MARQUETTE, Mich. – The Lake Superior State hockey team earned a thrilling 3-2 win in overtime against the Northern Michigan Wildcats in a nonconference game on Saturday, Jan. 9 at the Berry Events Center in Marquette, Mich. With the win, the Lakers closed out their non-conference portion of the 2020-21 season […]
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Tribute to John Bell tonight on “The Game”
By Scott Nason“The Game” ESPN 1400TheGameSportsShow.podbean.com Sault Ste. Marie lost a legend on the radio over the weekend, in the passing of Johnny Michael Bell. Sovereign Communications Operations Manager, Mark SanAngelo posted the following information on Sunday morning. “It’s with a heavy heart that we announce that our co-worker and […]
Ontario reports 834 new cases of COVID-19 and five new deaths
(Canada Press) — Ontario is reporting 834 new cases of COVID-19 today, and five new deaths due to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 299 cases are in Toronto, 186 in Peel Region, 121 in York Region and 76 in Ottawa. The province says 312 people are currently in […]
Kevin Gene Walker
Kevin Gene Walker, age 60, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan passed away Monday, January 4, 2021, at War Memorial Hospital. Kevin was born on July 9, 1960, in Gladwin, before moving to Sault Ste. Marie in 1965 where he lived the majority of his life. He married Michele Coullard in November […]
State Police issue advisory against recent phone scams
Local Law enforcement officials would like to warn the public of on-going frauds and scams that citizens of the eastern Upper Peninsula have experienced recently. A citizen from Chippewa County, reported he received a phone call that his grandson had been involved in a traffic crash in the California area […]
Edeen Ellen Behrendt Hufnagel
Edeen Ellen Behrendt Hufnagel, 78, passed away on January 7, 2021 in Sault Ste Marie, MI. She was born May 17, 1942 to former Wayne County Sheriff Edward Behrendt and Elsie Rissmann Behrendt. Edeen is survived by her husband of 59 years Clay Hufnagel; her daughter Kimberly (Rev. Tom) Donnelly […]
Kathleen Mary Porter
Kathleen Mary Porter, age 66, of Sault Ste. Marie, MI, died on January 1, 2021 in Sault Ste. Marie. She was born on April 30, 1954 in Detroit, MI, to Edgerton Joseph and Jeanne Loretta (MacDonald) Caraher. Kathleen grew up in Detroit, where she graduated from High School. On October […]
Norman “Mack” McKee
Norman “Mack” McKee (Wowunk), age 47, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, left this world unexpectedly on January 5, 2021 at War Memorial Hospital in Sault Ste. Marie. He was born on March 16, 1973 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Norman Curtis McKee Sr. and Julia (Komarnizki, McKee) Bickham. Mack grew up […]
Lakers Score a Pair of Power Play Goals in a 4-1 Win over Northern Michigan
MARQUETTE, Mich. – The Lake Superior State hockey team defeated the Northern Michigan Wildcats by a final score of 4-1 in the first game of a non-conference series on Friday, Jan. 8 at the Berry Events Center in Marquette, Mich. The Lakers got off to a strong start as the team […]
Governor Whitmer Lowers Flags to Honor Master Sergeant Jeffrey Saum
LANSING, Mich. – Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags within the State Capitol Complex and upon all public buildings and grounds across the state of Michigan to be lowered to half-staff immediately on Saturday, January 9 to honor the service of United States Army Master Sergeant Jeffrey Saum and coincide […]