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Wednesday, April 30, 2025
PUBLIC NOTICE This will be the final warning. Any sled that chooses to disregard the signage that marks the path for travel will ruin this access for all. This past Saturday there were four sleds that drove right by the “No Snowmobiles” and “No Trespassing” signs and had a play […]
Bernice Elizabeth “Dougie” Douglas, age 85, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan passed away Friday evening, February 21, 2020, at McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital in Petoskey, Michigan. Bernice was born on December 10, 1934, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan to the late Bernard and Gertrude (Albon) Douglas. She was a graduate […]
As the winter holiday season comes to a close, Poles go out in search of pączki, or traditional deep-fried doughnuts with sweet fillings like fruit jam. But Fat Thursday traditions have long since spread far beyond Poland’s borders. Celebrated in the United States on Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras – […]
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Declawing cats could be a crime in Michigan under a bill before the Michigan Legislature, an idea that is dividing lawmakers and veterinarians. House Bill 5508, introduced Thursday, would make declawing a civil infraction punishable by a $1,000 fine. Michigan would join New York as […]
Sault Ste. Marie native and University of Wisconsin senior forward Abby Roque has been named a finalist for the 2020 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. An alternate captain for the Badgers, Roque is one of 10 finalists for the award that is given annually to the top female college hockey player […]
ST. IGNACE – After defeating Kingsley in their first northern Michigan matchup on Friday night, No. 7 in Division 2 Goodrich traveled to the U.P. to take on No. 2 in Division 4, St. Ignace. After halftime, the Martians lead by four points. The Saints turned it on in the […]
Matilda “Tilly” Mae Horton, maiden name Kott, passed away on Wednesday, February 12, 2020 surrounded by loved ones in her daughters’ home in Anchorage, Alaska. Tilly was born March 8, 1925 in Goetzville, MI, but lived most of her life in Shelby Township, MI. She was a well-loved, fun, sassy […]
Detroit Free Press PETOSKEY — A judge has sentenced an Upper Peninsula man to a lengthy prison term following his recent conviction on two child sexual assault charges. On Thursday, 57th Circuit Court Judge Charles W. Johnson sentenced Logan Robert Zeedyk, 28, of Goetzville to serve concurrent terms of 25-50 […]
Lansing — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s appointee to a state commission that regulates hunting and fishing said Thursday that he made a “personal decision” decades ago that “killing things was not for me.” George Heartwell, the former mayor of Grand Rapids, made the comments during a Michigan Senate Advice and […]
L. Dale Graves, age 77, of Drummond Island, Michigan, died on February 7, 2020 in St Ignace, Michigan. He was born on January 4, 1943 in Mason, Michigan, to Leon J. and Bessie Mae (Dill) Graves. Dale grew up in Mason, MI and graduated from Mason High School with the […]