Sault Ste. Marie is closer to getting a $5 million grant for improved parking and beautification. OHM Advisors put on a presentation Monday afternoon at the Ojibway Hotel displaying ideas of how to improve parking downtown. This is the first phase of the process as part of the community block […]
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Iowa Democratic presidential caucus results delayed over ‘quality checks’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The results of Iowa’s Democratic presidential caucuses have been delayed because of “quality checks” during the reporting process, the state party said. “The integrity of the results is paramount,” Mandy McClure, the communications director of the Iowa Democratic Party, said in an email. “We have experienced a […]
Rush Shares His Cancer Diagnosis
‘All roads go through Michigan’: Whitmer preps for national spotlight
Lansing — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s focus on “bread and butter” issues and her position as the top official in a key battleground state are reasons she’ll find herself in the national spotlight Tuesday, Democratic lawmakers and political observers say. U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, selected Whitmer to give the Democratic […]
Bay Mills Tribe to acquire local grocery store
BAY MILLS — Bay Mills Indian Community’s Executive Council has agreed to purchase Four Seasons Market in Brimley, the local grocery store located across from Brimley State Park on Six Mile Road. The tribe anticipates completing the acquisition within the next six months. The council approved the purchase at their […]
Former Newberry Student, “Modern Hero,” Plans to Leave Country Due To US Policy
Ian Fishback became a national sensation in 2005 when he wrote to Senator John McCain about how U.S. soldiers were treating prisoners of war. Alarmed at what he considered unlawful and inhumane treatment of prisoners, Fishback told McCain he and his troops had seen prisoners beaten, killed, injured, exposed to […]
Rural schools hit hard by teen suicides
Shots fired, man dies during busy night for Sheriff Deputies
Neville’s Superette Offers “Mitten Box”
For over seven decades, Neville’s Superette has been a staple in Sault Sainte Marie. It still has that old-time feel, but it also comes from the small-town compassion. This winter, the owners are connecting with their community by offering a “Mitten Box”. Neville’s owner and manager, Wendy Cook, said, “We […]
New Lock at the Soo construction award to deepen channel
DETROIT – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, announces that the first phase of construction on the New Lock at the Soo has been awarded to Trade West Construction Inc. of Mesquite, Nevada. The much anticipated mega-project will be constructed in three phases. Trade West Construction will receive […]