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Friday, January 31, 2025
In 1923, Stanley Newton published, “The Story of Sault Ste. Marie and Chippewa County.” This is part sixteen of a continuing series about the history of Sault Ste. Marie and area in its early years. I have left punctuation and grammar intact. – Laurie Davis “Crude as was the exterior […]
Below is an update on upcoming construction projects within the City of Sault Ste. Marie. The Easterday Ave. Truck Route and Carbide Dock Port Reconstruction: Easterday Ave. Truck Route project is complete. The Carbide Dock Port Reconstruction is now substantially complete as of September 30 th . Restoration, guardrail, and […]
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Soo Eagles saw Cooper Fredericks and Carson Doxsey both tally twice as part of a 7-2 victory over the Soo Thunderbirds in a mid-week Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up at Pullar Stadium. In renewing their cross-border rivalry, the visiting Thunderbirds needed just 48 seconds […]
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Soo Locks’ MacArthur Lock will close for the Navigation Season to conduct seasonal repairs and maintenance on December 16, 2024. The Poe Lock will remain open until Jan. 15, 2025, or until commercial traffic ceases, whichever occurs first. The Soo Locks operating season is fixed […]
The Sault High Blue Devils wrestling team had a good start to their season, placing third in the St Ignace Lions Club Invitational. In a field of eleven teams, Kingsford won the tournament with 190 points, and Grayling was close behind with 185. The Sault came in third with 111 […]
A Michigan family rescued a deer that fell in icy water. The rescue occurred last Friday in Cedarville Bay, located in the state’s Upper Peninsula, according to reports. Two brothers, Jeff and Greg Lipple, worked for hours to rescue the shivering animal floating in the frigid water. Jeff used a rope and […]
The Michigan State University Extension will be offering the Online Matter of Balance program to assist older adults with concerns about falling and balance on Zoom. Falling is a major concern for many people as they get older and the fear of falling often acts as a restriction to activities, […]
BLIND RIVER, Ont. – A Lucas Caulfield goal, five and a half minutes into overtime, completed the comeback as the Soo Eagles rallied to upend the Blind River Beavers 4-3 Saturday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League get together at the Blind River Community Centre. Owen King’s team-leading 17th goal […]
FRENCH RIVER – A Gabriel Fisher power play goal, five and a half minutes into the second period, proved to be the game-winner as the Soo Eagles defeated the French River Rapids 5-2 Friday evening in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League affair at Noelville Arena. Sault Ste. Marie opened the […]
LANSING, MICH. In an effort to present public safety data in accessible and actionable ways, the Michigan State Police (MSP) has launched a new Dashboard Portal, available at https://www.michigan.gov/msp/divisions/cjic/dashboard-portal. The first dataset to be added to the portal is statewide crime data collected as part of the statutorily required Michigan Incident Crime Report […]