SUDBURY — Sault police were called to an altercation in the 500 block of North Street just before 10:30 Friday night, where they a discovered 55-year-old man suffering from life-threatening injuries. Police have not released any details regarding the incident but have confirmed that the accused, Zachery Bisaillon, 29, is […]
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Gov. Whitmer Lifts Mask Requirement for Fully Vaccinated Michiganders
LANSING, Mich. – Governor Gretchen Whitmer today announced the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is updating the Gatherings and Mask Order to align with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s latest guidance on face coverings. The new order will effect on Saturday, May 15 at 9AM. “For more than a […]
Why Some People Forget The UP Is Part Of Michigan
Why is it that when people talk about Michigan or create Michigan memorabilia they sometimes forget to add the Upper Peninsula? Is it because we refer to it as ‘the Mitten?’ I mean, we do have two “mittens” to accurately represent our beloved state. Yet, we don’t. Or maybe it’s […]
55% Vaccination Threshold Reached, In-Person Work Can Resume
The prohibition on in-person work to slow the spread of COVID-19 will end May 24, Governor Gretchen Whitmer said today as the state hit 55 percent of its population 16 and older having received at least their first dose of a vaccine. Ms. Whitmer had set 55 percent as the threshold when […]
Cases on the rise in eastern U.P.; State launches new vaccine milestone tracker
COVID cases continue to rise in four eastern Upper Peninsula counties. Mackinac County added the most cases throughout April with 131 cases, followed by Luce County with 100 cases. Alger and Schoolcraft Counties each increased by a total of 47 cases, according to the Luce, Mackinac, Alger, Schoolcraft District Health […]
Ethel Rae Autore
Ethel Rae Autore, age 92, of Cedarville, Michigan, died April 19, 2021, at Cedar Cove in Cedarville. She was born on June 24, 1928, in Newberry, Michigan to Herbert and Gertrude Mae (Owen) Duff. Ethel grew up in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, and graduated from Soo Area High School in […]
Robert “Bob ” Nicholls
Robert “Bob” Nicholls, age 84, of Sault Ste. Marie passed away unexpectedly on April 23, 2021, at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, MI. Bob was born in Sault Ste. Marie on December 31, 1936, and graduated from Sault High School with the class of 1956. He served in the U.S. […]
Michigan State Agency approved a permit for the Line 5 Pipeline replacement in the Straits of Mackinac before required analysis was completed
LANSING – On Monday evening, Bay Mills Indian Community has challenged a permit issued to Enbridge Energy by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) that would allow Enbridge to build a massive tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac to house a new segment of its Line […]