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Brian Paul Kinney

Brian Paul Kinney Ogiima Kinue (Lead Brown War Eagle) Maang Dodaem (Loon Clan) Brian Paul Kinney, age 64, of Bay Mills, MI passed away after a lengthy illness on Monday, August 22, 2022, at Spectrum Hospital in Grand Rapids. Brian was born on June 27, 1958, in Sault Ste. Marie, […]

Beverly “Jean” Hensley

Beverly “Jean” Hensley, 89, of Gladstone, MI formally of Sault Ste. Marie, MI passed away Monday August 22, 2022, at Lakeview Assisted Living in Gladstone, MI. Jean was born Dec. 28, 1932 in Sault Ste. Marie, MI to Alfred and Clara (Murphy) Cook. Jean married Charles E. Hensley on June […]

Steven Quinn

Steven John Quinn, age 68, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan passed away Friday morning, August 26, 2022, at Medilodge – Sault. Steven was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan on March 3, 1954,  son of the late Robert and MaryCatherine (Scales) Quinn.  He graduated from Sault High School with the […]

John Blome Ruegg

John Blome Ruegg of St. Ignace, Michigan, passed away on August 27, 2022, at Pineview Cottage in Harbor Springs, Michigan, at the age of 94. He was born on October 27, 1927, in Clearwater, Florida to parents, Otto and Marie (Blome) Ruegg. John grew up with two very loving parents […]

William McKee

William “Bill” Charles McKee of Sault Ste Marie, passed away at his home Sunday August 28, 2022. Also known as Wild Bill by those who knew how to have a good time. Bill was born December 17, 1939 and was 82 years old.  Bill worked as a Materials Supervisor at […]

Gorbachev, who redirected course of 20th century, dies at 91

MOSCOW (AP) — Before Mikhail Gorbachev came along, the Soviet Union seemed an immovable superpower in perpetual antagonism to the United States. With a breathtaking series of reforms, Gorbachev changed all that — and redirected the course of the 20th century. Alongside Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher, Gorbachev was a […]

Dorothy Ann Larrabee

Dorothy Ann Larrabee, age 75, of Drummond Island, Michigan, died in her home on August 19, 2022. She was born in Elmhurst, Illinois, on January 4, 1947, to Robert V. and Minnie E. (Bristol) Larrabee. Dorothy moved to Drummond Island in 1986 after her mother fell ill and remained there […]

Bay Mills installs EV chargers

BAY MILLS — Bay Mills Indian Community continues their mission of “going green” — this time with the installation of electronic vehicle charging stations. The tribe secured nearly $100k in funding for the EV stations from a ChargeUp Michigan grant, OFME Next Energy grant, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. […]

Esther Irene Des Jardins

Esther Irene Des Jardins passed away on August 21, 2022, in Harbor Springs, Michigan, at Bay Bluffs at the age of 100. The daughter of Ray and Phoebe Walker, Esther was born and raised in St. Ignace, Michigan. She met her lifelong partner and husband, Kenneth Des Jardins, while working […]