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James Gordon Osawabine, Sr., age 54, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Wednesday, April 7, 2021. The family will greet friends at a public visitation for James on Saturday, April 10, 2021 from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Clark Family Funeral Chapel. Private Funeral Services will take place. Per James […]
Sandra A. St. Peter, 80, of Sault Ste. Marie, MI passed away Thursday April 15, 2021 in Sault Ste. Marie, MI. She was born September 19, 1940 in Columbus, Ohio to John and Emma Carlson. Sandra enjoyed going to the casino, shopping with her daughter Shawnda and granddaughter Natasha, and […]
Democratic leaders Wednesday predicted passage of Washington, D.C. statehood legislation in the House and called on the Senate to end the filibuster now to create the 51st state in the union. “I hope that the filibuster is jettisoned,” House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said Wednesday. “It is not a democratic principle that a minority can … stop the […]
Paul Francis Opalka, age 65, of Goetzville, Michigan, died on April 18, 2021, in Petoskey, Michigan. He was born on September 14, 1955 in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, to Lawrence Francis and Rosemary Jean (Maciag) Opalka. Paul was a lifelong resident of Goetzville. He graduated from DeTour High School in […]
Wayne Albert Benson, age 61, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, passed away unexpectedly on April 14, 2021 at War Memorial Hospital. He was born on February 19, 1960 in Sault Ste. Marie to John Francis “Jack” and Josephine Lillian (Postula) Benson. Wayne grew up in Goetzville, Michigan, and graduated from […]
Edwin Blair McKee, age 81, of Kincheloe, Michigan, died on April 17, 2021 at Medilodge in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. He was born on July 14, 1939, in Windsor, Ontario, Canada to Edward James and Anna Mane (Stephenson) McKee. Ed grew up and lived in many places during his life […]
Joseph “Pat” P. Hosey, 81, of Trout Lake, Michigan, passed away unexpectedly, April 15, 2021. Pat was born August 3, 1939 in Ishpeming, Michigan, the son of the late Frank F. and Emerald M. (Dishnow) Hosey. He graduated from L’Anse High School and received his bachelors degree in Criminal Justice […]
The jury in the trial of Derek Chauvin reached a verdict Tuesday afternoon, on its second day of deliberating the case of the former Minneapolis police officer accused of killing George Floyd. At 5:05pm EST, Hennepin (MN) County Judge Peter A. Cahill announced the verdict of the 12-person jury consisting of five men […]
Governor Gretchen Whitmer gave voice Sunday to a point a handful of Democrats have made in the past that appears unsupported, the notion that the Michigan Supreme Court ruling last October striking down the ability for the governor to keep the state in a state of emergency without legislative approval contributed […]
LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer traveled out of state more than a month ago to visit her chronically ill father, her office said Monday. News of Whitmer’s trip, first reported by the Lansing newsletter Michigan Information & Research Service, brought new charges of hypocrisy from Republican critics. MIRS reported that Whitmer’s father […]