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Friday, February 7, 2025
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 […]
Sault Ste. Marie, MI – War Memorial Hospital has committed to supporting the Soo Theatre Restoration Project with a $10,000 donation. The funds are in support of the Soo Theatre’s exterior restoration project, helping to revitalize the historic building. The theatre’s mission is to foster the enjoyment, understanding and development of […]
MACKINAC ISLAND, MICH. The Michigan State Police (MSP) Computer Crimes Unit, Internet CrimesAgainst Children (ICAC) Task Force is announcing the arrest of Matthew Bartkowiak, 27, a full-time residentof Mackinac Island, for aggravated child sexually abusive material. The investigation was initiated when a tip was received from the National Center for […]
ST. IGNACE, Mich. – The Mackinac Bridge Authority (MBA) voted on Thursday to reinstate its suspended driver assistance program on Nov. 1, along with the pedestrian, bicyclist, and snowmobile transportation programs. Based on recommendations from staff and the authority’s Fees, Fares and Classifications Committee, reinstatement of those programs will include […]
Chief explains apparent lenient sentence At the Sault Ste Marie Police Department, student safety is one of our top priorities. On September 11, 2020, we received a complaint from a former Sault Area High School and Career Center student. The student indicated she was sexually assaulted by a teacher while […]