On Friday and Saturday, Michigan Department of Natural Resources conservation officers ran patrols over hundreds of miles of snowmobile trails, making contacts with nearly 800 sledders over the 54th-annual running of the International 500 snowmobile race in Sault Ste. Marie. For many years, conservation officers have taken advantage of the […]
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Sault Youth Wrestling hosts only tourney of the year.
Have you read our articles about Youth Wrestling and wondered what it’s about? Do you have children at home between the ages of 5 and 8th Grade who are a bit rambunctious and drive you nuts? Why not take them down to the Sault Area High School Gymnasium on February […]
Michigan State Trooper and DNR Officer rescue couple from burning home in Rapid River
MASONVILLE TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A Michigan State Police Trooper and a Michigan DNR Officer are being recognized for saving residents from a burning home in Delta County. According to the DNR, five minutes after Delta Dispatch put out a call Monday reporting a structure fire along US-2 in Rapid River, DNR Conservation […]
Dear Abby: Sisters Give Cold Shoulder To Sibling’s New Boyfriend
DEAR ABBY: I dearly love my youngest daughter. She’s the only one of my four daughters who has never married. For several months, she has been living with a man who is divorced and the father of two sons. He’s a caring father. The problem is his status as a […]
Powerful quake rocks Turkey and Syria, kills more than 2,500
ADANA, Turkey (AP) — A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked wide swaths of Turkey and neighboring Syria on Monday, killing more than 2,500 people and injuring thousands more as it toppled thousands of buildings and trapped residents under mounds of rubble. Authorities feared the death toll would keep climbing as […]
Mackinaw City Welcome Center reopens after window replacement, bathroom upgrades project
GAYLORD, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Transportation’s (MDOT) Mackinaw City Welcome Center reopened today, nearly a week ahead of schedule, after an extensive remodeling project that upgraded the facility’s restrooms and windows. The $409,000 project included replacement of all windows with energy-efficient units, all restroom floor and wall tiles, […]
Laker Men’s Basketball Fall to GLIAC-Leading Rangers Despite Late Comeback
KENOSHA, Wis. – The Lake Superior State University men’s basketball team (9-12, 8-5 GLIAC) narrowly fell on the road to the Rangers of Wisconsin-Parkside (17-6, 10-3 GLIAC) by a final score of 82-79 on Saturday. C.J. Robinson opened up the scoring with a three as the Lakers pulled ahead for […]
Laker Women’s Basketball Fall to Wisconsin-Parkside
KENOSHA, Wis. – The Lake Superior State University women’s basketball program (5-16, 2-11 GLIAC) fell on the road to the Rangers of Wisconsin-Parkside (15-8, 10-3 GLIAC) by a final score of 109-68 on Saturday. Mattison Rayman got the Lakers on the board first. The Rangers were able to pull ahead, […]
Dear Abby – Older Sister Can’t Keep Politics Out Of Friendly Visits
Older Sister Can’t Keep Politics Out Of Friendly Visits DEAR ABBY: My older sister visits me every week to play cards and chat. While I love her dearly and enjoy her visits, sometimes I do not appreciate one topic she brings up. We are on different ends of the political […]
Tommie Bauer Racing wins I-500 in closest margin of victory in history: .0001 seconds
SAULT STE. MARIE, MI– After the grueling nine hours spinning around the oval track, there is a new king of snowmobile racing in North America. In the closest finish in the 54-year history of the I-500, Joey Burch led the #19 sled from Tommie Bauer Racing to a .0001-second victory […]