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Friday, February 7, 2025
A Georgia sheepdog is recovering from injuries after squaring off against a pack of coyotes, killing eight of them, while protecting his flock. Casper, a sheepdog who works on John Wierwiller’s Georgia farm, fought off the more than half a dozen coyotes in a fight that lasted over half an […]
WASHINGTON — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been selected as TIME’s Person of the Year for 2022 because he embodies the spirit of Ukraine, according to the magazine. Zelensky’s selection was announced Wednesday on NBC’s “Today” show. “This year’s choice was the most clear-cut in memory,” TIME’s editor-in-chief, Edward Felsenthal, wrote in a […]
Operators of the Sugar Islander II ferry issued a statement saying – “We are sorry to announce, that due to a hit on the Sugar Islander Ferry last Saturday during the high wind event, the Sugar Islander II incurred structural damage on the bow. The damage, after further USCG inspection […]
ATLANTA (AP) — Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock defeated Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a Georgia runoff election Tuesday, ensuring Democrats an outright majority in the Senate for the rest of President Joe Biden’s current term and capping an underwhelming midterm cycle for the GOP in the last major vote of the year. […]
Governor Gretchen Whitmer attended the Tribal Summit in Sault Ste. Marie on Tuesday. She met with Tribal leaders to address shared priorities and continue an open dialogue between the State of Michigan and sovereign tribal governments. She also announced her appointment of Judge Allie Greenleaf Maldonado to the Michigan Court of […]
From the Dafter Township Fire Department, on December 4, 2022 at 10:25AM Dafter Fire was called for the report of a possible structure fire. Dafter units responded and arrived on scene. Firefighters were met with heavy smoke and fire conditions. Firefighters made an aggressive attack of the fire. Mutual aid […]
Just prior to 10:30 Sunday morning, fire departments were dispatched to a home on 10 Mile Rd in Dafter for a report of a house on fire. Upon arriving, fire trucks experienced icy conditions and difficulty in getting some trucks in position to fight the fire. There were several residents […]
The Michigan Attorney General’s office wants to restrict public access to search warrant records in its investigation of former state House Speaker Lee Chatfield, arguing the documents should remain shielded even though the Detroit Free Press and Bridge Michigan won a judge’s order unsealing them. The attorney general’s maneuver to […]
Sault Ste. Marie, MI – Bayliss is continuing its programming throughout the winter! On December 3rd, the library will host an author visit with Alex Chornyj. Alex is from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, where he is a reiki master teacher and an author. He will be sharing short stories from […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Residents of Ukraine’s bombed capital clutched empty bottles in search of water and crowded into cafés for power and warmth Thursday, switching defiantly into survival mode after new Russian missile strikes a day earlier plunged the city and much of the country into the dark. In […]