Sault Ste. Marie, MI – The War Memorial has installed bleeding control kits throughout the hospital and at offsite clinic locations. Each kit contains resources to stop or control bleeding such as tourniquets, trauma bandages, gauze, shears, an emergency blanket, and personal protective equipment. Stop the Bleed is a nationwide […]
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I Remember When…Nevin’s Saloon fire burned several buildings
In 1923, The Sault Evening News put together a booklet of recollections by its readers. I will be sharing some of these from time to time. I did take the liberty to correct some of the grammar and spelling to make it easier for you to read. – Laurie Davis […]
Marilyn Dickinson
Marilyn Mattson Dickinson, age 88, of Pickford, Michigan, died on April 4, 2021, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. She was born on November 30, 1932, in Missoula, Montana, to Harlan and Sybil (Payne) Mattson. Marilyn grew up in Montana where she graduated high school and attended the University of Montana. […]
Martin “Marty” Lewis
Martin Joseph “Marty” Lewis, age 70, of Kincheloe, Michigan passed away Friday evening, April 2, 2021, at Jacobetti Veterans Home. Marty was born on March 7, 1951, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan the son of the late Alfred “Whitey” and Shirley (Robbins) Lewis. He graduated from Sault High School with […]
Rudyard to face Carney-Nadeau in quarterfinal action
The Rudyard Bulldogs girls’ basketball team will face undefeated Carney-Nadeau in a Division 4 quarterfinal on Monday night in Negaunee. You can hear that game on Country 105 and online at country105fm.net, with Scott Nason and Ray Bell, starting with the pregame show at 6:45 pm. Rudyard (12-5) advanced to […]
Virgene MacDonald
Virgene Anne MacDonald (Cottle), 89, passed away peacefully, with family members by her side, early Friday morning, April 2, 2021. A lifelong resident of Pickford, Virgene was born September 27, 1931, to Ethel (Beamish) and Carl Cottle. She married the love of her life, Marvin S. MacDonald on April 19, […]
MI Republican Chair, Ron Weiser, censured by U-M Regents. Won’t step down
Michigan Republican Party Chair Ron Weiser said Friday he will not resign from his position on the University of Michigan’s Board of Regents after the body voted on a resolution calling on him to do so following his comments calling the top three officials in the state “witches,” and a […]
Rudyard advances to first quarterfinal since 2010
The Rudyard Bulldogs boys’ basketball team advanced to their first quarterfinal since 2010, as they had a convincing, 85-49 victory over Alanson in the Division 4, Regional 26 final from Pellston, on Thursday night. EJ Suggitt led all scorers for Rudyard with 27 points, and surpassed 1000 career points as […]
Is the Line 5 tunnel a bridge to Michigan’s energy future or a bad deal?
As Canadian officials lobbied a Michigan Senate committee in March to keep the Line 5 pipeline open, Sen. Winnie Brinks grew frustrated with a conversation that, up to that point, had focused mainly on the immediate economic and safety implications of a possible shutdown. “We are at a moment of […]
Michigan High School Athletes Sue State Over COVID Order
A group of high school athletes, their parents and an organization called Let Them Play filed suit Thursday in the Michigan Court of Claims contending that an order from the Department of Health and Human Services and related guidance governing high school athletics during the COVID-19 pandemic are invalid because […]