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Friday, January 31, 2025
Madelyn Marie Stephens, age 93, of St. Ignace, Michigan, died on May 4, 2020, in St. Ignace. She was born on August 7, 1926, in River Rouge, Michigan, to Edward and Margaret “Nellie” (Reno) Lozon. Maddy grew up in Charles, Michigan, moving to River Rouge, Michigan, in eleventh grade. She […]
Chloe Ann VanDusen, age 82, of Brimley, Michigan, died on March 28, 2020 in Brimley, MI. She was born on June 25, 1937 in Jackson, Michigan, to Kenneth and Winifred Brighton (Crane). Chloe grew up in Gillettes Lake near Jackson. Following high school she married her lifetime love Frank VanDusen […]
NEWS RELEASESAULT STE MARIE POLICE————— On April 12, 2020, Sault Ste. Marie, MI resident Bruce Burling, a 64 year oldmale, was reported missing to the Sault Ste. Marie Police Department. Brucewas last seen on April 9, 2020 near his residence on E. Portage Ave in the city. Since his reported […]
2020 Engineers Day activities at the Soo Locks have been cancelled to protect the public, Detroit District personnel and our ability to carry out both our Hydropower and Navigation missions. The event was originally planned for June 26, 2020. The next Engineers Day event is scheduled to occur on June […]
Today we have wonderful news to share with you. Our 2nd grade teacher, Ms. Tan-A Hoffman, has been named the Regional Teacher of the Year by the Michigan Department of Education. Ms. Hoffman has done a remarkable job supporting her students, colleagues, and teachers across the nation. She has been […]
U.S. Rep. Paul Mitchell asked a federal judge today to block Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s use of emergency executive orders as unlawful. Mr. Mitchell (R-Dryden) filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan against Ms. Whitmer and Health and Human Services Director Robert Gordon, asking for […]
William Edward “Bill” Griggs, age 85, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, died April 29, 2020, at home. He was born May 8, 1934, in Sault Ste. Marie to Albert Edward Griggs and Emma Patricia (Holmes) Griggs. Bill lived most of his life in the Sault Ste. Marie and Kinross areas, […]
Heavy rain in Chippewa County Wednesday and Thursday caused a culvert to fail under a bridge on a dead end road. East 20 Mile Road in Keldon is closed because of a collapse of the bridge over Desormeaux Creek. There are several houses on the west end, or the dead […]
More than $3.3 million in financial relief is going to 657 bar and restaurant owners across the state – a financial lifeline averaging over $5,000 for hard-hit hospitality businesses, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced today. The Michigan Liquor Control Commission (MLCC) is administrator of the governor’s spirits buyback program. “I know the financial […]
Gun-carrying protesters have been a common sight at some demonstrations calling for coronavirus-related restrictions to be lifted. But an armed militia’s involvement in an angry protest in the Michigan statehouse Thursday marked an escalation that drew condemnation and shone a spotlight on the practice of bringing weapons to protest. The […]