DEAR ABBY: My best friend, who is 54, has had Type 1 diabetes since she was 9. She takes two insulin shots a day — one in the morning and one in the evening. We live together, and at night her blood sugar drops pretty low. I can tell when […]
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Woman’s Living Arrangement Leaves Her Feeling Trapped
DEAR ABBY: I live with my longtime boyfriend, “George,” and his 88-year-old father, “Frank.” Frank is not your average 88-year-old. He does almost everything anyone in their 60s would do. However, he’s used to us having dinner for him at the same time every night because he’s very regimented about […]
Sister-In-Law Miffed When She’s Left Out Of Wedding
DEAR ABBY: My brother-in-law and his fiancee, “Shana,” have been dating for five years. They have a beautiful son and have a date set for their wedding. I have been with my husband for four years, and married for about a year. We did not have a grand wedding celebration, […]
Sault Girls Basketball advance to District Championship
SAULT SAINTE MARIE – For the second time in the past ten days, the Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils girls basketball team got the better of Petoskey, this time a 41-30 triumph in a Division One District Semifinal that will send Sault Ste. Marie to face Traverse City Central for […]
Governor signs bill into law to roll back retirement tax and increase tax credits
Governor Gretchen Whitmer released the following statement after Michigan Legislature passed the Lowering MI Costs plan to deliver a $1 billion tax break to seniors and working families
TRIDENT nails two locals and a visitor on 21 combined felony drug charges. Sheriff issues Public Notice
The Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office issued a statement today reporting on the activity of the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Team (TRIDENT). They’ve reported that over the past few weeks several drug overdoses have been reported in our area. One of which resulted in the death of a young Sault Ste Marie […]
Who said it doesn’t pay to legally sell pot? Chippewa County and Sault Ste Marie receive healthy chunk of change
LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Treasury today announced that more than $59.5 million is being distributed among 224 municipalities and counties as a part of the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act. Chippewa County received $311,000 in the distribution, with the City of Sault Ste. Marie getting […]
Sault Youth Wrestlers place four grapplers in NEMWA State Finals
What’s becoming a regular routine, the Sault City Youth Wrestling club placed four wrestlers in the NEMWA State Finals youth wrestling tournament this past weekend. Carson Browning went 2-1 and finished 2nd.Logan Lowther went 3-1 and finished 3rd.Levi Hudson went 2-2 and finished 4th.Kane Savoie went 2-2 and finished 4th. […]
Laker goalie honors former equipment manager with special mask
Lakers goaltender, Ethan Langenegger, paid a special tribute to former ice hockey equipment manager, Wes DeJong by having his mask painted in a elaborate dedication to Wes. DeJong had served as the equipment manager for LSSU ice hockey for the several seasons. He had always found a way to contribute […]
Supreme Court weighs Biden student loan plan worth billions
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking up a partisan legal fight over President Joe Biden’s plan to wipe away or reduce student loans held by millions of Americans. The high court, with its 6-3 conservative majority, is hearing arguments Tuesday in two challenges to the plan, which has […]