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Clark Twp crash sends two to hospital

Michigan State Police troopers from the St. Ignace Post responded to a two-vehicle personal injury crash. The crash occurred at approximately 07:30 A.M. at the intersections of M129 and E. Nordquist Rd. in Clark Township. A twenty-year old Cedarville man and sixty-five-year-old women from Goetzville were involved in the crash. […]

Gay couple working in Michigan prison sue over discrimination

LANSING — Two female corrections officers who are gay partners are suing the Michigan Department of Corrections for discrimination in a case that could test the scope of Michigan’s Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act. For years, Officer Michelle Wood was taunted and called demeaning and homophobic names, denied promotion, and subjected to a series of discriminatory and […]

Blue Devil Jr Wrestlers hit the mat in Cheboygan

The Sault Blue Devil Youth Wrestling Club participated in the Cheboygan Jr. Chiefs wrestling this past Saturday. On Sunday, the wrestling Blue Devils competed at the Cheboygan MYWAY tournament. Results of that event were: Jared Riggs – 4th, Pierce Rondeau- 4th, Shay Schmalz (DNP), Evan Pierson – 4th, Jax Minta […]

Ice breaking begins Monday

SAULT STE. MARIE, MICH. – Coast Guard Cutter Katmai Bay starts breaking ice Monday, March 9, 2020 in the lower St. Marys River in preparation for the 2020 shipping season. Later in the week, Coast Guard Cutters Mackinaw, Neah Bay, Morro Bay, and Bristol Bay will augment the icebreaking fleet […]

Jean Arlene Hafner

Jean Arlene Hafner, age 86, formerly of Rudyard, Michigan, passed away on February 26, 2020 after a lengthy illness in Overland Park, Kansas. She was born on September 24, 1933 at her grandparents’ home in Hillman, Michigan. Jean grew up with seven siblings in a close-knit family on her parents’ […]

DEPUTY DOUG GRAHAM RETIRES AFTER 25 YEARS OF SERVICE

Chippewa County Sheriff Mike Bitnar announced the retirement of Deputy Doug Graham today. Doug started serving his Country in February of 1985 in the USMC. Doug left the USMC, after serving a 4 year commitment, in February of 1989. Doug then attended and received a Law Enforcement degree from Lake […]