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Connie Sue McLeod, age 71, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan passed away Monday evening, October 19, 2020, at the Hospice of the EUP – Hospice House. Connie was born on March 22, 1949, in Flint, Michigan to the late Cleo and Isabelle (Mahaney) Hamacher. Connie was the front end manager […]
CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Mich. – As the Upper Peninsula continues to see a dramaticccincrease in positive COVID-19 cases, Chippewa County has had an increase of more than 30 confirmed and probable cases since September 2, 2020 with 14,000+ tests having been administered. Chippewa County Health Department (CCHD) cannot stress enough the […]
CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Mich. (WLUC) – A Chippewa County man accused of poaching numerous animals, including 18 gray wolves, was sentenced Tuesday under a plea agreement. Kurt Johnston Duncan, 56, of Pickford pleaded guilty in September to seven poaching crimes following an investigation by Michigan Department of Natural Resources conservation officers. […]
Ronald James Calery passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on October 8th, 2020. Ron was born in Hamilton, Ontario, on March 26th, 1935. A graduate of Loretto Catholic Central in Sault Ste. Marie, Ron went on to earn his Bachelor and Master of Social Work degrees […]
CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) — Fifty men were potentially exposed to COVID-19 at a men’s retreat in Pickford last week. Health officials are telling us the group won’t cooperate with their investigation. The LMAS Health Department’s first high-risk exposure site. Health officials said the group potentially exposed not cooperating in […]
Detectives from the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office and Sault Ste Marie PD were working separate complaints involving injured young children. The complaints involved several children, who were at one point ,under the care of Mr. Guilmette and all ended up with various degrees of injury. On 10-7-2020 Mr. Guilmette was […]
Norajean Wilcox went to be with her Lord and Savior on October 4, 2020. She was predeceased by her parents David and Katharyne (Malone) Sutton; and her husband of 46 years, Francis Arthur (Art) Wilcox. Norajean was born in the Sault on August 25, 1930 and graduated from Brimley High […]
Michael (Mike) Lukas Burton, 67, died on Oct. 1, 2020, at War Memorial Hospital. He was born in Detroit, Mich., on Feb. 11, 1953. Mike was the third child born to John and Ava (Voit) Burton but the first child to be born in the United States. His father had […]
Tracey Lynn (Lawson) MacQuarrie, age 56, of Rhinelander, Wisconsin passed away Saturday, September 26, 2020 in Milwaukee surrounded by her loving family. Tracey was born in Ironwood, Michigan on June 8, 1964 and was welcomed as the first daughter of Wilmer and Muriel (Galer) Lawson. She graduated from Sault High […]
he Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is investing about $422,000 to build a queue detection and warning system, and make freeway lighting upgrades on the approach to the International Bridge on northbound I-75 in the city of Sault Ste. Marie in Chippewa County. Landscaping and system testing and activation will […]
