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Monday, March 10, 2025
The Chippewa County Community Foundation (CCCF) is excited to announce the establishment of the Emily and Frank Smiddy STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) Endowment Scholarship fund! About a year ago, Emily and Frank Smiddy reached out to CCCF to set up a scholarship that would be awarded annually to […]
Candice Lynne Dawson, age 67, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan passed away Tuesday morning, July 21, 2020, at her home with her family by her side. Candice was born on September 12, 1952, in Flint, Michigan. She graduated from Bendle High School with the class of 1969. She continued her […]
Thelma Elizabeth Gallagher Campagnola, age 58, of Mackinac Island, Michigan, died on Sunday, July 19, 2020 at Mid-Michigan Clare Hospital in Clare, Michigan. She was born on Mackinac Island on January 7, 1962 to Joseph Dale and Patricia (Green) Gallagher. Thelma graduated from high school on the island, and later […]
The Michigan Launch Initiative, an effort led by the Michigan Aerospace Manufacturers Association (MAMA), is moving forward with a vertical launch site and autonomous vehicle proving grounds to be located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. While the process began over a year ago to find the perfect site, in […]
Enbridge-contracted vessels may be to blame for recent damage to the east leg of the Line 5 pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac, according to a report written by the Canadian pipeline giant. Based on vessel tracking and marine experts, Enbridge narrowed down to five the list of “small to moderately-sized” […]
Blanche “Bea” Ranta, age 93, passed away Wednesday morning, July 22, 2020, at Bay Bluffs Care Center in Harbor Springs, Michigan. She was born on September 15, 1926. Bea was the last of the Morley family. Her parents: Frank and Matilda Morley; brothers: Lorne, James, John, Albert and Francis; and […]
Kenneth Leroy McKerchie, “Kenny”, age 77, of Sault Ste. Marie, MI passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 21st, 2020 surrounded by loved ones. Kenny was born on Sugar Island June 15th, 1943 to Earl and Adeline (Aikens) McKerchie and was a member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa […]
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will invest about $1.3 million to resurface 7.4 miles of M-28 from west of M-221 to west of the southbound I-75 exit ramp in Chippewa County. The work includes joint repairs, aggregate shoulders, centerline corrugations, and pavement markings. The project includes a three-year materials and […]
LANSING, MICH. The Michigan National Guard will continue its partnership with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Michigan State Police, and local health departments to offer drive-thru COVID-19 testing this week in Delta, Iron, Mackinac, Luce, Menominee, and Dickinson counties between July 24-25. Locations for each testing site […]
Beatrice Irene Nettleton, age 80, of Pickford, Michigan, died on July 15, 2020 in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. She was born October 14, 1939 to Melbourne and Wilma (Batho) McDonald in Pickford Township, Michigan. Irene was born on the farm of Uncle Jim Batho. She graduated from Rudyard High School […]