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Basel George Willis, age 92, of Barbeau, Michigan Walked On Saturday, July 31, 2021, at the Hospice House in Sault Ste Marie. Basel was born on November 23, 1928, on Neebish Island, Michigan to the late Joseph Nolan Sr. & Doris Willis. On January 13, 1962, he married Betty Krull […]
Not all heroes wear capes, and some of them don’t look like we think. Facebook cannot abide by this. In their version of the world, heroes to be honored must fit their goals of intersectionality and racial equity. Especially if the hero happens to be a police officer. That’s already far […]
On Saturday July 24th, shortly before 12:00pm the Newberry Fire Department was dispatched to a structure fire on M-123 in Newberry. Multiple firefighters responding to the station advised of heavy fire and smoke conditions. When Newberry Fire command was alerted of these conditions, mutual aid from Columbus Township Fire was […]
Evelyn Regina Corp, age 99, of St. Ignace, Michigan, died July 16, 2021, at Evergreen Living Center in St. Ignace. She was born January 18, 1922, in Detroit, Michigan, to Isaac and Eveline Victoria (LaChapelle) Corp. Evelyn grew up the youngest of six children. She graduated from the Providence Hospital […]
James “Jim” William Darou, 73, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan passed away Thursday July 15, 2021 at War Memorial Hospital Long Term Care. He was born May 26, 1948 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario to Glen and Edith (Evoy) Darou. Jim grew up in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario and graduated […]
William Thomas Murphy, age 87, passed away on Friday, July 23, 2021, in War Memorial Hospital in the Sault. William, known as Bill to friends and Tim to his family, was born on March 10, 1934, in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan to the late William and Helen (Van Brocklin) Murphy. He […]
ST. IGNACE, MICH. Michigan State Police (MSP) MCO Jacob Lauer, assigned to the St. Ignace Post, received the department’s Bravery Award during an Employee Recognition ceremony in Lansing today, Monday, July 12. The award is tied to an off-duty incident that occurred this past March as Lauer was beginning a vacation and […]
Lake Superior State University recently renewed its long-standing annual tuition agreement with the U.S. Coast Guard Sector Sault Ste. Marie, MI. The collaboration, dating to 2009, encourages active duty personnel, their spouses, and dependents to pursue higher education at LSSU by lowering the cost of study to do so. “Every […]
Charles “Chuck” Tapani Bennin, age 73, of Pickford, Michigan, died July 8, 2021, at War Memorial Hospital in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. He was born December 23, 1947, in Sault Ste. Marie to parents Clemens and Nora (Tapani) Bennin. Chuck lived in Brimley, Michigan, until the 9th grade when his […]
Nathaniel “Tanny” Raymond Armstrong, age 87, of Barbeau, Michigan, died July 1, 2021, at EUP Hospice House in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. He was born August 15, 1933, to Whitford Dyer Armstrong and Verna Elizabeth (Smith) Armstrong at the home of his mother’s sister, Cora and Bill Stirling, on Hursley […]
