Sharon Rose Krull, age 67, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan passed away on August 31, 2021. Sharon was born on March 16, 1954, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan to the late Chris and Eleanor (Hayden) Parr. She grew up on Neebish Island and frequently reminisced about her time there. Later Sharon […]
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Catherine “Rena” Riley
Heaven gained another angel when the Lord called Catherine Elizabeth “Rena” Riley, 89, into His loving arms. Rena peacefully passed away at War Memorial Hospital on Wednesday September 1, 2021. Rena was born to Umberto and Ines Morettin in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Canada on October 4, 1931. She met […]
Robert Martin Williams
Robert Martin “Bob” Williams, age 74, of Cedarville, Michigan, was received into the arms of Jesus on Friday, September 3, 2021, at his home surrounded by his wife and family after battling cancer for over four years. He was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, on January 31, 1947, to […]
Michael James McQuiston
Michael James McQuiston, age 72, of St. Ignace, Michigan, died August 31, 2021, at Mackinac Straits Hospital in St. Ignace. He was born December 3, 1948, in Lansing, Michigan, to Kenneth Crampton and Patrice (Moore) McQuiston. Michael grew up in Midland, Michigan and attended high school there. He went on […]
Child Kidnapper Sentenced to Prison
SAULT STE MARIE, MI – Dale Pavlat Sr. was sentenced on August 31, 2021 to 7-30 years in the Michigan Department of Corrections for kidnapping a special-needs, non-verbal child last year. On April 29, 2020 the child wandered from her home and law enforcement and the community came together to […]
Russel Ira Curtis
Russel Ira Curtis, 91, of Dafter passed gently into the arms of his Lord Tuesday morning, August 31, 2021, at the home of his daughter and son-in-law, Lillian and Herb Gordon of Kinross, MI. Preceded in death by his wife Barbara Joan Curtis, his son Art Curtis, and his father […]
Jon Fredric Steinbach
Jon Fredric Steinbach, age 76, of Cedarville, Michigan, died on August 28, 2021, at War Memorial Hospital in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. He was born January 28, 1945, in Jackson, Michigan to Leslie Irving and Orma Fern (Weber) Steinbach. Jon was raised in Sault Ste. Marie. He attended Washington Elementary […]
Amber Lee Picard
Amber Lee Picard, age 48, of St. Ignace, Michigan, died unexpectedly on August 21, 2021, in St. Ignace. She was born on June 24, 1973, in Muskegon, Michigan, to Donald W. and Rosalie (Smith) Picard. Amber spent her youth in Muskegon and graduated class of 1992 from Orchard View High […]
G-7 grapples with Afghanistan, an afterthought not long ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two months ago, the leaders of the world’s seven major industrialized democracies met at the height of summer on England’s southwest coast. It was a happy occasion: the first in-person summit of the Group of Seven nations in two years due to the coronavirus pandemic and the […]
UPDATE: Active search on for missing 4-year-old autistic child in Mackinac County
UPDATE – The Mackinac County Sheriff is reporting that little Madison Yale has been found alive and safe and is eating cookies with the rescuers. Thank you to all the volunteers that assisted with the search for Madison and all the readers who offered up prayers for her safe return! […]