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Monday, March 31, 2025
Donald Ralph Jewell, 84, of Sugar Island, MI passed away Monday August 1, 2022 in Sault Ste. Marie, MI. He was born October 1, 1937 in Monroe, MI to Harry and Ethel (George) Jewell. Donald was a loving family man and a great father and grandfather. He loved old cars […]
John Alan Grove, age 65, of Hessel, Michigan, passed away on July 29, 2022, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He was born in Bay City, Michigan, on March 3, 1957, to parents, John Earl and Gladys Marie (Doan) Grove. John grew up in Hessel and graduated from Cedarville High School. Immediately […]
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A judge blocked enforcement of a 1931 Michigan ban on abortion Monday, just hours after the state Court of Appeals said county prosecutors were not covered by a May order and could enforce the prohibition following the fall of Roe v. Wade. Oakland County Judge Jacob […]
Sault Ste. Marie, MI — Effective Tuesday, September 6th, Payne & Dolan will begin the West Portage Avenue reconstruction project. The project area will be from Easterday Avenue to Osborn Blvd. and will consist of the rehabilitation of 1.548 miles of West Portage Avenue. The rehabilitation will consist of cold […]
Shirley Mae (Gordon) Porcaro, 86, of Sault Ste. Marie, MI passed away Monday July 25, 2022 in Sault Ste. Marie, MI. She was born August 25, 1935 in Sault Ste. Marie, MI to James and Olive (Bergeron) Gordon. Some of Shirley’s happiest moments were spent playing Bingo and playing cards with […]
Beverly “Bev” Ann (Smith) Helfrich, age 86, of Cheboygan, Michigan, died at Medilodge in Cheboygan on July 23, 2022. She was born on October 24, 1935, in Silver Lake, Indiana, to Clinton E. and Dora J. (Harter) Smith. Bev grew up in Indiana but resided in Ozark, Michigan for most […]
Kathy Mae Deuman, age 72, of Brimley, MI passed away on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. Kathy was born on September 3, 1949, in Sault Ste. Marie, MI to the late James Patrick and Frances Laverne (Forrest) Donnelly. Kathy was a graduate of Sault High School, with the class of 1967. […]
Suzette A. Nichols, 75, of Sault Ste. Marie, MI passed away peacefully surrounded by her loved ones on Wednesday July 27, 2022 at My Michigan Health Medical Center. She was born October 19, 1946 in Munising, MI to Mervin and Blanch (Schooley) Bowerman. Suzette graduated from Whitefish Township School in […]
Kenneth Joseph Ermatinger Sr., age 73, of Hessel, Michigan, passed away on July 28, 2022, at Pennington Home in Pickford, Michigan. Ken was born on December 26, 1948, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, to parents Reginald W. and June (Zyrd) Ermatinger. Ken grew up in the Sault Ste. Marie area. […]
We are in the peak of summer in the eastern upper peninsula, surrounded by breathtaking scenery and pristine bodies of water that are deeply intertwined with our culture and livelihoods. Landscapes of vivid greens and vibrant shades of blue are accented by fields of white, purple, and yellow flowers that […]