Dennis Leo Hanskett, age 39, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2020, at War Memorial Hospital. Dennis was born on July 25, 1981, in Augusta, Georgia the son of Joseph and Rose (Guilmette) Hanskett. He graduated from Sault High School with the class of 1999. Dennis […]
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Ayanna Belleau
Ayanna Frances Belleau, age 22, of Bay Mills, Michigan passed away Monday, September 28, 2020, at her home. Ayanna was born on June 25, 1998, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan to George Belleau and Ann Cameron. She attended Ojibwe Charter School and was a member of the Bay Mills Indian Community. She […]
Tracy Lynn McQuarrie
Tracey Lynn (Lawson) MacQuarrie, age 56, of Rhinelander, Wisconsin passed away Saturday, September 26, 2020 in Milwaukee surrounded by her loving family. Tracey was born in Ironwood, Michigan on June 8, 1964 and was welcomed as the first daughter of Wilmer and Muriel (Galer) Lawson. She graduated from Sault High […]
Biden’s ‘Will you shut up, man’ now a T-shirt featuring the U.P.
BOYNE, MI – In one of the most memorable one-liners of the first presidential debate, former Vice President Joe Biden asked an interrupting President Donald Trump to be quiet. “Will you shut up, man” can now be found on apparel from several sources, including Biden’s campaign and a Northern Michigan […]
I-75 warning system, lighting upgrade project starts Oct. 5 in Chippewa County
he Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is investing about $422,000 to build a queue detection and warning system, and make freeway lighting upgrades on the approach to the International Bridge on northbound I-75 in the city of Sault Ste. Marie in Chippewa County. Landscaping and system testing and activation will […]
US-2 truck warning system project starts Oct. 12 in Mackinac County
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is investing about $748,000 to build right-turn lanes and truck warning systems on US-2 at Borgstrom Road and Sand Products Drive in Mackinac County. The project includes blinking “Trucks Entering Highway” signs at both locations, with sensors to activate the lights only when semi-trucks […]
Two Former GOP Michigan Secretaries of State Sue Over Absentee Ballot Decision
Michigan’s Secretary of State is being sued by two of her predecessors who say she failed to defend state law over the processing of absentee ballots. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in western Michigan. Republicans Terri Land and Ruth Johnson accuse Secretary Jocelyn Benson of failing to challenge […]
Mac Davis & Helen Reddy: Inside Their Colliding Careers And Heartbreaking Same-Day Death
The deaths of singers Mac Davis and Helen Reddy hours apart on September 29th have fans recalling their many career parallels. The 1970s music stars, who died hours apart at age 78, had chart-topping songs at the height of their careers nearly 50 years ago, and they shared the stage […]
Enbridge plans to drill oil pipeline under Straits of Mackinac come under fire
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Enbridge’s plans for drilling an oil pipeline tunnel beneath a channel linking two of the Great Lakes do not meet industry standards and pose significant hazards to workers and the environment, experts who reviewed project documents on behalf of opposition groups said Monday. Two geologists said […]
‘Dangerous rate of speed’: Two California wildfires explode overnight, forcing thousands to flee
SAN FRANCISCO – Thousands of fire-sapped California residents fled two new blazes Monday that exploded in size overnight, torching nearly 10,000 acres. The breakneck Zogg Fire burned through 7,000 acres in less than five hours near Redding in Northern California, and the Glass Fire tore through 2,500 acres in Napa Valley wine country, […]