There are many things you can do while you are performing your spring cleaning that will keep your home looking and feeling fresh all season long. The responsibility of cleaning the home is one of the things that few people look forward to each year as the frigid temperatures of […]
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Winter weather cancels Monday games
The winter weather across the Eastern Upper Peninsula on Monday, cancelled several scheduled high school basketball games. Games cancelled on Monday include Sault High at St. Ignace in girls’ and boys’ basketball, along with Newberry at Rudyard, Cedarville at Pickford, and Brimley at DeTour in girls’ basketball, and Rudyard at […]
Ex-Michigan health department director receives $155K as part of separation agreement
The former director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services will receive more than $155,000 in exchange for “releasing all claims against” the state, according to a separation agreement provided to the Free Press. The agreement states the money provided to Robert Gordon constitutes nine months of pay […]
Ex-Michigan health department director gets $155,000 payoff as part of separation agreement
The former director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services will receive more than $155,000 in exchange for “releasing all claims against” the state, according to a separation agreement provided to the Free Press. The agreement states the money provided to Robert Gordon constitutes nine months of pay […]
Cynthia Panik
Cynthia Ann (McDonald) Panik, age 70, of Dafter, Michigan, died on February 23, 2021 at Regions Hospital in St Paul, Minnesota after a four day battle with acute myeloid leukemia. She was born on February 3, 1951 in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan to William C. and Verva (Lawson) McDonald. Cindy […]
Girl Scout Cookie Season Continues with Cookie Booths, Nationwide Cookie Delivery, and a New Partnership with Grubhub.
reach their cookie goals during a challenging Girl Scout Cookie Season. This year, girls are flexing their entrepreneurial and leadership skills even more as they come up with innovative Girl-led sales methods. From running virtual cookie booths on social media to setting up drive-thru locations to facilitating orders that ship […]
Sault Ste. Marie Rolls Past Newberry in Boys Hoops (with photos)
NEWBERRY — Sault Ste. Marie finished strong in the second half with a 63-51 win over Newberry in a Straits Area Conference game on Friday night. Newberry will be at home again on Monday against Rudyard. Sault Ste. Marie will be at St. Ignace on Monday.
Cedarville Hits its Free Throws Down the Stretch to Beat Engadine (with photos)
ENGADINE — Cedarville hit its free throws down the stretch in the fourth quarter to hold off Engadine 51-47 in an Eastern UP Athletic Conference matchup on Friday night. Cedarville will next play at Pickford on Tuesday. Engadine will be at Rudyard on Tuesday.
Women’s Volleyball Falls to Ferris in Second Game of the Weekend (with photos)
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Lake Superior State women’s volleyball team dropped a match to the Ferris State Bulldogs by a score of 3-0 on Saturday, Feb. 27 in the Bud Cooper Gymnasium in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. in the second game of a Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) series. […]
Bill would allow bars to stay open until 4 a.m. in Michigan
Lansing, Mich. (AP) — Those working the late shift could catch last call and bars could pocket extra sales after missing out heavily during coronavirus restrictions under legislation under consideration in Michigan that would allow alcohol sales at bars and restaurants until 4 a.m. Bill sponsor Rep. Ryan Berman testified […]