigan on April 25, 1929, to Edmond (aka Edward) Joseph and Alice Marie (Tremblay) Vigneaux. Theresa grew up in Rudyard […]
By Dan HardenbrookThe Newberry News This isn’t just about sports. Not anymore. Whether or not you were in favor of fall football, the MHSAA screwed up. The way they came to the decision to move football to the spring was an absolute disaster. The MHSAA organization should be embarrassed. Not […]
Richard Lynn McDowell, 68, of Cottage Park, Michigan, died Thursday, August 20t, 2020 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Rick was born June 27, 1952 in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, the son of Leonard and Doris (Dowd) McDowell. Rick grew up in the village of Rudyard, Michigan. When […]
Shirley Ann Bandstra, age 85, of Brimley, MI, died on August 20, 2020, in Sault Ste. Marie, MI. She was born on February 8, 1935, in Detroit, MI, to James and Eldora “Erma” (Hovinen) Phillips. Shirley grew up in Detroit until moving to the Dollar Settlement in the Upper Peninsula […]
Donald Gene “Don” Johnston, age 71, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan passed away Thursday morning, August 20, 2020, at War Memorial Hospital. Don was born on December 30, 1948, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan to the late Austin and Helen (Trumbley) Johnston. Don graduated from Sault High School with the […]
ALGER COUNTY, MI – An 11-year-old boy died Friday afternoon when a sand dune he was digging into collapsed, burying him. Michigan State Police said the incident occurred around 12:41 p.m. today at a roadside beach area just west of Au Train. Troopers from the Negaunee post responded to a […]
Organizers have decided to cancel the Jewel at Mackinac Golf Outing this year due to health concerns surrounding the pandemic. This traditional event is one of the biggest fundraisers of the year for the Mackinac Straits Health (MSH) Foundation. “While we are disappointed, we firmly believe it is the right […]
On Thursday, August 20,2020 at approximately 1600 hours, Chippewa Central Dispatch advised there were two individuals swimming near US-2 and the Dunes (just west of Pointe Aux Chenes Road) that were far away from shore. Central Dispatch advised the individuals were a 13-year-old and a 28-year-old and that it looked […]
The state will settle the lawsuits filed against it emanating from the Flint water crisis for $600 million, with most of that money going toward children exposed to the water that was tainted with lead and believed responsible for a deadly Legionnaires’ disease outbreak, Attorney General Dana Nessel announced this […]
CHIPPEWA COUNTY, MI– Troopers from the Sault Ste. Marie post arrested two people for repeated drunk driving last week. Friday just after 7 p.m. officers stopped a vehicle on M-221 near 6 Mile Road in Bay Mills Township. The driver—a 40-year-old Brimley woman—was arrested for operating while intoxicated – 3rd […]
