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Forrest Jones Ledy, age 102, of Drummond Island, Michigan, died on April 10, 2020 at home. He was born on September 27, 1917 on Drummond Island to Frank Henry Benjamin Ledy and Candace Evelyn (Anderson) Ledy. A full obituary will be posted here soon.
Mackinac Island will essentially be closed until May 1, at least, Mayor Margaret Doud announced Wednesday, April 8, as northern Michigan communities grapple with the continued spread of the novel coronavirus. “Listening to the governor, Michigan is in a very tough situation,” Mayor Doud said. “COVID- 19 is moving north.” […]
MLive — Enbridge Inc. applied Wednesday for state and federal authorization to construct an oil pipeline tunnel beneath the Michigan waterway that connects two of the Great Lakes. The Canadian company wants to build a roughly 4-mile-long tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac. It would replace the underwater segment of […]
PRESS RELEASE – I have read over the Governor’s new order #2020-42. I have met with our Prosecutor to develop a plan on enforcement. The order has changed in such a way that we can enforce some of the issues directly affecting our communities. Attached is MCL 10.33 (the law […]
Michigan’s state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic was extended through April 30 by the state House and Senate Tuesday in an unconventional legislative session. The state of emergency declaration – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued March 10 after the first confirmed cases of the coronavirus were reported in the […]
Gerald Edward “Jerry” Morningstar, age 69, of Fort Myers, Florida, formerly of the Eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan, died April 3, 2020, in Florida. He was born June 28, 1950, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, to Boyd and Aline (DeWitt) Morningstar. Jerry grew up in Strongs, Michigan, one of seven […]
Gerald Littlejohn, 81, of Goetzville, Michigan, died on March 30, 2020, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. He was born on December 11, 1938, in Bridgeport, Michigan, to William Percy and Georgia Belle (Rabidu) Littlejohn. Gerald grew up in Bridgeport where he worked on a farm. He first met his future […]
Michigan Sen. Gary Peters on Wednesday detailed a proposal to give “essential workers” a government-funded boost in pay of up to $25,000 during the coronavirus pandemic. Under the new “Heroes Fund” plan, essential workers would include not only front-line medical personnel like doctors and nurses but also pharmacists, grocery store workers, truck drivers, building […]
Thomas (Cap) Joseph Captain 58, of Rudyard, Michigan passed away peacefully on April 6, 2020, surrounded by his family. He was born on September 29, 1961, in Sault Ste. Marie to Henry and Susan “Jean” Captain. He began working at a young age and will be remembered for his selflessness […]
