On Sunday September 19, 2021 at approximately 1720 hours St. Ignace Police responded to the intersection of Ellsworth and Marquette for a report of an accident where a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle. St Ignace Police Officer Rogers arrived on scene and located a lone male with severe injuries […]
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Michigan TV weatherman out after refusing to get vaccine
MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP) — A man who spent more than 30 years reporting the weather on TV in northern Michigan said he’s out of a job after refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Karl Bohnak began working at WLUC-TV in 1988. He said the Upper Peninsula was one of the […]
Ex-Detroit police chief enters governor race amid protest
DETROIT (AP) — Former Detroit Police Chief James Craig formally announced his campaign for governor Tuesday, but not before protesters derailed his kickoff event at a state park and forced him to move. He effectively has been running for months but waited to make it official. He is among 10 Republicans, all […]
Edmund Louis Fields
On the 25th day of August 2021 Edmund Louis Fields peacefully passed into eternity and into the loving arms of His Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He leaves behind His Beloved Wife of 55 years Jacqueline Patricia (Madden) Fields; Daughters: Tracy (Les) Ailing and Heather Fields; Grandchildren: Laura (Tyler) Bouschor, […]
Biden new COVID vaccine mandate: ‘We’re in a tough stretch’
WASHINGTON (AP) — In his most forceful pandemic actions and words, President Joe Biden ordered sweeping new federal vaccine requirements for as many as 100 million Americans — private-sector employees as well as health care workers and federal contractors — in an all-out effort to curb the surging COVID-19 delta […]
War Memorial Hospital Restricts Visitors
Sault Ste. Marie, MI – War Memorial Hospital will begin enforcing visitor restrictions on Wednesday, September 8 at 7:00 pm. All hospital properties, except Long Term Care, will be closed to visitors. The visitor restrictions are a result of an increase in Chippewa County’s COVID-19 positivity rate. Exceptions to the visitor […]
New Texas law requires pro sports teams to play national anthem or lose millions in state funding
AUSTIN, TX – The “Star-Spangled Banner Protection Act” went into effect Wednesday, requiring professional sports teams in Texas to play the national anthem before the start of any home games. In June, Gov. Greg Abbot signed the law, which states that teams that refuse to comply will lose government funding, which […]
Early Canada election call backfires on Trudeau, who now trails in polls
MONTREAL (Reuters) – Canada’s Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finds himself behind in polls ahead of a snap election he called hoping his management of the COVID-19 crisis would propel him to victory. Trudeau called the Sept. 20 election last month, two years ahead of schedule. At the time, his […]
End the Filibuster to Protect Indian Voting Rights
Do certain sets of circumstances lie ahead of us wherein we change the world radically by the choices we make? ~ Dr. Vine Deloria Jr. By Dr. Aaron A. Payment, Chairperson Sault Ste. Marie Tribe Sault Ste. Marie Tribe Reservation ~ I begin with the above quote as the […]
Russel Ira Curtis
Russel Ira Curtis, 91, of Dafter passed gently into the arms of his Lord Tuesday morning, August 31, 2021, at the home of his daughter and son-in-law, Lillian and Herb Gordon of Kinross, MI. Preceded in death by his wife Barbara Joan Curtis, his son Art Curtis, and his father […]