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Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Plan includes a direct focus on vaccine distribution, small businesses, and schools Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the Michigan COVID Recovery Plan to grow Michigan’s economy and help end the COVID-19 pandemic. The governor’s plan includes a strong focus on vaccine distribution, economic recovery, schools, and more. “To help grow […]
Michael David Wilds, age 56, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, passed away on January 12, 2021, at home with his wife Susan. He was born on January 22, 1964, in Sault Ste. Marie to Marlow and Bonnie (Williamson) Wilds. Mike grew up in Sault Ste. Marie. He attended Sault High […]
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The No. 19 Lake Superior State Lakers fell to the No. 5/4 ranked Minnesota State Mavericks by a final score of 3-0 in a Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) game on Friday, Jan. 15 in the Taffy Abel Arena in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. In a […]
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Lake Superior State women’s basketball team dropped the second game of a Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletics Conference (GLIAC) weekend series against the Purdue Northwest Pride by a final score of 61-52 on Sunday, Jan. 17 in the Bud Cooper Gymnasium in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. […]
As I age, I find myself reflecting on the past to happier times. My maternal grandmother is usually at the forefront of my thoughts. I don’t think there is a day that goes by, that I don’t think of her. Perhaps, I have read something in a book or a […]
What was billed as a possibly violent gathering outside the Michigan Capitol Sunday ended up a showing of, at most, roughly 20 protesters, some of whom associated themselves with extremist movements like the Boogaloo Boys. Those who did show up to the Capitol were far outnumbered by police and National […]
Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) snowplows now will have a special and personal touch on the department’s interactive Mi Drive map. Inspired in part by TrafficScotland.org, MDOT has started giving snowplows unique and creative names on the Mi Drive map. Current names include Plowasaurus Rex, Sir Salts-A-Lot, and Snowboni, and were chosen […]
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Lake Superior State women’s basketball team earned its first win of the season in a hard-fought 60-58 victory over the Purdue Northwest Pride in the team’s home opener on Saturday, Jan. 16 in the Bud Cooper Gymnasium in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. First Half: In […]
LANSING, Mich. – Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags within the State Capitol Complex to be lowered to half-staff on Saturday, January 16, 2021, to honor the life and service of former state Senator Willis “Bill” Clare Bullard, Jr., and coincide with his celebration of life. “The state […]
George E. Eicher, age 69, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, passed away peacefully Friday morning, January 8, 2021, at home. George was born in Detroit, Michigan, on April 6, 1951, to George R. and Eva (Sebastian) Eicher. Although beating Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, he suffered with other many health issues, especially during […]