Jerry Walter Lee, age 79, of Rudyard, Michigan, died on September 6, 2021, in his home. He was born in Simmons Settlement, Michigan on July 30, 1942, to Hiram and Ethel (Simmons) Lee. Jerry grew up in Rudyard and graduated from Rudyard High School. Jerry began working construction on bridges […]
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Week 1 High School Football in the EUP begins (with photos)
By Scott Nason “The Game” ESPN 1400 thegamesportsshow.podbean.com The beginning of the high school football season kicked off this past weekend across Michigan and here in the Eastern Upper Peninsula. With COVID-19 delaying the start of the 2020 football season, with a condensed and interrupted schedule, games in the area were […]
Local man becomes MSP Trooper; Assigned to Sault Ste Marie Post
SAULT STE MARIE, MICH. The Michigan State Police (MSP) Sault Ste. Marie Post is proud to welcome Trooper Christopher Huntley to the post after he graduated from the 139th Trooper Recruit School. Trooper Huntley, originally from San Dimas, California, moved to the Eastern Upper Peninsula area several years ago. Prior […]
UPDATE: Active search on for missing 4-year-old autistic child in Mackinac County
UPDATE – The Mackinac County Sheriff is reporting that little Madison Yale has been found alive and safe and is eating cookies with the rescuers. Thank you to all the volunteers that assisted with the search for Madison and all the readers who offered up prayers for her safe return! […]
David LaVake
David Russell LaVake, age 79, of St. Ignace, Michigan, died August 1, 2021 in Sault Ste. Marie. He was born in St. Ignace on June 30, 1942 to Franklin Chester and Mary Ann (Owens) LaVake. David grew up in St. Ignace and graduated from LaSalle High School. He met his […]
MSP investigate homicide in Gould City
UPDATE: The Michigan State Police have issued an update statement as follows: 42 year old Brian Michael Webb was arraigned this afternoon in the 92nd District Court of Mackinac County on a single charge of Open Murder. The victim, 30 year old Johnathon Palmer, was a brother to Webb. This […]
Local man arrested for shots fired during domestic violence incident
On 7/3/21 at approximately 1425 hours, Chippewa County Sheriff Office responded to a report of a domestic assault involving a firearm with shots fired. Victim reported that a Korey Nelson Lavigne, 47 yr old Bruce Twp resident, arrived at a residence located on 8 Mile road. After a brief confrontation […]
‘Not fun’: Northwest heat wave builds, all-time records fall
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Intense. Prolonged. Record-breaking. Unprecedented. Abnormal. Dangerous. That’s how the National Weather Service described the historic heat wave hitting the Pacific Northwest, pushing daytime temperatures into the triple digits, disrupting Olympic qualifying events and breaking all-time high temperature records in places unaccustomed to such extreme heat. Portland, […]
Michigan Officials Celebrate U.S. Supreme Court Decision That Upholds the Affordable Care Act
LANSING, Mich. – Today, State of Michigan officials celebrated the United States Supreme Court’s 7-2 decision that upholds the Affordable Care Act in California v. Texas. “Every Michigander deserves access to quality, affordable health care, and today’s Supreme Court decision is a victory for all Michiganders,” said Governor Gretchen Whitmer. “The high quality, affordable health coverage provided under the Affordable Care Act is […]
Bonnie Lou Dale
Bonnie Lou Dale, age 78, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan passed away on June 8, 2021, at War Memorial Hospital.Bonnie was born on August 26, 1942, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan to the late Mark Francis and Eunice Ethel (Bottrell) Killips. She graduated from Sault High School with the class […]