Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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HURLEY - With the announcement that Super One Foods in Hurley will close in early March, local Wisconsin residents will have to find alternatives to purchase items through state-run programs. According to Zona Wick, health officer for the Iron County Health Department, residents who receive support through the Women, Infants and Children program may have to travel to purchase the items they need. "It has to stay in Wisconsin," Wick said. "At this time, Wisconsin does not have reciprocity with... Full story
WAKEFIELD - As the old saying goes, "Age is just a number." That's the case for a group of skiers from southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois. Each year since 1971, the group of six has met to ski and reconnect. The title of oldest friend goes to Ralph Norton, 89, of Escanaba. The youngest is Donna Holmes, 70, of Bessemer. "I'm the baby of the group," Holmes said. According to Mary Goodwin, 81, of Russell, Ill., the group first heard of the area through ski expositions in bigger cities. From... Full story
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - Edwin Fisher, 95, of Sheboygan, Wis., spent part of his birthday month the best way he knows how Friday, skiing with friends at Big Powderhorn Mountain. Born in January of 1919, Fisher has been skiing for 65 years, and is happy to come to Michigan to ski as most of "little hills in Wisconsin aren't much of a challenge." Fisher said he's skied "all over the West," but enjoys coming back to the U.P., especially with friends. Fisher, a retired mechanical engineer with the... Full story
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A boy and a girl hanging out with a group of fellow students in a high school gym were shot and wounded Friday afternoon, and up to three boys may have been involved in the shooting, police said. One boy fled and was captured near his home, and one or two other boys were being sought, they said. The shooting happened at the Delaware Valley Charter High School in north Philadelphia around 3 p.m., authorities said. Surveillance video shows a group of about seven students... Full story