Unionized state workers would have to confirm their willingness to pay dues each year under a proposed rule change before the Michigan Civil Service Commission. The proposal has drawn the ire of some Michigan Democrats, including Rep. Terry Sabo, D-Muskegon Township, who called it “an attack on working people.” Free-market […]
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Fallen Rudyard Soldier Portrayed, Remembered in New Movie ‘The Outpost’
(9and10News.com) – Over the weekend, a movie about the Battle of Kamdesh debuted called “The Outpost,” and it has a special Northern Michigan connection. The Battle of Kamdesh was a deadly day in 2009 for U.S. Forces in Afghanistan and the movie tells the brave story of the soldiers there. […]
MDOT to study toll roads for Michigan
MLive – Michigan’s most-traveled roadways currently don’t require tolls – but the state now has the go-ahead to find out if adding toll roads might make sense in the state. Legislation sponsored by Republican Sen. John Bizon of Battle Creek and signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Wednesday afternoon tasks the […]
Sault Tribe establishes COVID-19 Assistance Program
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians Board of Directors approved a direct services program July 6 to help tribal members. It will be funded with $3.5 million in Covid-19 CARES Act monies. Tribal Chairperson Aaron Payment said, on behalf of the Board of […]
Carole Jean
Carole Jean, went to be with her heavenly father on Wednesday July 1, 2020 at Hospice House of Chippewa County. Carole was born in Marquette, Mi on December 28, 1933. She was preceded in death by her brother Thomas Peterson and her parents Lyle and Gertrude Peterson. Carole is joining […]
Joseph Anthony Hartman, Jr.
Joseph Anthony Hartman, Jr, age 88, of Drummond Island, Michigan, died on June 16, 2020 of natural causes in his home. He was born on November 8, 1931 in South Bend, Indiana, to Joseph Anthony and Mary Hartman. Joseph grew up in South Bend, Indiana and graduated in 1951 from […]
James “Jim” Schmidt
James “Jim” Schmidt, age 79, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan passed away on Friday, July 3, 2020, at War Memorial Hospital. Jim was born on June 17, 1941, in Port Huron, MI to the late Alexander and Mildred (Green) Schmidt. Jim served his country in the United States Navy on […]
Charlie Daniels, ‘Devil Went Down to Georgia’ singer, famed fiddler and outspoken star, dies at 83
Charlie Daniels, a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame who sang “The Devil Went Down to Georgia,” recorded with Bob Dylan and was a vocal supporter of U.S. veterans, died Monday morning after suffering a hemorrhagic stroke. He was 83. By the time the Charlie Daniels Band topped the charts […]
Chippewa County reporting twelve confirmed cases of COVID-19
CHIPPEWA County, Michigan – As of 10:00 a.m. on July 6, 2020, Chippewa County Health Department (CCHD) is reporting a total 12 confirmed cases of COVID-19, plus one probable case (“probable case” means a symptomatic individual who has not been tested, but has had direct exposure to a confirmed positive […]
Dawn Marie Steinkohl
Dawn Marie Steinkohl, 53, died June 20, 2020, in Mound City, KS. She was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., May 8, 1967. She belonged to St. Isaac Jogues Church of Sault Ste. Marie as a child and served as an alter girl. She was a member of Mound City […]