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William McLeod

William “Bill” Arthur McLeod, age 69, passed away on Friday, January 22, 2021 at the Hospice of the EUP – Hospice House in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, surrounded by his family. Bill was born on June 9, 1951 to Murdock and Emily (Fisher) McLeod in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. He […]

Lynne Weaver

Lynne D. (Ermatinger) Weaver, age 70, of Saut Ste. Marie, MI passed away on Jan. 17, 2021, in the comfort of her home surrounded by her loved ones.   She was born to Margaret Grace Johnson and James Henry Ermatinger on June 22, 1950.  Lynne was a resilient woman who fought […]

Michigan health director resigns; Whitmer names successor

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Health and Human Services Director Robert Gordon, who issued sweeping orders to curb the spread of the coronavirus after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s powers were upended by a court ruling, abruptly resigned Friday. No explanation for the resignation was given. In a tweet, he said it […]

John Fowler

John Kenneth Fowler, 56, passed on January 23, 2021 in Sault Ste. Marie, MI. John was preceded in death by his mother, Elizabeth Lloyd (Bailey) and his father Robert Fowler. John is survived by his sister Cindy Fowler (son Jack), his sister Susan (son Drummond), and his brother Blaine (wife […]

Women’s Basketball Downed by Michigan Tech on the Road

HOUGHTON, Mich. – The Lake Superior State women’s basketball team fell to the Michigan Tech Huskies by a final score of 69-49 on Saturday, Jan. 23 in the SDC Gymnasium in Houghton, Mich. in the second game of a Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) series. First Half:  Following the first twenty […]

WMH & CCHD Partner on Vaccination Clinic at LSSU

Sault Sainte Marie, MI – Regional partners came together to offer a community vaccination clinic on Friday, January 22. The vaccination clinic was successful in vaccinating 1,000 people in group Phase 1B (individuals 65 years of age and older). Community partners from War Memorial Hospital, Chippewa County Health Department, Bay Mill’s […]

Broadcast legend, Larry King, dead at 87

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Larry King, the suspenders-sporting everyman whose broadcast interviews with world leaders, movie stars and ordinary Joes helped define American conversation for a half-century, died Saturday. He was 87. King died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, his production company, Ora Media, tweeted. No cause of death was […]

Richard Niemi

Richard Niemi, 71, passed away on January 19, 2021, at the Ball Hospice House in Sault Ste. Marie, Ml after a five-year struggle with cancer. He was born in Escanaba, MI on April 18, 1949, to Elmer and Jane (Cook) Niemi. He graduated from the Escanaba Area High School with […]

Don Sullivan

Don Sullivan, age 71, passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2021, in Sault Ste. Marie. He was preceded in death by his parents Richard and Mary, also his older brother Dave. He is survived by his brother: Jim (Candy) of Ocala, Fl, and lifelong friends: Richard Fleming and Joe Knoll. Don […]