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Friday, May 2, 2025
(FREEP.com) – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is getting national attention for her role as Michigan’s leader during the coronavirus pandemic. Now comes the news that she’s being considered as a potential vice presidential candidate. On Tuesday’s edition of MSNBC’s “The 11th Hour,” Brian Williams asked Democratic presidential candidate front-runner Joe Biden how many names […]
Alfred Louis Soblaskey, age 91, of St. Ignace, Michigan, died on March 25, 2020 in St. Ignace. He was born on September 07, 1928 in Soo Junction, Michigan, to Adam Rudolph Soblaskey and Edith Marie Wartella. Alfred grew up in Allenville, attended school there and worked on the family farm. […]
LANSING (FREEP.com) — A police officer is not legally allowed to pull someone over for a traffic stop simply because they believe the driver is violating Michigan’s stay at home order, according to a Michigan Attorney General memorandum. Although Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s executive order mandates everyone except workers deemed essential stay […]
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. (LSSU)- The Lake Superior State hockey team announced the program’s annual awards for the 2019-20 season on Monday, March 30. Junior forward Chase Gamelin was named the recipient of the Gay Blade Award, which is awarded to the athlete who brings laughs, personality and humor to […]
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — Kewadin Casinos has been closely monitoring the recommendations of public health officials as it relates to Coronavirus (COVID19) and has made the decision to extend the temporary closure of all five Kewadin Casinos, located in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The casinos and attached hotels will remain […]
BRIMLEY, MI (MLIVE.com) — In June of 1662, hundreds of invading Native Americans from the Iroquois nation were killed on the shore of Lake Superior by local Chippewa defending their land from a war party looking to monopolize fur trading routes in the Great Lakes region. The Battle of Iroquois […]
CHIPPEWA County, Michigan-The Chippewa County Health Department (CCHD) was notified that a resident of Chippewa County had a confirmed positive test for COVID-19. Although a resident of the county, this individual has not resided within the county for several weeks. Therefore, the risk to the general comunity is considered to […]
Algoma Public Heath received confirmation today of the fifth Algoma resident to test positive for COVID-19. This is a man in his 20s with recent travel to Mexico, returning to Algoma on March 18. He developed symptoms on March 20 and was tested through his family health team on March 23. […]
On March 30, 2020, LMAS District Health Department became aware of a positive COVID-19 case identified through Michigan Bureau of Laboratories. The identified person is an employee at Zellar’s Village Inn in Newberry and worked at the restaurant on March 17, 2020. Out of an abundance of caution, LMAS District […]
Margaret Ann Seaman (Wyckoff) passed away peacefully in her home on March 23rd surrounded by her family. Peggy (as she liked to be called) was born to Harry and Maxine Wyckoff in 1946. She grew up in Pickerington, Ohio, spending her summers on Drummond Island, Michigan. While growing up in […]