Olivet High School boys basketball coach Matt Seidl gathered his team around him at practice Friday to tell them the latest bad news. The season had already been delayed several times by state mandates forbidding close contact for fear of spread of COVID-19. High school winter sports teams were supposed […]
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Michigan asks for a waiver of standardized testing for 2021
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan requested on Monday that standardized testing be waived for the 2020-2021 school year, after a school year marked with instruction inconsistency and difficulty due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Michigan Department of Education submitted the request to the U.S. Department of Education to allow schools […]
Fern Weber
Fern Lois Weber, age 90, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan passed away January 23, 2021, at War Memorial Hospital Long Term Care. She was born on February 2, 1930, in Trout Lake, Michigan to Alexander and Bertha (Wren) Beaudoin. Fern worked at McDonalds Hotel in Trout Lake for 10 years […]
Barbara Campbell
Barbara Lynn Campbell, age 78, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan passed away on January 22, 2021, at War Memorial Hospital. Barbara was born on August 3, 1942, in Lansing, Michigan, to the late Donald and Elsie (Adams) Perkins. She graduated from Sexton High School and earned her Bachelor’s Degree in […]
January 25, 2021
David Alan Lawrence Coullard01/08/1998Fail to Report AccidentFines and costs $38590 days suspended Tinika Eliza-Beth Jewell03/26/1996Fail to Report Accident to FixturesDriving-RecklessFines and costs $4,720.7590 days, credit 1, balance held in abeyance30 hours community serviceNo alcohol, controlled substance, marijuana, THCNo bars/taverns/casinosTest on demandAssessment and recommendations Jayne Stewart Murray09/18/1989Operate While IntoxicatedFines and costs […]
William Badour
William Vance “Bill” Badour, age 53, of Cedarville, Michigan, died on January 18, 2021, in Detroit, Michigan. He was born May 17, 1967, in Trenton, Michigan, to William and Ann (Nishanian) Badour. Bill grew up in Hillman, Michigan. At a young age, Bill won a contest selling newspapers and his […]
High School Sports Assn issues statement on winter sports
The following statement is attributable to Mark Uyl, executive director of the Michigan High School Athletic Association, on the topic of Winter contact sports – girls and boys basketball, competitive cheer, ice hockey and wrestling – remaining on pause for contact activities including competition until Feb. 21, per the most recent […]
SIU investigating death at Albert Street East apartment building
A 30-year-old man has died following a confrontation with police at an Albert Street East apartment building Saturday, the Special Investigations Unit has confirmed. The full text of the release from SIU follows: A 30-year-old man has died following a confrontation with police at an Albert Street East apartment building Saturday, the […]
Fatal snowmobile crash near Ranger Lake under investigation
The Sault Ste. Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a fatal collision involving a snowmobile and a pickup truck near Ranger Lake on Sunday evening. A news release issued today by the OPP states that the victim, a 40-year-old from Sault Ste. Marie, was pronounced deceased […]
Gov. Whitmer announces transportation economic development grant that will improve Three Mile Road in the city of Sault Ste. Marie
January 25, 2021 — The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is awarding a state Transportation Economic Development Fund (TEDF) Category F grant of $375,000 to the City of Sault Ste. Marie. “From day one, I’ve been clear that we need to invest more in our state’s roads,” said Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. […]