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IRONWOOD - Sixteen high schools, including 26 teams, competed in the annual Spring High School Quiz Bowl Invitational Tournament at Gogebic Community College Thursday. Schools were Bessemer, Chassell, Ironwood, Wakefield-Marenisco, Baraga, Hurley, Bayfield, Phillips, West Iron County, Hancock, Phelps and Houghton. Many schools brought more than one team to the tournament, including teams for both varsity and junior varsity. Ironwood High School's first team edged Houghton High School in the... Full story
By J.M. HIRSCH AP Food Editor When it comes to shepherd's pie, there are those who toe a rather strict line, and there are those who go with the comfort food flow. The former group will maintain that shepherd's pie must be made with only certain meats and certain toppings, and must be prepared in a certain way. I fall into the latter group, a freewheeling bunch willing to reinvent shepherd's pie based on whim and convenience. In my case, so long as there is a meat - any meat will do - on the... Full story
HURLEY - The Iron County Board of Supervisors moved to evict the LCO Harvest Camp and Educational Program from county land during a special meeting Thursday. For more than an hour, members of the county board met with legal counsel to discuss enforcing the county's camping ordinance. In December, the Iron County Forestry, Recreation and Parks Committee approved a recommendation to the county board to have the camp evicted for being in violation of the ordinance. People cannot camp on county... Full story
MILTON, Wis. (AP) - A special wheelchair with attached skis has made it possible for a disabled dog to play in the Wisconsin snow. Shiela Lund, of Milton, told The Janesville Gazette that her 10-year-old border collie came home in January, dragging her hind quarters. The dog, Kadee Mae, had broken a bone in her back and was partially paralyzed. But the dog was otherwise healthy and energetic. "I needed to see what I could do to make her life enjoyable and mobile again," Lund said. She ordered a... Full story