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Wednesday, March 12, 2025
It was six month ago this week that Michigan announced its first death from coronavirus. Since then, the state has tallied 6,632 confirmed deaths from coronavirus and another 320 probable deaths. But the true death toll of the pandemic appears to be thousands of deaths higher, based on “excess death” […]
Letters from the Past No. 4 Norfolk, VANovember 28, 1918 My Darling Helen, Today is Thanksgiving Day, and it is a very disagreeable day. It is raining, so it makes it rather dreary. I just had chow, but I did not have as near as good chow, as I had […]
Kurtis Robert Bruni, age 33, of Kent, Washington, died unexpectedly on September 14, 2020. He was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan to parents Orlando and Tina (Selon) Bruni on August 1, 1987. Kurtis grew up in Pickford and graduated from Sault High School with the class of 2006. He […]
The Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office has set up a fund to help our local Law Enforcement with their Mental Health.The fund will help pay for Mental Health training and costs associated with those Deputy Sheriff’s who reach out for help. In September of 2019 Blue Help came to Chippewa County […]
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the demure firebrand who in her 80s became a legal, cultural, and feminist icon has died. The Supreme Court announced her death, saying the cause was complications from cancer. Architect of the legal fight for women’s rights in the 1970s, Ginsburg subsequently served 27 years on […]
The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) issued COVID-19 “general duty” citations to 19 different businesses with serious violations for failing to uphold safety and health workplace guidelines, potentially putting workers in harm’s way. “The MIOSHA investigations determined that these employers were not taking precautions to protect employees and […]
CHIPPEWA County, Michigan – Through contact tracing, Chippewa County Health Department (CCHD) has determined the following location is a possible exposure site for COVID-19: ■ Dondee Lanes Bowling Alley, Sault Ste. Marie, MichiganSeptember 14, 2020 6:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. CCHD is recommending if you were at this location during […]
Donna Marie Cottelit with her children at her side she went to be with the Lord on September 15, 2020, at the age of 81. She was born in Sault Ste. Marie Michigan on March 27, 1939 to Calvin and Anna White. She was predeceased by her parents and five […]
Hyde Street to Industrial Park Drive Temporary Traffic Disruption Sault Ste. Marie, MI — On Monday, September 21, 2020, roadway resurfacing activity will commence on W. Easterday Avenue; Hyde Street to Industrial Drive. This work is expected to take approximately three (3) weeks to complete during which time there will […]
Back-to-school throughout the state looks different for students and families and so does Girl Scouts. School districts throughout the state have made a variety of decisions about how instruction is taking place this fall from all online to hybrid to full in-person instruction and Girl Scouts has adapted similarly. Regional […]