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Wood leads Thunderbirds over Beavers

BLIND RIVER, Ont. – The Soo Thunderbirds picked up a pair of tallies, and an assist, from Caleb Wood to help their side skate to a 5-1 decision over the Blind River Beavers Saturday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League contest at the Blind River Community Centre. A tight-checking opening […]

Robbery suspect apprehended in Sault, ON

(SaultOnline) — On March 26, 2021 officers with Sault Ste. Marie Police, Patrol Services, charged 28-year-old Corey McIntyre with robbery. Around 1:00 p.m. a woman was walking west bound on Queen Street East and it’s alleged the accused approached her, knocked her to the ground and demanded money. The victim […]

Five Arrested In Child Sex Exploition Sting Operation

On March 18, 2021, a joint sting operation was conducted by members of Marquette County Law Enforcement in collaboration with the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office. The focus of the sting was to identify and arrest suspected consumers of child sex crimes. The agencies involved included the Marquette County Sheriff’s Office, […]

Traffic Stop Leads to Meth Arrest

ON March 11, during the late evening hours, Michigan State Police troopers from the St. Ignace post conducted a routine traffic stop for a motorist traveling 72mph coming north across the Mackinac Bridge. As the troopers were initiating the stop, the driver of the vehicle threw a plastic baggie out […]

Sault, St. Ignace girls claim district titles (with photos)

The Sault High Blue Devils and St. Ignace Saints girls’ basketball teams both claimed district titles on the road on Friday night, joining the Rudyard Bulldogs and Cedarville Trojans, as teams advancing to next week’s regionals. The Sault had no trouble with host Cheboygan in their Division 2, District 34 […]

Melvin “Wimpy” Smith

Melvin (Wimpy) W. Smith, age 91, passed away peacefully at the War Memorial Hospital Long- Term Care Unit on March 22, 2021, surrounded by his family. The son of William and Lillian Smith, he was born on September 23, 1929, in Flint, MI, and grew up in Sault Ste. Marie, […]