(Sault Ste. Marie, ON, Sault Ste. Marie, MI) – Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the currentclosure of the U.S. / Canada border to non-essential travel, the Annual Bridge Walk & Bicycle Paradeat the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge will not be held in 2021. The International Bridge Walk […]
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Marilyn Postma
Marilyn Ruth Postma, age 86, of Rudyard, Michigan, died on Sunday, May 9, 2021 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on January 3, 1935, in Muskegon, Michigan, to Peter and Margaret (Boyink) Meyers. Marilyn spent her childhood in Muskegon with her parents. She graduated from […]
Whitmer threatens profit seizure if pipeline keeps operating
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer threatened Tuesday to go after Enbridge’s profits from a Great Lakes oil pipeline if the company defies her order to shut it down. The Democratic governor issued the warning in a letter to the Canadian energy transport company on the eve of […]
Pfizer COVID-19 shot expanded to US children as young as 12
U.S. regulators on Monday expanded the use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to children as young as 12, offering a way to protect the nation’s adolescents before they head back to school in the fall and paving the way for them to return to more normal activities. Shots could begin as […]
Michigan set to begin public hearings on redistricting
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s new redistricting commission is set to begin taking public comment as it weighs how to draw the boundaries for 13 congressional and 148 legislative districts that will last for a decade. The series of 16 hearings will start Tuesday in Jackson and end July 1 […]
On May 2nd 2021 Nicholas Leo Ferro, Jr. closed the chapter of this existence and moved on to the next. Nick was born January 13, 1959 in Hillsdale, MI. He graduated Hillsdale High School in 1977 and went on to marry his long time love Gigi Easterday in 1982. In […]
Joe Shawhan signs up for 3 more years with Michigan Tech
He has a lengthy association with Division 1, National Collegiate Athletic Association hockey, one which will continue for a while yet. Sault Ste. Marie native Joe Shawhan has signed a three-year extension to carry on as head coach of the Michigan Tech Huskies of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. The […]
Rudyard sweeps Sault in softball doubleheader
RUDYARD — Rudyard’s offense put up 26 runs in the Bulldogs’ doubleheader against Sault Ste. Marie on Monday, 13-1 and 13-1. Megan Postma and Morgan Bickel both had big days at the plate, with both players hitting 2-run homers. Brooklyn Besteman and Paige Postma also had impressive days at the […]
Break and Entering in Trout Lake
Troopers from the Sault Ste Marie State Police Post are investigating a breaking and entering complaint at a seasonal residence in the Birch Shores area of Trout Lake. Several items were taken during the incident. A suspicious older, white panel van was observed in the area in and around the […]
Sheriff Dept seeks assistance in locating missing person
The Chippewa County Sheriff Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing person. This not just any missing person, this person cut her tether and is running from the law. Fawn Teeple was released on a Bond out of Circuit court with the condition she must be on […]