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Criminal justice system finds justice for local children

July 13, 2021 marked the conclusion of two important cases that have been pending in the criminal justice system for years – slowed by the COVID-19 pandemic and various legal adjournments. These cases demonstrate the difficulty in investigating and prosecuting child abuse and the pressures that are placed on child-victims […]

Helen Beacom

Helen Mae (Pringle) Beacom, age 75, of Pickford, Michigan, died July 8, 2021, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. She was born January 9, 1946, in Sault Ste. Marie to Stanley Edward and Alphonsis Alma (McKerchie) Pringle. Helen grew up in Sault Ste. Marie and graduated from Loretto Catholic Central High […]

Genevieve Smith

Genevieve LuElla Smith, age 51, of Kinross, Michigan, died on June 24, 2021, at her home. She was born on January 2, 1970, in Jellico, Tennessee, to John Denver Smith and LuElla Mae (Nedeau) Brown. Genevieve grew up in Tennessee until she was about fifteen when her family moved to […]

Nancy Reno

Nancy Jane (Knoy) Reno, age 82, of Hessel, Michigan, passed away peacefully, Satur-day, June 26, 2021, at War Memorial Hospital in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. She was born in Detroit, Michigan, May 19, 1939, to Clarence Gerald and Ruth Marie (Sullivan) Knoy. She attended Cedarville High School and graduated in […]

Nathaniel “Tanny” Raymond Armstrong

Nathaniel “Tanny” Raymond Armstrong, age 87, of Barbeau, Michigan, died July 1, 2021, at EUP Hospice House in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. He was born August 15, 1933, to Whitford Dyer Armstrong and Verna Elizabeth (Smith) Armstrong at the home of his mother’s sister, Cora and Bill Stirling, on Hursley […]

TRIDENT strikes again taking another local drug dealer off the streets

Detectives from TRIDENT have been investigating an individual selling Crystal Methamphetamine and Heroin within Chippewa County and the City of Sault Ste. Marie. During the investigation, several purchases of Crystal Methamphetamine and Heroin were made. Detectives received information that the individual drove to lower Michigan to bring back another load […]

Local man arrested on several drug charges

Detectives from Trident have been investigating an individual selling Crystal Methamphetamine and Heroin within Chippewa County and the City of Sault Ste. Marie. During the investigation, several purchases of Crystal Methamphetamine and Heroin were made. Detectives received information that the individual drove to lower Michigan to bring back another load […]

George Buriak

George Buriak, age 91, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, died Monday, June 21, 2021, at War Memorial Hospital in Sault Ste. Marie. He was born March 29, 1930, in Brownsville, Pennsylvania, to John and Anna (Hardish) Buriak. George grew up in Pennsylvania and joined the U.S. Army in 1946 and […]

MHA Meritorious Service Award Recognizes Healthcare Champions

Sault Ste. Marie, MI – The Michigan Health and Hospital Association (MHA) announced the 2021 winners of its highest achievement award June 24. David Jahn, President and CEO of War Memorial Hospital is one of four healthcare champions receiving the award. David Jahn began his healthcare career four decades ago, serving […]