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Lakers Ranked Sixth in CCHA Preseason Coaches Poll

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) has announced the results of the 2021-22 Preseason Coaches Poll on Monday, Sept. 20. Lake Superior State was picked to finish in the sixth spot, receiving 45 total points. The Minnesota State University Mavericks have been picked among the […]

US admits Kabul drone strike killed civilians, not ISIS-K

A US Central Command investigation found the 29 August strike killed an aid worker along with nine members of his family, including seven children. The youngest child, Sumaya, was just two years old. US intelligence had tracked the man’s car for eight hours, believing it was linked to terrorist group […]

Jerry Walter Lee

Jerry Walter Lee, age 79, of Rudyard, Michigan, died on September 6, 2021, in his home. He was born in Simmons Settlement, Michigan on July 30, 1942, to Hiram and Ethel (Simmons) Lee. Jerry grew up in Rudyard and graduated from Rudyard High School. Jerry began working construction on bridges […]

Denise Lynne Smith

Denise Lynne Smith passed away Saturday, September 11, 2021, after a long battle with breast cancer. She was born June 25, 1963, in Kalamazoo and grew up in Portage with her parents, Norman and Nancy, and twin brothers, David and Dennis. Upon her graduation from Western Michigan University, she embarked […]

WMH Experiencing Increased Patient Volumes

Sault Sainte Marie, MI – War Memorial Hospital is currently experiencing an increase in patient volumes. “At this time, we are over capacity” said Dr. Kyle Raycraft, Medical Director of WMH Emergency Department. “This means there could be a prolonged wait time in the Emergency Department, as there is a shortage […]

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 […]

Chippewa County Health Department COVID-19 Advisory

CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Mich., Aug. 24, 2021 – Local transmission of COVID-19 is at “high” level as defined in the CDC COVID Data Tracker. Chippewa County Health Department strongly recommends masking for everyone in indoor, public spaces. Anyone eligible but not yet vaccinated against COVID should do so as soon as […]

Fred Bryner

Fred Dean Bryner, age 76, of Hessel, Michigan, died on August 22, 2021, at his home in Hessel, surrounded by his family. Fred was born on May 3, 1945, in Flint, Michigan, to Harry Lloyd and Lorena June (Harris) Bryner and was raised on a farm in Hillsdale County, Michigan. […]