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Articles from the June 8, 2016 edition


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  • John D. Nordberg

    Jun 8, 2016

    WAUSAU, Wis. — Under very regretful circumstances, the Family of John D. Nordberg inadvertently left out four very important family members in his life. And that is his four sisters. Norma (Eric) Oman, Little Girl’s Point, Mich., Marion Nordberg Taylor (Carl), Colorado Springs, Colo., Mck Nordberg who survives dad’s brother, Edward, Almyra, Ark., and Patsy Dow who survives dad’s brother, William, Payson, Ariz. These four very dear ladies also brought many nieces and nephews into dad’s life. In dad’s very last hour, he talked of his special sis...

  • Community Calendar

    Jun 8, 2016

    Wednesday, June 8 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Mentoring of Moms, 9-10:30 a.m., Range Community Bible Church, Hurley. 715-561-4355. Mercer Area Play Group, 9:30-11 a.m., all welcome, Mercer, Wis., Public Library. 715-476-2366. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Ironwood/Hurley Rotary Club, 12:15 p.m., Elk and Hound Restaurant, Ironwood. Iron County Veterans Service Officer, 1-3 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Town Hal...

  • Iron County officials file election papers

    Richard Jenkins|Jun 8, 2016

    HURLEY — With the passage of the June 1 filing deadline for candidates running in August’s partisan primary, it appears several county incumbents will be running for re-election unopposed — although a number of candidates have filed to run for Iron County’s district attorney office. According to the Iron County Clerk’s office, Clerk Michael Saari and Register of Deeds Daniel Soine were both the only two file papers in their respective races. With Treasurer Mark Beaupre filing papers saying he didn’t intend to seek re-election, Deputy Trea...

  • Students enjoy year-end fun

    Tom Stankard|Jun 8, 2016

    BESSEMER - Washington Elementary School students learned about the bells and whistles inside emergency and law enforcement vehicles Tuesday afternoon and even got to throw a pie in the face of school staff and law enforcement as part of a fundraising effort. Students climbed inside a Bessemer Fire Department fire truck, Michigan State Police Wakefield Post cruisers, a Beacon ambulance, a Gogebic County Sheriff's Department boat and up on a GCSD off-road vehicle. MSP Trooper Jerry Mazurek said...

  • Point of Law

    Jun 8, 2016