William Thomas Murphy, age 87, passed away on Friday, July 23, 2021, in War Memorial Hospital in the Sault. William, known as Bill to friends and Tim to his family, was born on March 10, 1934, in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan to the late William and Helen (Van Brocklin) Murphy. He […]
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War Memorial Employee Speaks Up for Patient Safety, Receives Award
The Michigan Health & Hospital Association (MHA) Keystone Center honored Kelsey Moran, a certifiednursing assistant at War Memorial Hospital, with the quarterly MHA Keystone Center Speak-up! Award July20. Moran prevented a potential adverse outcome by persistently advocating for a patient who was looking unwellto receive additional assessments and care. Her […]
Justice Department Decides Against Investigating State On Nursing Homes
The U. S. Department of Justice has determined it will not open a civil rights investigation into any public nursing facility within Michigan. Eleven months ago, the department – then under the direction of former President Donald Trump’s attorney general, Bill Barr – sent a letter to Governor Gretchen Whitmer requesting a […]
Michigan Legislature kills law Whitmer used for virus rules
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Republican lawmakers on Wednesday killed a law that underpinned coronavirus restrictions issued by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020, wiping it from the books after Michigan’s Supreme Court declared the measure unconstitutional. The Democrat is powerless to veto the citizen-initiated bill. A conservative group that organized the […]
Kayaker missing along Lake Superior shoreline in Marquette
40-year-old Brett Harriman’s capsized kayak was found approximately a half mile north of Partridge Island. He is still unaccounted for. MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) – A capsized kayaker is missing along Lake Superior in Marquette Thursday morning. Officers from the Marquette Police Department are requesting the public’s helping in finding 40-year-old […]
Man dies after fall from Arch Rock on Mackinac Island
MACKINAC ISLAND, MI – Police on Mackinac Island are investigating after a man was found dead at the base of Arch Rock. Mackinac Island Police Chief Doug Topolski confirmed Wednesday that a man in his 40s was found at about 9:15 a.m. The department is investigating the incident, but foul […]
Myrtle “Tony” Hiller
Myrtle “Tony” B. Dekett Hiller, age 95, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, passed away on June 29, 2021, at War Memorial Hospital following a short illness. She was born in Alpena, Michigan, on November 6, 1925. Tony was proceeded in death by her parents, Vera Bell (Rice) and Guy Henry […]
Michigan motorists encouraged to buckle up as seat belt use declines to lowest rate in 17 years
Michigan’s seat belt use rate has decreased sharply, dropping from 94.4 percent in 2019 to 92.6 percent in2021, according to results from a grant-funded direct observation study conducted by Michigan State University. This is the state’s lowest seat belt compliance rate since 2004, and traffic safety advocates are concerned. “The […]
FBI agent in investigation of Whitmer kidnap plot is charged
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — An FBI agent who testified about an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is facing an assault charge, according to court records. Richard Trask appeared in a Kalamazoo court Monday and was released. Online records show the alleged offense occurred Sunday. The court file doesn’t list […]
Falcons banded at International Bridge
July 20, 2021 — It’s been a productive summer for the resident raptors at the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge, with peregrine falcons successfully raising two chicks this year. One egg laid earlier this year did not hatch. Karl Hansen, bridge engineer for the International Bridge Administration (IBA), reported on the […]