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War Memorial Hospital Announces New Senior Vice President

Sault Ste. Marie, MI – The War Memorial Hospital Board of Directors has selected Kevin Kalchik, CPA as the new Senior Vice President. Kalchik joined WMH in 2004 and currently serves as Chief Financial Officer.  He also serves as the president of the board for Community Health Access Coalition (CHAC).   The […]

War Memorial Hospital Earns Outstanding Rural Healthcare Organization Award

Outstanding Rural Healthcare Organization Award Sault Ste. Marie, MI – Grand Valley State University chose War Memorial Hospital as the 2021 recipient of the Outstanding Rural Healthcare Organization Award. This award recognizes a healthcare organization that has made significant contributions to the healthcare of individuals in Northern Michigan, including preventative health […]

Chippewa tribes blast wolf hunt, say it was about killing

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Chippewa tribal officials in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan have blasted the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources for putting on what they say was a poorly planned wolf season during which state-licensed hunters blew past their quota in a matter of days. The Chippewa consider the wolf […]

Newberry defeats Engadine to kick off March Madness

By Scott Nason “The Game” ESPN 1400 thegamesportsshow.podbean.com The Newberry Indians girls’ basketball team kicked off district basketball week in the Eastern Upper Peninsula on Monday night, as they topped Engadine, 47-42, in a Division 4, District 101 semifinal game. Newberry (7-7) advances to the district final on Wednesday night, […]

Wilda Mars

Wilda Pauline Mars, age 90, of Wolverine, Michigan, died on February 16, 2021. She was born September 12, 1930, in Leetonia, Ohio, to Howard Calvin and Cora Elizabeth (Huston) Glasgow. Wilda grew up in Pennsylvania. She attended school in a one room schoolhouse and was close with all her classmates […]