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Thursday, April 3, 2025
You can join Lake State’s efforts to help students who are experiencing unforeseen challenges by donating to the Bud Mansfield Student Emergency Fund. With your support, we can act quickly and provide assistance that can lead to peace of mind and academic success, now and in the future. Financial emergencies […]
For four decades, Sault Area High School has held an assembly to pay tribute to veterans and to those currently serving. Several organizations were represented along with school officials and government officials. The keynote speaker was Captain Anthony Jones from Sector Sault Coast Guard. The “Veterans Honor Song” was […]
Former morning show host at WSOO, James “Jim” Thomas DiSanto, has been convicted and sentenced to prison for having sexual relations with a minor female between 13 and 16 years of age. 50th Circuit Court Judge James Lambros sentenced DiSanto to 5 ½ to 15 years in prison for his […]
Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years. Her son King Charles III said the death of his beloved mother was a “moment of great sadness” for him and his family and that her loss would be “deeply felt” around […]
Kenneth “Kenny” Dale Kammers, age 45, of Kincheloe, Michigan, died at his home on August 10, 2022. He was born in St. Ignace, Michigan, on June 19, 1977, to Dale McDowell and Mary Kammers. Kenny grew up in St. Ignace with his mother and grandmother. He spent many hours at […]
A top U.S. Republican has weighed in on the debate swirling around ArriveCAN, the travel app the Canadian government introduced for cross-border travel during the pandemic. She wants it gone. Elise Stefanik, a part of the U.S. House Republican leadership team, a border-district representative from New York State, and die-hard […]
ALPENA COUNTY, MI. On Thursday, August 11, 2022, at approximately 5:40 p.m. troopers from theMichigan State Police (MSP) Alpena Post were dispatched to the Four Mile Dam in Alpena Township fora report of a 10-year-old swimmer in distress. Troopers arrived and saw the boy was being held by the dam’s […]
Harold Edward Essmaker, Jr. age 89 of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan passed away on July 28, 2022, at Hospice of the EUP “Hospice House”. Harold was born on March 10, 1933, in Mt. Clemens, Michigan to the late Harold Edward and Bertha Barbara (Krutsch) Essmaker Sr. He was a graduate […]
The International Bridge is excited to announce that we are upgrading our tolling system. Our new systemwill introduce features that will improve your tolling experience. The new system is scheduled to go liveAug. 10. Over time, we will discontinue our current cards and transition to 6C RFID windshield tags that […]
Donald Reid Crawford II, age 51, of Goetzville, Michigan, died unexpectedly on May 14, 2022, at Mackinac Straits Hospital in St. Ignace, Michigan. He was born July 1, 1970, in Howell, Michigan. As a young child, Don lived in the Eastern Upper Peninsula and went to school in Cedarville, Michigan, […]