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Thursday, October 30, 2025
The Sault High Blue Devil girls’ basketball team improved to 8-0 on Wednesday night, as they defeated the St. Ignace Saints for the second time this season, winning 45-36. The Blue Devils are ranked #5 in the State in Division 2 in the latest poll, and avenged their only loss […]
SAULT STE. MARIE, MICH. The Michigan State Police (MSP) is proud to serve citizens of all different backgrounds. The Upper Peninsula is unique in that its home to a number of Native American tribal members. In total, Michigan has 12 federally acknowledged tribes. As the MSP continues to build a […]
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – Soo Thunderbirds defenceman Connor Toms scored once and added an assist in helping his club defeat the Blind River Beavers 5-3 Tuesday evening in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at John Rhodes Community Centre. Picking off a pass in Blind River territory, Sault Ste. […]
The Cedarville Trojans boys’ basketball team improved to 5-2 on the season, as they defeated the Pickford Panthers, 47-34, on Tuesday night at the Purple Palace, in Eastern Upper Peninsula Conference play. You can hear the podcast of the game at Cedarville at Pickford Boys B-Ball 3-2-21 (podbean.com). Cedarville is […]
MACKINAC ISLAND, MI – If you’re looking for a summer job that comes with a side of island breezes and can be done to the clip-clop backdrop of horse traffic, hiring season is underway on Mackinac Island. More than 5,000 seasonal employees are needed each year to make Michigan’s favorite […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
