MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) – What started as a peaceful demonstration against police brutality Saturday afternoon escalated when a woman stood on the front of a Marquette City Police SUV in the Police Department parking lot. Monday’s death of George Floyd in Minneapolis sparked more protests across our country Saturday, including […]
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Alda Aurora Routhier
Alda Aurora Routhier, age 85, died May 27, 2020, at the J. Wedum Residential Hospice in Brooklyn Park, MN. She was born in New Bedford, MA, on October 2, 1934. She was the daughter of Captain Emanuel T. Chantre and Alda Oliveira Chantre. Alda graduated from New Bedford High School […]
Walter George LeBlanc
Walter George LeBlanc, 78, of Brimley, Michigan passed away at the Hospice of EUP in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan on May 22, 2020. Walter was born on September 14, 1941 in Superior Township, Michigan. Walter had a full life and worked at many jobs. He enlisted in the Marine Corps […]
Much of Michigan set to re-open as Governer lifts “Stay At Home” order
Ten weeks after Governor Gretchen Whitmer imposed the strictest limitations in the nation to combat the spread of COVID-19, she suddenly moved Monday to lift some of the most significant restrictions, lifting a ban on travel, authorizing outdoor gatherings of up to 100 people and allowing offices, restaurants, bars and […]
Fireworks still set for July 4
SAULT STE. MARIE – A spark of good news is set to light up Sault Ste. Marie, as the city is proud to announce that the annual Fourth of July firework display will still be taking place at dusk on the holiday. With uncertainty over the state’s restrictions on large […]
Charles “Joe” LaVake
Charles “Joe” LaVake, age 53, of Clarkston, Michigan, died Saturday, May 9, 2020, at the home of his mother in St. Ignace, Michigan. He was born March 26, 1967, in Wayne County, Michigan, to Melvin and Dorothy (Witherspoon) LaVake. Joe graduated from Garden City High School with the Class of […]
Gary M. Kay
Gary M. Kay 76 of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan passed away peacefully on May 29, 2020 at UP Medical Center in Marquette with his dear wife by his side, and his loving family in the parking lot (darn Covid-19) Gary was born on April 14, 1944 to John Raymond & […]
George Floyd Protests Take Place In The Sault
About 200 people protested on the corner of Ashmun and Portage in downtown Sault Ste Marie Monday evening. The protest started around 4:30 p.m. with the focus on the death of George Floyd, racism, and equality. All ages were represented to show support. The Soo is a small city, but […]
Growing A Nester
By Laurie DavisEUP News Contributor My maternal grandmother was a nester. She didn’t have much in the way of money, but her heart was worth a pile of gold. Her house was old and a little decrepit, but she did the best she could with what she had. From the […]
Yooper Life: For the love of a Dog (Part 7)
You would think that picking up roadkill would be simple. I mean, how many people actually do that kind of stuff? Amazingly a lot. Time after time I would get a message or a call that there was a deer hit, get ready, hook up the trailer and head out […]













