ESCANABA – Valley Med Flight is looking to expand in the Upper Peninsula. The company is opening a facility in Sault Ste. Marie on May 1. The move comes three years since the company started its helicopter service in Escanaba.
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JC Penny announces store closures in the Upper Peninsula
JC Penny has announced that it plans to close four stores in the Upper Peninsula as part of an effort to reorganize the company. The stores affected include Escanaba, Houghton, Kingsford and Sault Ste. Marie.
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Bay College engineering grads can now opt into three LSSU degrees
ESCANABA — Students who earn an associate in pre-engineering from Bay College can now apply their earned credits into any of three engineering degrees offered through Lake Superior State University.
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International Bridge announces upcoming replacement, painting projects
SAULT STE. MARIE — The Sault Ste. Marie Bridge Authority (SSMBA) board of directors heard reports on upcoming International Bridge projects at the board’s regular meeting Thursday.
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Tackle Cancer program at Sault football game highlights awareness
SAULT STE. MARIE — Fans at the Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils football game Friday honored cancer survivors and remembered victims to the disease at the 2nd Annual Tackle Cancer event. The special halftime ceremony at Van Critters Field was sponsored by War Memorial Hospital.
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Eskymos remain undefeated in romp over Blue Devils
SAULT STE. MARIE — The Escanaba Eskymos cruised by the Sault Blue Devils 35-8 Friday night at A. J. VanCitters Field. The Eskymos remain unbeaten at 5-0. The Blue Devils fall to 1-4.
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Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge projects delayed until 2017
SAULT STE. MARIE — Capital projects at the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge are being rescheduled in an effort take advantage of new technology and to save money. The Sault Ste. Marie Bridge Authority board, the bi-national body supervising operations of the International Bridge, had its quarterly meeting Thursday. The board received updates on bridge maintenance projects, which had been scheduled to begin this year. Painting of the bridge’s Canadian arch was slated for 2016. Bridge officials are investigating promising new alternative coatings for use in future major painting projects and the bridge’s own maintenance painting efforts. A test
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MDOT names Airport of the Year award
SAULT STE. MARIE — The Chippewa County International Airport in Sault Ste. Marie has been named Airport of the Year by the Michigan Department of Transportation Office of Aeronautics. The award is to recognize outstanding service to Michigan aviation.
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Sault Ste. Marie Bridge Authority resolution honors McIntyre
SAULT STE. MARIE – Members of the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge Authority (SSMBA) board at their quarterly meeting Thursday paid tribute to the board’s chairman, James McIntyre, who died Feb. 11 as the result of an accident.
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LSSU student discovers that Atlantic salmon reproduce in wild
SAULT STE. MARIE – A Lake Superior State University graduate has published findings in the Journal of Great Lakes Research that answer the question many anglers have been asking for years: Are Atlantic salmon reproducing in the Great Lakes?
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