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Saturday, January 11, 2025
Michael James Mitsch, 69, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, passed away April 30, 2021 at EUP Hospice House. He was born August 11, 1951 in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri to Matthew and Dorothy (Durochford) Mitsch. Michael had a BFA in art history and conservation from Columbia College Chicago, BA in […]
The Eastern Upper Peninsula (EUP) of Michigan has some of the largest open fields in the entire UP.Most of these fields were cleared of trees many years ago and are actively managed as pasture or cutand baled as hay for cattle and other ruminants. The fine grained, and slow draining, […]
LANSING, Mich. – Governor Gretchen Whitmer today announced the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is updating the Gatherings and Mask Order to align with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s latest guidance on face coverings. The new order will effect on Saturday, May 15 at 9AM. “For more than a […]
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas sent a heavy barrage of rockets deep into Israel on Thursday as Israel pounded Gaza with more airstrikes and shells and called up 9,000 more reservists who could be used to stage a ground invasion. The hostilities intensified despite mediation efforts by Egyptian […]
(Sault Ste. Marie, ON, Sault Ste. Marie, MI) – Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the currentclosure of the U.S. / Canada border to non-essential travel, the Annual Bridge Walk & Bicycle Paradeat the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge will not be held in 2021. The International Bridge Walk […]
Marilyn Ruth Postma, age 86, of Rudyard, Michigan, died on Sunday, May 9, 2021 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on January 3, 1935, in Muskegon, Michigan, to Peter and Margaret (Boyink) Meyers. Marilyn spent her childhood in Muskegon with her parents. She graduated from […]
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer threatened Tuesday to go after Enbridge’s profits from a Great Lakes oil pipeline if the company defies her order to shut it down. The Democratic governor issued the warning in a letter to the Canadian energy transport company on the eve of […]
U.S. regulators on Monday expanded the use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to children as young as 12, offering a way to protect the nation’s adolescents before they head back to school in the fall and paving the way for them to return to more normal activities. Shots could begin as […]
On May 2nd 2021 Nicholas Leo Ferro, Jr. closed the chapter of this existence and moved on to the next. Nick was born January 13, 1959 in Hillsdale, MI. He graduated Hillsdale High School in 1977 and went on to marry his long time love Gigi Easterday in 1982. In […]
He has a lengthy association with Division 1, National Collegiate Athletic Association hockey, one which will continue for a while yet. Sault Ste. Marie native Joe Shawhan has signed a three-year extension to carry on as head coach of the Michigan Tech Huskies of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. The […]