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IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - Throughout the week, playground equipment will be erected at the Airport Recreational Park in Ironwood Township. On Tuesday, volunteers and Ironwood Township employees worked with contractors from Miller and Associates, the company which sold the equipment to the township. The equipment installation is one of the final pieces needed to complete the park project, which began around two years ago. Other park features include a new pavilion with restrooms and a walking track.... Full story
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) - Prosecutors say two 12-year-old southeastern Wisconsin girls stabbed their 12-year-old friend nearly to death in the woods to please a mythological creature they learned about online. Both girls were charged as adults with first-degree attempted homicide Monday in Waukesha County Circuit Court; they each face up to 60 years in prison if convicted. A court commissioner set bail at $500,000 cash per child. According to a criminal complaint, the girls had been planning to kill... Full story
To the Editor: There are moments when civility should be used by all of us, especially when the reputation of neighbors and acquaintances known for many years are concerned. What occurred in Bessemer on Thursday, May 22, to Bill McDonald, a member of the Bessemer Area School Board of Education, while he was preparing the weekly American Legion Post 27 spaghetti dinner is a perfect example of what I speak. That an officer of the court, the county prosecutor, Michigan State Police and other elected officials timed this arrest to publicly... Full story