Thursday, September 10, 2026
Arnie Donald Piippo, age 75, of Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, died on March 1, 2021 in Sault Ste Marie. He was born on January 18, 1946 in Rudyard, Michigan to Onnie Elmer and Ruth Annabell (Hancock) Piippo. Arnie grew up in the Upper Peninsula and graduated from Rudyard High School. […]
Mary Lou Krause, age 89, of St. Ignace, Michigan, died on March 14, 2021, at Evergreen Living Center in St. Ignace. She was born on March 16, 1931 in Marquette, Michigan, to Vernon Everette and Lucille Anita (Hagen) Thompson. Mary grew up in a few different places as she traveled […]
Blanche Belle Hamel, age 92, of Cedarville, Michigan, died on March 9, 2021 at Ball Hospice House of the EUP, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, surrounded by her family. She was born on February 17, 1929 in Charleroi, Pennsylvania, to Walter and Flossie (Sanford) Saylor. Blanche spent her childhood in […]
Randy Scott Franklin, 58, born September 24, 1962, lifetime resident in Sault Ste. Marie, MI, went to be with the Creator on March 14, 2021. He is preceded in death by his Grandfather Luke Lafrenier, Mother Janet Franklin, two Brothers Robert (Skimpers) Franklin and Rodney A. Franklin, a niece Nicole […]
Melvina Jean LaPonsie, age 78, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan passed away Tuesday, March 16, 2021, at Hearthside Assisted Living in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Melvina was born on February 4, 1943, in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan to the late Dona and Florence (Mongeon) Beseau. On April 30, 1960, she […]
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – A pair of Cooper Smyl goals, including the game-winner, helped send the Soo Thunderbirds to a 4-2 triumph over the Blind River Beavers in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action Thursday evening at John Rhodes Community Centre. A back and forth opening 20 minutes saw Sault […]
In a letter to lawmakers Thursday, former Michigan health department director Robert Gordon still did not expressly say why he resigned from his role as a key leader in the fight against COVID-19 in late January, but he acknowledged there were policy disagreements. Gordon said Gov. Gretchen Whitmer deserved to have a director of the Department of […]
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) – 2021 All-U.P. Boys Swimming & Diving Team Co-Swimmer of the Year: Morgan Burd – Sault Ste. Marie; Liam McFarren – Marquette Coach of the Year: Milton Braga – Westwood Swimmers:Evan Arbic – Sault Ste. MarieDavin Evans – HoughtonAlex Gooch – MarquetteTy Haataja – HoughtonAndrew King – MarquetteKallen Lawlor – RudyardHobey […]
David Leopold Leclerc, age 67, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan passed away Monday, March 15, 2021, at Freighter View Assisted Living in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. David was born on December 19, 1953, in Burlington, Vermont to Roland Paul and Shirley Alice (Fondry) Leclerc. David was a graduate of Sault […]
ATLANTA (AP) — A white gunman was charged Wednesday with killing eight people at three Atlanta-area massage parlors in an attack that sent terror through the Asian American community, which has increasingly been targeted during the coronavirus pandemic. A day after the shootings, investigators were trying to unravel what might have […]
