“For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.” – Psalm 91:11 (NIV) I recently spent a few days in the hospital. When you’re in a strange place and no one visits, the experience can be hard. Not only was I worried about what […]
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U.P.’s first prison collegiate education program starts in Chippewa County
What’s happening: Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste. Marie has enacted its “STEP UP” program, a prison education program designed to help those incarcerated in the Chippewa Correctional Facility a chance to earn an associate degree in small business administration. The program will include a full-time curriculum focusing on business […]
Blue Devils Football All-Conference Selections
The coaches from the Big North Conference met earlier this week to make their selections for the 2024 All-Conference teams. Eight Blue Devils were selected for this honor. Named to the second team for defense were seniors Cale Bell at linebacker and Evan Kennedy at defensive back. Junior Tristan Walcher made second […]
Three Arrested in Felonious Assault Incident in Baraga County
Baraga County, Michigan. The Michigan State Police (MSP) Calumet Post has arrested threesubjects for felonious assault after an incident at the Bear Paw Inn in Three Lakes. On 11/17/2024 around 12:30 a.m., troopers responded to a 911 call after three subjects hadallegedly physically assaulted two other individuals. A firearm was […]
Harrison Man Killed After Being Struck by a Pickup Truck
ROSCOMMON COUNTY. On Sunday, November 17, 2024, at approximately 5:43 p.m., troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Houghton Lake Post were dispatched to a report of a man lying in the roadway on Mead Road near the US-127 overpass in Lake Township. Troopers arrived on scene and located a […]
Chippewa Is Made a County
In 1923, Stanley Newton published, “The Story of Sault Ste. Marie and Chippewa County.” This is part fourteen of a continuing series about the history of Sault Ste. Marie and area in its early years. I have left punctuation and grammar intact. – Laurie Davis Meanwhile, years before Michigan was […]
Voodoos slip past Eagles in OT
POWASSAN, Ont. – A Justin Rousseau marker, less than a minute into overtime, lifted the Powassan Voodoos to a narrow 2-1 win over the Soo Eagles Saturday in a hard-fought Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League affair at the Powassan Sportsplex. The Voodoos took the lead 15 minutes into the match-up as […]
Eagles crown Gold Miners
KIRKLAND LAKE, Ont. – Riding the strength of a four-goal first period, the Soo Eagles never looked back as they went on to crown the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners 11-3 Friday night in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play at Joe Mavrinac Community Complex. Entering the contest having gone 8-1 when […]
Tears of Frustration
Here I am again with another edition of “Cat Tales.” I’m Maverick, and this is my column/blog of life with my mom. It’s a mishmash of stuff. I like to write with my purple laptop that sits on my desk. Yes, I have my own desk. It’s probably the coolest […]
New Lock at the Soo to host public meeting for 2024-2025 blasting activities
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District and New Lock at the Soo contractor Kokosing Alberici Traylor, LLC (KAT) will host an in-person and virtual public meeting at 6 p.m., November 21, 2024, to inform the public of test blasting activities needed for project construction. The […]