Lake Superior State University has announced that they are, again, suspending the weekend’s hockey program. The Lakers were scheduled to play Michigan Tech on Friday, January 22 and Saturday, January 23, when a Lake State announced late on Friday that the weekend series was postponed due to recent COVID-19 test […]
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William McLeod
William “Bill” Arthur McLeod, age 69, passed away on Friday, January 22, 2021 at the Hospice of the EUP – Hospice House in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, surrounded by his family. Bill was born on June 9, 1951 to Murdock and Emily (Fisher) McLeod in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. He […]
Lynne Weaver
Lynne D. (Ermatinger) Weaver, age 70, of Saut Ste. Marie, MI passed away on Jan. 17, 2021, in the comfort of her home surrounded by her loved ones. She was born to Margaret Grace Johnson and James Henry Ermatinger on June 22, 1950. Lynne was a resilient woman who fought […]
Michigan health director resigns; Whitmer names successor
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Health and Human Services Director Robert Gordon, who issued sweeping orders to curb the spread of the coronavirus after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s powers were upended by a court ruling, abruptly resigned Friday. No explanation for the resignation was given. In a tweet, he said it […]
John Fowler
John Kenneth Fowler, 56, passed on January 23, 2021 in Sault Ste. Marie, MI. John was preceded in death by his mother, Elizabeth Lloyd (Bailey) and his father Robert Fowler. John is survived by his sister Cindy Fowler (son Jack), his sister Susan (son Drummond), and his brother Blaine (wife […]
Detroit Lions agree to Matthew Stafford’s trade request, split expected
ALLEN PARK — New owner. New general manager. New head coach. New defensive coordinator. New offensive coordinator. New special teams coordinator on his way too. And, it seems, new quarterback too. Matthew Stafford approached the Detroit Lions requested a trade after the season finale, according to a league source. Stafford […]
At 78 and the oldest president, Biden sees a world changed
WASHINGTON (AP) — When Joe Biden took the oath of office as the 46th president, he became not only the oldest newly inaugurated U.S. chief executive in history but also the oldest sitting president ever. Biden was born Nov. 20, 1942, in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He was 78 years, two months […]
Tough weekend for Lakers’ Men’s Basketball (with photos)
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Lake Superior State men’s basketball team played host to the Michigan Tech Huskies this past weekend and let them drive home with two victories to the Lakers none. On Friday, the Lakers fell to the Michigan Tech Huskies by a final score of 79-74 in the […]
Women’s Basketball Downed by Michigan Tech on the Road
HOUGHTON, Mich. – The Lake Superior State women’s basketball team fell to the Michigan Tech Huskies by a final score of 69-49 on Saturday, Jan. 23 in the SDC Gymnasium in Houghton, Mich. in the second game of a Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) series. First Half: Following the first twenty […]
WMH & CCHD Partner on Vaccination Clinic at LSSU
Sault Sainte Marie, MI – Regional partners came together to offer a community vaccination clinic on Friday, January 22. The vaccination clinic was successful in vaccinating 1,000 people in group Phase 1B (individuals 65 years of age and older). Community partners from War Memorial Hospital, Chippewa County Health Department, Bay Mill’s […]