Ronald Joseph Coffey, age 77, of Rudyard, Michigan, died unexpectedly on November 15, 2021, at his home in Rudyard. He was born October 29, 1944, in Sandusky, Michigan, to Olin H. and Donna H. (Jacques) Coffey. Ronald spent his youth growing up in Detroit, Michigan. He moved to Louisiana for […]
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12 Sovereign Nations in Michigan call on President Biden to support Whitmer’s Line 5 Shut Down Order
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — In the wake of last week’s Glasgow Pact on the climate emergency and his visit to Michigan yesterday, today the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians called on President Biden to support Michigan Governor Whitmer’s stand on Line 5. The President is meeting with […]
Sharon Kennedy – It Takes Courage to Survive
Lynn Ordiway of Sault Ste. Marie described the early morning hours of June 26, 1986 when his life changed forever. He lived in Seymour, Tennessee at the time and was heading home on his motorcycle when a new tire came off the rim as he rounded a curve at a […]
Obituary of a local pillar of our community – Sharon H Kennedy
Sharon H. Kennedy (Norton), 73, died unexpectedly on November 11, 2021 in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Sharon was born on July 16, 1948 in Kennett, Missouri to Lola Belle and Blufford Shannon Norton. Sharon grew up on a farm in Southern Missouri with her five siblings. When Sharon was seven […]
Cloverland Electric Launches American Rural Cooperative Power (ARC Power)
DAFTER, Mich. (November 15, 2021) – Cloverland Electric Cooperative announces the launch of a new generation and transmission (G&T) organization called American Rural Cooperative Power (ARC Power). The primary long-term benefits of ARC Power will be stabilizing power supply costs and managing future rate increases for Cloverland and future members of ARC […]
Local Agencies Work Together on Preventative COVID-19 Treatment
Sault Sainte Marie, MI – A healthcare team made up local partners provided numerous local residents with monoclonal antibody treatments for COVID-19 last week. “We were contacted on Tuesday, November 9th by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Region 8 Healthcare Coalition Coordinator, to provide monoclonal antibody treatment to potentially […]
Irene Catherine Handziak
Irene Catherine Handziak, 96, of Sugar Island passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Sunday November 7, 2021. Irene was born September 19, 1925 in Goetzville, Michigan to Koney and Nellie Schmitigal. Irene was the second oldest of 13 children. The stories are endless! Irene is survived […]
Angeline Catel Badenski
Angeline Catel Badenski passed away peacefully at Medilodge in Sault Ste. Marie on Friday,November 12, 2021, at the age of 101. Angie was born on April 18, 1920 in Sault Ste. Marie to James and Fay Catel, the third of five children. Much of her childhood was spent with her […]
Local woman dies in pedestrian/car accident
At about 5:50pm on Thursday, a 73-year-old Sault Ste Marie woman was struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Ashmun St and Dawson St. She was in serious condition at the scene and taken to War Memorial Hospital were she succumbed to her injuries. The vehicle involved was a […]
Multiple Charges Against Man in Local Domestic Violence Case
On 11/2/2021, Deputies from the Chippewa County Sheriff Department were dispatched to a residence on M-28 in the Dafter area in reference to a Domestic assault. The victim reported that she was assaulted, strangled and at one point the suspect pointed a handgun at her, threatening to kill her, her […]