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Thursday, March 6, 2025
Paul Kenneth Kramer, age 89, of Pickford, Michigan, died on April 14, 2020 at his home. He was born on May 31, 1930 in Onaway, Michigan, to Max August and Doris Lou (Gagie) Kramer. Paul grew up in Onaway and graduated from Onaway High School when he was 15. Following […]
The Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office is putting the final touches on their new Side-by-Side. This ORV was purchased with a grant and will be on the trails this summer. The ORV will be used to patrol remote border areas from Whitefish Twp to the far end of Drummond Island. It […]
MLive.com – Michigan’s speaker of the House of Representatives is calling on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to revise the state’s current stay-at-home order in a letter that offers three actions she can take to help reopen the state. Speaker Lee Chatfield, R-Levering, sent the letter to Whitmer’s office Saturday, April 18, […]
Gary Allen Spencer, age 74, of Dafter, Michigan passed away Saturday evening, April 18, 2020, at his home. Gary was born in Staten Island, New York on December 15, 1945, the son of Warren and Rita (VanDusen) Spencer. He served his country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. […]
Robert Bruce Benjamin, 69, died at his home in Alanson, Michigan on April 8, 2020. Rob was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan on July 31, 1950 to Edmund and Nadiema (Vigeant) Benjamin. He inherited his considerable musical abilities from his father, a trumpet player, and his mother, a trained lyric […]
Herman Joseph “Joe” Manitowabi, age 60, passed away unexpectedly Monday, April 13 2020 at his home in Kincheloe, MI. Joe was born in Sault Ste. Marie on July 25,1959, son to the late Bernard and Myra Manitowabi. Joe was a registered member of Wiikwemkoong Unceded Indian Reserve in Ontario […]
Nancy Jean Erfourth of Sault Ste. Marie, MI passed away April 14, 2020 at Northern McLaren Hospital. She is survived by her two children, Kristina Masuga and Michael Scott Erfourth (wife Rachel) and a granddaughter “Haddi” Hadassah Erfourth and ex-husband Donald Erfourth. On January 24, 1943, she was born in Oak Park, […]
Paul Robert Sims, age 60, of Cedarville, Michigan, died on April 14, 2020 in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. He was born on May 21, 1959 in Sault Ste. Marie, to Robert Frederick and Kitty Myrle (Norlin) Sims. Paul grew up in Stalwart, Michigan and attended Raber Elementary School and then […]
A female in their 30s from Sault Ste. Marie and area is now the 12th person in the Algoma District to test positive for COVID-19. The latest positive COVID-19 case is now self-isolating, according to Algoma Public Health. The type of exposure has yet to be determined.
LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Friday she hopes for some relaxing of the state’s “stay home” order on May 1, when it is set to expire. At a Friday afternoon news conference, Whitmer said the state’s economy will reopen in phases, with low-risk sectors returning to work first. Some […]