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1 week ago | 
sooleader.com | Jim LeHocky |Jim Lehocky
April is National Volunteer Month and it's a great time to make a difference in your community.
It is an annual celebration dedicated to honoring volunteering efforts around the world recognizing people who selflessly devote their time, skills, and energy to support various causes.
There are numerous ways to volunteer. One such place is the Hospice of the EUP.
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2 weeks ago | 
sooleader.com | Jim LeHocky |Jim Lehocky
On March 31, Sault Ste. Marie Snowmobile Association (SSMSA) wrapped up one of their most successful grooming seasons in at least a decade and a half.
Holly Nichols, who has been with the SSMSA for seven years total, and a board member for five years, could not be happier with the snowmobile season.
The first day of grooming started a few days after the Thanksgiving weekend storm on where many areas saw well over two-feet of snow.
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2 weeks ago | 
9and10news.com | David Lyden |Jim LeHocky |Jim Lehocky
Sault Ste. Marie — There’s an effort underway in Chippewa County to preserve a piece of maritime history along the Saint Marys River. The turn of the 20th century was a busy time on the Saint Marys.
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2 weeks ago | 
sooleader.com | Jim LeHocky |Jim Lehocky
A few hundred people packed Big Bear Arena in Sault Ste. Marie Saturday to watch local law enforcement officers and firefighters/EMT's slug it out on the ice in their 2025 Battle of the Badges game to raise money for a scholarship in memory of Sault Fire Lt. Jason Carstens who died this past September.
Det. Phil Donnay from Sault City Police Department and Firefighter/Paramedic Aidan Levy from Sault Fire Department came up with the idea for this event to honor Carstens.
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3 weeks ago | 
9and10news.com | Jake Boss |Jim LeHocky |Jim Lehocky
SAULT STE. MARIE- Lake Superior State University is making sure their Men’s Basketball coach sticks around for many years. On Wednesday, the athletic department announced they extended Steve Hettinga’s contract through 2035. The contract solidifies his place as the longest-tenured coach in program history. Hettinga spoke with 9&10 about the extension:“With this extension, it allows me to finish a Laker which is something I am proud of being.
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3 weeks ago | 
9and10news.com | Jim LeHocky |Jim Lehocky
Gas stations running low on fuel in Sault Ste. MarieSAULT STE. MARIE — Sault Ste. Marie area gas stations are running low on gas, or have completely run out, because of on-again, off-again Mackinac Bridge falling ice closures and the ice storm in northern lower Michigan. Several gas stations around the Soo are completely out of gas, or are offering premium gas until that runs out.
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3 weeks ago | 
9and10news.com | Jim LeHocky |Jim Lehocky
ST. IGNACE — Mackinac County in the Upper Peninsula was another area hit with heavy freezing rain over the weekend. More than half of Cloverland Electric’s customers in the county were without power Monday. Most businesses were closed, but a few were able to open up. In St. Ignace, ce thickness on elevated surfaces was around an inch. It’s something emergency officials say they haven’t seen in a long time and responding to such an event like this requires teamwork.
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4 weeks ago | 
9and10news.com | Jim LeHocky |Jim Lehocky
SAULT STE. MARIE — After being postponed a week, Lake Superior State University’s annual snowman burning happened Thursday evening. Strong winds last Thursday (March 20), which was the first day of spring, made officials move the event to this Thursday. The burning is their way to say good-bye to Old Man Winter and hello to spring. The 10 to 12 foot snowman is actually made out of wood and paper, along with straw, wire and some paint.
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1 month ago | 
9and10news.com | Jim LeHocky |Jim Lehocky |Jayden Jagtiani
SAULT STE. MARIE - the Lake Superior State Lakers were in the elite 8 for the first time in school history on Tuesday, taking on DBU. The Lakers fell to DBU, but fans young and old gathered in the Cisler center and cheered on their squad. There was a cash bar and complimentary food provided, by multiple organizations at the University. “It was a full-house, and I got to talk to a couple of students and kind of reminisced about my days here and so it was a really good gathering.
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1 month ago | 
9and10news.com | Jim LeHocky |Jim Lehocky
SAULT STE. MARIE, MI -- The 2025 Great Lakes shipping season is now underway, with the first ship passing through the Soo Locks Friday. A couple hundred people watched the tug-barge combo, The Clyde S. Vanenkevort and Erie Trader, use the Poe Lock to continue its way to Duluth, Minnesota at 8 o’clock Friday morning. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers opened the Soo Locks Park and viewing platform at 7:30 for so-called “boat nerds” to take part in this yearly ritual.
