Michigan State University Extension and University of Michigan Medical Collaboratively Presenting this Research and Evidenced Based Program for Fall Prevention Starting May 6th through June 26th, 2025Each Tuesday and Thursday for 16 Sessions 2:30 p.m. CT/3:30 p.m. ET Online via Zoom Tai Chi has been shown to increase strength, improve balance […]
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Gov. Whitmer Lowers Flags to Honor Former State Senator Darwin L. Booher
LANSING, Mich. – Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags within the State Capitol Complex to be lowered to half-staff on Friday, March 21, 2025, to honor and remember former state Senator Darwin L. Booher. “Senator Booher was a dedicated public servant who served his community admirably in the state House and Senate,” said Governor Whitmer. “A champion for rural Michigan, […]
Soo Indians Announce Ex-NHLer Ken Belanger as New Head Coach
On Monday, March 17th, the Soo Indians AAA Hockey Club proudly announced that Ken Belanger, a native of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, will be the club’s next head coach for the 2025 – 2026 hockey season. Belanger, a former NHL player with over 350 professional games under his belt, brings […]
Laker Men’s Basketball Advance to Elite Eight
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Lake Superior State (LSSU) men’s basketball team (30-6) are dancing their way to the Elite Eight after grinding out a 75-62 over the Tritons of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL) in the 2025 Midwest Regional Final on Tuesday. “These guys have earned this,” said Head Coach Steve Hettinga. “They stuck […]
NOJHL announces Eagles – Rock quarter-final series schedule
SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Sunday the game schedule for its quarter-final series between the No. 4 Timmins Rock and the No. 5 Soo Eagles. Timmins will host the initial two games of the best-of-seven affair, Saturday, March 22 and Sunday, March 23, at 8 p.m. […]
Walk With Ease, Free Programming to Get You Moving Safely into Spring
Michigan State University Extension (MSUE) in collaboration with the Upper Peninsula Commission for Area Progress (UPCAP) is offering a free hybrid version of Walk with Ease. This series, starting May 1st, 2025, and runs through June 5th, 2025. This Walk with Ease Hybrid is a self-directed enhanced program where individuals begin […]
True Grit: Kuenzer Earns All-State Status
Sault High senior heavyweight Sawyer Kuenzer (45-10) made his run for the individual wrestling state title earlier this month at Ford Field. Working his way there after qualifying in the District and Regional tournaments, Kuenzer was ready to finish job he set out to do at the beginning of the […]
Soo Co-op Credit Union Honored with Distinguished MemberXP™ ‘Best of the Best’ Award
Soo Co-op Credit Union is honored to announce that it has been recognized as a recipient of the prestigious 2025 Best of the Best award, presented by MemberXP, a leading customer experience program offered through CUSG. This notable accolade celebrates credit unions that are committed to delivering exceptional service and […]
First cougar cubs verified in Michigan in more than a century
For the first time in more than 100 years, cougar cubs have been discovered living in the Michigan wild. State biologists on Wednesday confirmed the existence of two cougar cubs on private land in Ontonagon County in the western Upper Peninsula. The spotted cubs, believed to be 7 to 9 […]
Soo Locks to open early for 2025 shipping season
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District will open the Poe Lock, part of the Soo Locks, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan early to all marine traffic at 8 a.m. on March 21, marking the start of the 2025 Great Lakes shipping season. The shipping […]