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Edward Algirdas Tarasevicius

Edward “Ed” Algirdas Tarasevicius, age 83, of Pickford, Michigan, died on August 9, 2021, at Medilodge of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. He was born in Detroit, Michigan on January 14, 1938, to Alexander Algirdas and Michaline Ann (Seskevicius) Tarasevicius. Ed grew up in Detroit and graduated from high school in […]

20-year-old dies after single-vehicle crash in Newberry

LUCE COUNTY, MI – A 20-year-old man is dead after a single-vehicle crash in the Upper Peninsula. According to troopers from the Michigan State Police Sault Ste. Marie Post, Jaden Caswell of Luce County was killed in the crash, which occurred on M-123 near Charcoal Grade Road in Luce County’s […]

Theresa Strater

Theresa Florence Strater, 69, of Soo Twp., passed away on Friday, August 6, 2021, at the Hospice House of the EUP. Born on March 21, 1952, in Philadelphia, PA, she was the oldest daughter of the late Edward and Florence (Stemplevich) Siedlecki. She was a member of the Catholic Church […]

DISH Network drops Local 32, WFQX, from their lineup

CADILLAC, MI., August 12, 2021 – WFQX, Local 32/Cadillac Telecasting Company announced today that DISH Network will stop carrying WFQX, Local 32 on Friday, August 13th at 5pm. Local 32 is your local news station with a large responsibility to keep our devoted viewers informed through our newscasts. Local 32, a FOX affiliate, […]

GOP’s DeVos says she will not seek Michigan governorship

Former U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Tuesday she will not run for Michigan governor in 2022, putting an end to speculation about the onetime Trump administration Cabinet member and partner in one of the state’s most influential Republican couples. “I am not running for governor,” DeVos told The Detroit […]

Police investigate homicide in SSM – UPDATED

UPDATE – On August 11, Jacob Russell Mckerchie, a 28 year-old from Sault Ste. Marie, was released from the War Memorial Hospital and lodged at the Chippewa County Correctional Facility by the Sault Ste. Marie Police Department. On August 12, Jacob Mckerchie was arraigned in the 91st District Court on […]

Riverside Medical to join forces with War Memorial Hospital

Sault Sainte Marie, MI – September 2021 will bring a change for the 30+ year old medical practice of Riverside Medical Associates, P.C. (“Riverside Medical”). The founding and long-standing owners of Riverside Medical, Drs. Ockenfels, Mackie, and Tetzlaff, announce that an agreement has been reached with War Memorial Hospital, Inc. […]

Judith Frechette

Judith Ann “Judy” Frechette, of Sugar Island, Michigan passed away unexpectedly on August 4, 2021, at War Memorial Hospital. Judy was born on November 8, 1943, to the late Roger and Mary (Shannon) Pudil in Lansing. She was a member of St. Isaac Jogues Catholic Church. Judy worked in Security […]

Delores Elener Cottle

Delores Elener Cottle, age 91, of Pickford, Michigan, died Saturday, August 7, 2021, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. She was born March 24, 1930, in Pickford, to Russell James and Lisabelle Marguerite (Galer) Allen. Delores grew up in Pickford and attended Pickford Schools. When she was a senior, her parents […]

Robert “Bob” Mowery

Robert “Bob” Henry Mowery, age 63 of Trout Lake, Michigan, died unexpectedly on August 1, 2021, in Slidell, Louisiana. He was born October 3, 1957, in Mio, Michigan, to Bryce Newell and Marilyn (Walker) Mowery. Bob moved to Trout Lake when he was 15 years old and graduated from Rudyard […]