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Thursday, November 21, 2024
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 — 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 […]
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 […]
LANSING — Suicide is now the second leading cause of death for 15-24 year olds in Michigan, and the rates are nearly double in rural communities, according to state and federal surveys. That’s above the national average and has risen in recent years. The surveys were done by the state […]
Just prior to Midnight on 1/29/2020 a Chippewa Co Deputy Sheriff came across a vehicle driving on the sidewalk off of the I-75 Bus Spur in Sault Ste Marie. The vehicle then traveled into the actual roadway and spun around. The vehicle then took off at a high rate of […]
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 […]
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 […]
