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Monday, March 10, 2025
The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Council of Presidents voted Friday to play a conference-only schedule during the Fall 2020 sports season and will evaluate the feasibility of league competition on a sport-by-sport basis. Playing a conference-only schedule affords GLIAC members additional time to get student-athletes back on campuses and […]
Harley Dwight “Bud” Boone, age 73, passed suddenly on July 16, 2020, at War Memorial Hospital. A ten-year survivor of Colon cancer, he was plagued in recent years with issues caused by previous radiation and chemotherapy. Born May 26, 1947, Harley was the youngest son of Jacob and Beatrice Boone […]
One man has died in a motorcycle crash in eastern Upper Michigan. Michigan State Police say the crash on Friday claimed the life of a 31 year man, who was alone on the motorcycle. His name has not been released. Police were called to West Lakeshore Drive in Brimley for […]
Regis Philbin has died. The beloved star was 88. The longtime television host died on July 24. “We are deeply saddened to share that our beloved Regis Philbin passed away last night of natural causes, one month shy of his 89th birthday,” “His family and friends are forever grateful for […]
Residents near the Straits of Mackinac, Soo Locks, Harbor Springs, and Petoskey will soon have the chance to ask Michigan House of Representatives candidates for the 107th district their stances on environmental and conservation issues. Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council is partnering with Michigan Environmental Council to host a […]
U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge announced today that Allen Michael Foster, 29, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 84 months imprisonment for abusive sexual contact with a minor under the age of 12 years. As part of his sentence, Foster will be on supervised release for six years following his […]
The Unemployment Insurance Agency today provided information to Michigan workers on the expiration of the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (PUC) program, which has been providing an additional $600 benefit each week to those receiving unemployment benefits. Michigan’s weekly unemployment benefit of up to $362 will continue for those eligible for […]
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. (WJMN) — The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians and Lume Cannabis Company announced Friday that they have been awarded an adult-use marijuana retail license on Sault Ste. Marie Tribal lands. The historic partnership will allow Lume to open a marijuana retail store and sell its cannabis products […]
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer criticized Enbridge Inc. on Wednesday for what she described as the company’s refusal to make an airtight pledge to pay for damages caused by a potential oil spill from its pipeline beneath a Great Lakes channel. The Democratic governor’s administration is […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Donald J. Gerrie announce his passing, surrounded by his children, on July 18, 2020. He was born on August 17, 1927, in Sault Ste. Marie to Jay W. Gerrie and Leila F. (Sindles) Gerrie. Don graduated from Sault Area High School […]