SAULT STE. MARIE – While providing a secure and loving home to fostered teens is the Chippewa County Family Project’s rudimentary goal, rules and regulations suggest the means to that end can be a bit complex. In addition to fund-raising, home construction and establishing policies, the CCFP is challenged with […]
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First Baby of 2021 Arrives!
Sault Sainte Marie, MI – War Memorial Hospital welcomed the first baby of 2021, on Friday, January 1. Drew Douglas Stratton was born at 3:59 pm to parents Corey & Hannah Stratton of Sault Ste. Marie. Drew weighed 6 pounds, 8 ounces and was 20 inches long. The newest community […]
Dems Admit $220M Veto Shortens Unemployment In ’21
The Unemployment Insurance Agency acknowledged Monday that individuals filing in 2021 for jobless benefits will only receive a maximum of 20 weeks of benefits because of the veto of $220 million from a supplemental bill, a reversal from what Democrats and Governor Gretchen Whitmer claimed, that the veto would not affected the […]
Michael Kowalski
Michael (Mickey) Jerome Kowalski, 73, passed away from this life into eternal rest on January 2, 2021 in Marquette, Michigan. He leaves behind two sisters Karen Love and Colleen Carter, 5 nieces and nephews: Jodee Love-Warner, Alexander Love, Tony Meloche, Lisa McVicar and Jill Bertich and 12 great nieces and […]
Boyd Bigger
Boyd Duane Bigger, age 46, of Moran, MI, died on January 1, 2021 in St. Ignace, MI. He was born on September 30, 1974 in Cheboygan, MI, to Boyd Robert and Becky (Stokes) Bigger. Boyd grew up in Moran, attending LaSalle High School. After high school he went to work […]
Soo Indians open new year with a win and tie in Chicago
The Soo Indians Midget AAA hockey team travelled to Chicago to challenge the Chicago Young Americans in their first battle of the new year. Saturday night’s game opened with the Indians striking first when Colin Goff picked the puck from a Chicago defenseman and beat the goalie for the 1-0 […]
No. 19 Lakers Rally Late in the Third Period to Tie Bemidji State 2-2
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The No. 19 Lake Superior State Lakers recorded a 2-2 tie against the Bemidji State Beavers on Sunday, Jan. 3 in the closing game of a non-conference series at the Taffy Abel Arena in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. The Lakers won the shootout in the seventh […]
Michael Poglese
Michael Martin Poglese, 90, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan died January 1, 2021 at War Memorial Hospital Long Term Care. He was born April 26, 1930 in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan to Joseph and Congetta Poglese. On June 15, 1951 Michael entered the United States Army and served his country […]
Jimmie Miller
Jimmie Charles Miller, age 82 of Moran, Michigan, died on December 29, 2020, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. He was born on August 24, 1938 to Charles and Cora (Dysinger) Miller. Jimmie graduated from high school in Stanton, Michigan with the class of 1957. He was a carpenter by trade […]
Michigan victim confidentiality law signed by Gov. Whitmer
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan survivors of domestic and sexual violence and their families will have an added level of privacy through a confidentiality measure signed into law by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. The act, which had bipartisan support, allows victims of crimes and their children to apply for identification numbers […]












