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Saturday, January 11, 2025
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — Police clashed with protesters for a second night in the Minneapolis suburb where an officer who authorities say apparently intended to fire a Taser, not a handgun, fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop. Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon described Sunday’s shooting death […]
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday that Michigan should “close things down” to help address the country’s worst coronavirus outbreak, days after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer instead urged people to voluntarily restrict certain activities. Dr. Rochelle Walensky made the statement after […]
On the morning of April 8th, 2021 our husband, father, brother, grandfather, great grandfather, uncle, and friend to many, Wallace Charles Bennett took his departure from this world. He set sail for that distant shore where his deep and genuine love for God was anchored. He was born in Strongs, […]
Dorothy “Dot” Wojnaroski, former Goetzville, Michigan, resident, passed away Thursday, April 8, 2021, at War Memorial Hospital in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, due to COVID-19. Dot was born May 2, 1935, in Sault Ste. Marie to Clarence and Bertha (Laarman) Pierce. Dot married Bruce Crawford February 14, 1953, and he […]
Deborah K. Verrett, 68, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on April 6, 2021. She was born in Sault Ste. Marie on May 6, 1952 to Frederick (Pat) and Esther (Fournier) Wuebker. Deborah is survived by her father, Harold (Web) Wuebker, brothers, […]
Judy Carol Alatalo, age 80, of St. Ignace, Michigan, died on April 4, 2021 in St. Ignace. She was born on August 21, 1940 in Chassell Township, Michigan to Julius Elmer and Hannah (Mikkola) Wirtanen. Judy was raised in Chassell in the Atlantic Mine Community, where she graduated at Painesdale […]
ST. IGNACE, MI – An auction of 12 sections of the original steel grating from the Mackinac Bridge deck is allowing enthusiasts and admirers to take home a piece of history. The Mighty Mac connecting Michigan’s Upper and Lower peninsulas is the fifth longest suspension bridge in the world. It opened to traffic […]
With Michigan on course to return to COVID case levels not seen since the pandemic’s fall peak, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer faces increased pressure to resurrect orders that restrict movement, shut down in-person learning, and ensure Michigan residents mask up. Wednesday delivered another onslaught of grim news to Michigan, with COVID-19 […]
Roger Albert “Chocolate” Young, Sr., 80, of Sault Ste. Marie, MI, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday April 5, 2021. He was born July 19, 1940 on Sugar Island, MI. Roger moved to Hamtramck, MI in 1965 to work at Chrysler as a paint sprayer. After his retirement […]
The Rudyard Bulldogs boys’ basketball team advanced to their first semifinal since 1963, as they defeated Carney-Nadeau, 76-48, in a Division 4 quarterfinal, on Tuesday at the Sault High Gymnasium. Rudyard (18-2) had five players score in double figures, as they outscored the Wolves, 48-28 in the second half. Austin […]