PLYMOUTH, Mich. – The Lake Superior State men’s hockey team fell to the U.S. National Team Development Program (NTDP) Under-18 Team in an exhibition game by a final score of 5-4 in a shootout on Friday, Jan. 31 at the USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, Mich. The Lakers took a 1-0 lead […]
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Commercial fishers, sports anglers, at odds over fishing restrictions
Danielle JamesCapital News Service LANSING — Recently introduced bills in the Legislature are in direct opposition about the controversial issue of allowing commercial catching of game fish and are causing conflict between commercial fishers and sport anglers. Recreational anglers like things the way they are, while the industry is pushing […]
Sault Ste. Marie Explores Ideas to Improve Downtown Parking
Sault Ste. Marie is closer to getting a $5 million grant for improved parking and beautification. OHM Advisors put on a presentation Monday afternoon at the Ojibway Hotel displaying ideas of how to improve parking downtown. This is the first phase of the process as part of the community block […]
Gary Lynn Clement
Gary Lynn Clement, age 45, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan passed away on Sunday, February 2, 2020, at the University of Michigan Hospital. He had been on the liver transplant list since 2015. Gary was born on October 24, 1974, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan to Paul and Patricia (Britton) Clement. […]
Iowa Democratic presidential caucus results delayed over ‘quality checks’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The results of Iowa’s Democratic presidential caucuses have been delayed because of “quality checks” during the reporting process, the state party said. “The integrity of the results is paramount,” Mandy McClure, the communications director of the Iowa Democratic Party, said in an email. “We have experienced a […]
Rush Shares His Cancer Diagnosis
RUSH: Ladies and gentlemen, this… This day has been one of the most difficult days in recent memory for me because I’ve known this moment was coming in the program today. Now, I’m sure that you all know by now, I really don’t like talking about myself, and I don’t […]
‘All roads go through Michigan’: Whitmer preps for national spotlight
Lansing — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s focus on “bread and butter” issues and her position as the top official in a key battleground state are reasons she’ll find herself in the national spotlight Tuesday, Democratic lawmakers and political observers say. U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, selected Whitmer to give the Democratic […]
Beatrice “Tash” Jenny Willis
Beatrice “Tash” Jenny (Mongene) Willis, age 79, of Hessel, Michigan, died on January 23, 2020, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. She was born on May 17, 1940, in Sault Ste Marie, to Joseph Mongene and Anna (Brown) Mongene. Beatrice grew up in Hessel and attended school in Hessel and in […]
Bay Mills Tribe to acquire local grocery store
BAY MILLS — Bay Mills Indian Community’s Executive Council has agreed to purchase Four Seasons Market in Brimley, the local grocery store located across from Brimley State Park on Six Mile Road. The tribe anticipates completing the acquisition within the next six months. The council approved the purchase at their […]
Former Newberry Student, “Modern Hero,” Plans to Leave Country Due To US Policy
Ian Fishback became a national sensation in 2005 when he wrote to Senator John McCain about how U.S. soldiers were treating prisoners of war. Alarmed at what he considered unlawful and inhumane treatment of prisoners, Fishback told McCain he and his troops had seen prisoners beaten, killed, injured, exposed to […]