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Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Joe Diffie, a consistent country-music hitmaker throughout the Nineties, died Sunday due to complications related to COVID-19. His publicist confirmed the death to Rolling Stone. Diffie was 61. With a traditional-leaning voice that drew comparisons to George Jones, Diffie populated his records with honky-tonk ballads and lighthearted novelty tunes, earning […]
Late in the evening of Friday, March 27, Algoma Public Health (APH) confirmed the second Algoma resident to test positive for COVID-19. A woman in her 40s with recent travel to Michigan developed respiratory symptoms on the night of Saturday, March 21. She went to Sault Area Hospital on the late night of March 23 […]
Jurisdictions holding elections May 5 for school and local government millage questions and other matters must maintain at least one location on Election Day where voters can cast ballots in person, but county and municipal clerks should plan for most voting to take place via absentee ballots cast by mail, […]
Wade Herman Huskey passed away surrounded by his family on March 24, 2020 at the age of 58. Wade was born on February 1, 1962 at Mackinac Straits Hospital in St. Ignace to Art and Jean Huskey. He attended St. Ignace Township School from Kindergarten to 8th grade and graduated […]
To protect public health, violations of social distancing guidelines may result in misdemeanor fines, penalties To help carry out Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s “Stay Home, Stay Safe” Executive Order and further protect public health and safety, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is closing many amenities offered in state parks and […]
Gary L. Dean of Sault Ste. Marie passed away on Thursday, March 26th, 2020. He is survived by his loving wife of 45 years Mari K. Dean, and their children Kathy Perry, Debbie Mileski, Bonnie Johnston, Michelle Mariuzza And Julie Dean-Simon. Son in laws Paul Perry, Mark Mileski, Gary […]
Herbert Raymond Ellis age 88 passed away peacefully at McKinley Manor on March 25, 2020. He was born on June 6, 1931 in Sault Ste. Marie, MI. to Haran George Ellis and Mabel (Flood) Ellis. Herbert grew up in Sault Ste. Marie Mi. and lived there all of his life […]
UPDATED 7:14pm Thursday… New coronavirus deaths in Michigan rose to 92 today, increasing by 32 from Thursday’s report with cases increasing by 801. The Department of Health and Human Services also reported today that the number of total cases rose to 3,657 cases, an increase of 801 cases, up from […]
ST. IGNACE NEWS – The first positive test for COVID-19 was reported in Mackinac County Wednesday night, March 25. The person is an employee of Mackinac Straits Health System’s hospital in St. Ignace and is recuperating at home and does not have a recent international travel history. “Our community is […]
The Department of Corrections is now reporting 13 prisoners testing positive for the new coronavirus, up nine more cases than what was reported on Wednesday. Most of the cases have been discovered at the Parnall Correctional Facility, where two prisoners were reported to have tested positive COVID-19 on Wednesday. There […]