All eyes were on Michigan and its Republican legislative leaders on Friday as President Donald Trump summoned them to Washington, D.C., in the midst of the president’s false claims that he won the election, with House Speaker Lee Chatfield and Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey saying afterwards they expressed their support for federal COVID-19 […]
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MSP arrest man for Felonious OUI
SAULT STE MARIE, MICH. On November 18, 2020 troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Sault Ste. Marie Post were called to a residence on Hulbert Road in Hulbert Township after the homeowner found a male subject knocking on the door. When troopers arrived, they made contact with 42-year-old Brian […]
Arbutus Whitworth
Arbutus A. Whitworth, 82, of Brimley, passed away on Saturday, November 14, 2020, at the Hospice of the EUP – Hospice House in Sault Ste. Marie. Arbutus was born on January 2, 1938, in Wawa, Ontario, Canada. As a young high schooler, Arbutus worked at Bay Cliff Health Camp and learned […]
Carole Hooper
Carole Dianne Hooper, age 78, of DeTour Township, Michigan, died on November 12, 2020. She was born on May 22, 1942 to Robert and Helen (Crawford) Sims in Stalwart, Michigan. Carole grew up in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan and attended Garfield School. She met David Hooper shortly after he returned […]
Restaurant and Lodging Association files lawsuit again MDHHS for shutdown
The Michigan Restaurant and Lodging Association today filed suit against Department of Health and Human Services Director Robert Gordon for the recent agency health order that, among other things, put a three week moratorium on in-person dining services at bars and restaurants across the state. MRLA – along with Heirloom Hospitality Group, […]
Soo Indians sweep Little Caesars
By Scott Nason“The Game” ESPN 1400TheGameSportsShow.podbean.com The Soo Indians Midget AAA hockey club was in action this past weekend at the Taffy Abel Arena, and swept perennial powerhouse Little Caesars in a pair of shutouts in MAHA league action. Logan Raffaele made 25 saves and earned the shutout in the […]
Rudyard volleyball lone EUP fall sports team left
By Scott Nason“The Game” ESPN 1400TheGameSportsShow.podbean.com The Rudyard Bulldogs volleyball team is the lone remaining fall sports team playing in the Eastern Upper Peninsula, but when they play next is anyone’s guess. The Bulldogs repeated as regional champions last Thursday night in Pellston, as they swept past Indian River Inland […]
DHHS tightens up schools and restaurants after COVID outbreak
The administration of Governor Gretchen Whitmer today will issue its most extensive new restrictions to slow the spread of COVID-19 since the initial onset of the pandemic with an order that for the next three weeks suspends in-person learning and sports at high schools, closes dine-in service at restaurants and bars, steps […]
MHSAA makes major announcement about remaining playoffs
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Nov. 15 – The Michigan High School Athletic Association has suspended its Fall tournaments for girls volleyball, girls swimming & diving and football, and all winter practices and competitions scheduled to begin over the next three weeks per the emergency order to pause activity announced Sunday by […]
MHSAA forces Pickford to forfeit playoff game. UPDATE: Pickford School Board issues response
The Pickford School Board has drafted a letter in response to the circumstances surrounding this article: “Pickford Public School administration became aware of three positive COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, November 10, 2020. Administrators immediately communicated directly with the Chippewa County Health Department and began the process of contact tracing, following […]