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Monday, April 21, 2025
Northwestern Michigan College (NMC) has inked a new alliance with Lake Superior State University (LSSU), the college announced Monday. Under a series of new articulation agreements between NMC and LSSU, engineering students at NMC will “have four more opportunities to complete a bachelor’s degree.” “The agreements allow students to complete […]
Sault Ste. Marie, MI — Effective at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, April 15th, Seasonal Load andSpeed Restrictions will be lifted on the City Street Systems until weather dictates that weneed to reinstate them. Please review the City’s updated Truck Route Map atwww.saultcity.com/engineering/page/truck-routes-seasonal-load-restrictionsPlease use Oxcart Permitting System and call the City […]
Hi everyone. In case you don’t know me, by now, I’m Maverick, and this is my column “Cat Tales.” I like to write about what’s going on with my mom and me, but I also like to teach so I write informative things concerning cats. I think I would make […]
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – After another full day of negotiating, an agreement between MyMichigan Health and the Michigan Nurses Association (MNA) nurse’s union at MyMichigan Medical Center Sault was not met. The strike notice issued to MyMichigan from the MNA on April 3, 2024, will be go into effect on […]
O.J. Simpson — one of the most infamous high-profile Americans of all time — is dead after a cancer battle. The former NFL great — who stood trial for the double-murder of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ron Goldman, in the ’90s, only to be acquitted — passed away Wednesday […]
PHOENIX (AP) — Democrats pounced Tuesday on an Arizona Supreme Court ruling that permits enforcement of an 1864 law effectively banning abortion in the state, blaming former President Donald Trump and Republicans and pressing for political advantage on an issue that could dominate a critical 2024 battleground. The ruling permits […]
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — The first parents convicted in a U.S. mass school shooting were sentenced to at least 10 years in prison Tuesday as a Michigan judge lamented missed opportunities that could have prevented their teenage son from possessing a gun and killing four students in 2021. “These convictions […]
In the early twentieth century, some of my ancestors were firefighters in the Sault. Going through some old papers, I have found bits and pieces of firefighting history from our area. As with anything over 100 years old, things aren’t always in the best shape. Books, papers, and photos tear […]
The Sault High Varsity Blue Devils track and field teams competed in the third annual Yooper Invite held at LSSU, their only indoor meet of the season. 15 teams competed in the men’s division while 14 were in the women’s, with the Blue Devils placing 6th and 4th respectively. The […]
CHIPPEWA COUNTY — The battle between people living on Chippewa County’s Neebish Island and their ferry service provider continues. The Eastern Upper Peninsula Transportation Authority runs the ferry service from Barbeau to Neebish Island. Last month, the U.S. Coast Guard told EUPTA that the crew had been out of compliance […]