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Friday, March 14, 2025
LANSING, Mich. – Today, Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II kicked off the first meeting of the Juvenile Justice Advisory Council, which will inform Michigan’s juvenile justice reform efforts through the lived experiences of those who were impacted by the system. The Advisory Council was established within the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) after a unanimous recommendation from the Michigan Task Force on Juvenile […]
It was yet another cold, damp, rainy day at the track and on the field, but the Sault High Blue Devils Varsity teams performed well in the MHSAA UP Region 41-1 qualifying meet at Marquette Senior High School on Friday afternoon. The girls, boys, and boys adaptive teams were all […]
I was going through some old papers recently and found a brochure published by the National Association of Manufacturers. It’s from around 1940. I want to share it with you. I am posting this as it was written in the brochure. I did not change wording or punctuation. Not only […]
I am a 66-year-old woman who wants a do-over. Anyone close to my age probably remembers those old Morton salt commercials with the slogan, “When it rains, it pours.” That’s my life. I read a book recently, and the main character’s daughter was a five or six-year-old girl who told […]
CLEVELAND (AP) — Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Brown, an unstoppable running back who retired at the peak of his brilliant career to become an actor as well as a prominent civil rights advocate during the 1960s, has died. He was 87. A spokeswoman for Brown’s family said he […]
Spring has only just begun, but Michigan fish and game regulators are already focused on the fall. Deer season, specifically. Officials in the Michigan Department of Natural Resources last week recommended several changes to deer hunting regulations for 2023, including new opportunities for youth and disabled hunters, and changes to […]
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – Lake Superior State University junior thrower Jenna Fleming (Hilton Beach, Ont.) has qualified for the 2023 DII NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the women’s javelin event for the second-consecutive year, as announced by the NCAA Division II Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Committee on Tuesday. […]
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – Former Lake Superior State University (LSSU) women’s basketball player Katie Hoy Batten has been inducted into the U.P. Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2023, as announced by the U.P. Sports Hall of Fame Council. Batten was named the Lakers’ Defensive Player of the Year after […]
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — Kewadin Casinos will begin work on a multi-million dollar upgrade projectof the Kewadin Casino Hotel in Sault Ste Marie this year with the property seeing substantialmodernization. These improvements will start with an all-new exterior and windows. “Our guest experience is of the utmost importance to […]
ST. IGNACE, Mich. - We’ve got some bad news: Pat Rickley, perhaps the most-recognized toll collector at the Mackinac Bridge, retires tomorrow. For just short of 30 years, Rickley has served as an ambassador of sorts at the Mackinac Bridge, often the first – and sometimes the only – employee […]