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Saturday, January 4, 2025
NEWBERRY — As health care needs continue to grow in the Upper Peninsula, Helen Newberry Joy Hospital is building a fourth clinic to provide the community with more convenient locations. “This new clinic is very exciting for all of us,” said Hunter Nostrant, CEO of Helen Newberry Joy Hospital. “We […]
Toledo — The decades-overdue overhaul of the Soo Locks is moving swiftly as the nearly $1.5 billion infrastructure project is on schedule to be completed by 2030 and will bolster commerce in Michigan and the Midwest, maritime industry leaders said Thursday. A news conference held at the National Museum of the Great […]
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 […]
SAULT STE MARIE– Now that the first snow of the season has graced the sidewalks of Sault Ste. Marie many residences are preparing for the long winter ahead. While most of our community try to enjoy the last fleeting days of sunshine some of our neighbors are faced with the […]
Sault Ste. Marie, MI — Last year, people across the U.S. and around the world wearied of hearing and reading about COVID-19. What words and terms rate bad or excessive this year? One month remains to submit entries for Lake Superior State University’s annual tongue-in-cheek Banished Words List. The deadline to […]
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich – A Sault Ste. Marie man is behind bars after being arrested on drug charges. 37–year–old Michael Causley was arrested on September 29th after the Sault Ste. Marie Police Department received a complaint about Methamphetamine inside a hotel. Causley was arrested later that night. He was arraigned […]
War Memorial Hospital and MidMichigan Health have signed an agreement which would make War Memorial the eighth Medical Center in the MidMichigan Health system. War Memorial and MidMichigan leadership expect the affiliation to be completed in early 2022. “This is a very exciting time for our organization. We are pleased […]
CHIPPEWA COUNTY, MI – On October 22, the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office, working with the The Tri-County Drug Enforcement Team, pulled over a vehicle and found methamphetamine. Detectives from TRIDENT have been working this investigation for several months. They were informed that “loads” of Methamphetamine was being smuggled into the Chippewa County […]
Sault Sainte Marie, MI – The State of Michigan has contracted with a COVID-19 testing company to bring testing and reporting to communities across the state. The State contracted testing company, Honu, will take over testing services at the Nolte Street location adjacent to War Memorial. Beginning Thursday, October 28th there will be […]
CHIPPEWA County, Michigan – With the recent FDA approval, recommendations from the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the endorsement of the CDC director, Chippewa County Health Department (CCHD) is encouraging community members to get a booster vaccine if they received the Moderna or Johnson &Johnson (J&J) primary […]
