WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday removed a key legal hurdle stalling President Donald Trump ’s plan to downsize the federal workforce with a deferred resignation program. The Boston-based judge’s order in the challenge filed by a group of labor unions was a significant legal victory for the Republican president […]
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Homeless Man Charged after Wife Dies From Domestic Violence
OTSEGO COUNTY, MI. Troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Gaylord Post were called toinvestigate two persons squatting in a cabin located in Otsego County in June 2024. Troopers spoke with the occupants and confirmed they did not have permission to be there. The man, identified as 74-year- old John […]
Microclimates and Soil Changes: Why You Should Avoid Japanese Barberry
If you have ever wandered around a gardening center or greenhouse looking for some kind ofornamental shrub to put in your yard, you probably have come across Japanese Barberry. Highlyacclaimed as a landscaping shrub, this is a shrub you should think twice about adding to your yard. First brought to […]
Sault Youth Wrestlers Compete at Grayling
This past weekend wrestlers traveled to Grayling for the Berserker Brawl at Kirtland Community College Event Center. Colton Paquin 1-2 (DNP), Alexander Perry 1-3 (4th), Easton Anderson 2-2 (4th), Logan Lowther 2-2 (3rd), Alessa Eldred 3-1 (2nd), Bryson Lehmkuhle 2-2 (3rd), Royce Copenhafer 1-2 (DNP), Ethan Ball 0-2 (DNP), Travis […]
Be My Valentine
Hi, I’m Maverick and this is my column/blog, “Cat Tales.” I hope everyone is doing well and getting ready for Valentine’s Day. My mom says it’s an important day to tell someone special that you love and care about them. My mom has been putting Valentine stickers on her outgoing […]
Eagles Conquer Voodoos
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Soo Eagles had a trio of one-goal leads and eventually pulled out a narrow 3-2 victory over the Powassan Voodoos Saturday night in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League contest at Pullar Stadium. The Eagles carried the majority of play in the opening 20 minutes, […]
Blue Devils Wrestlers Battle for District Title
In a pair of exciting matches, the Sault High Blue Devils put up a great fight in the hopes of claiming the District 2 team title, but fell just short. The Blue Devils drew the Escanaba Eskymos, a familiar foe, in the semifinal round. Hazen Hudson (113) started the dual […]
Border Patrol Agents Face Harsh Elements and Complex Situations
CHIPPEWA COUNTY, MI – – The U.S. border patrol says it has almost 20,000 agents. 85-percent of them are on the Mexican border, the so-called frontlines of the migrant crisis. But there’s a smaller, dedicated crew of agents patrolling the Upper Peninsula. “I heard an agent say, a long time […]
Two Dead in Local Shooting – Updated
UPDATE: On Tuesday, February 4th, 2025, at approximately 8:30 a.m., the Sault Ste. Marie Police andFire Departments were dispatched to Wood Creek Manor for a report of multiple gunshotshaving been fired. While enroute, responders learned that a man shot himself in one of thehallways of the apartment building. Upon arrival, […]
Reverend Thomas R Easterday
In 1923, Stanley Newton published, “The Story of Sault Ste. Marie and Chippewa County.” This is part twenty-one 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 Sent 21 Men to Union […]