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Articles from the July 5, 2019 edition


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  • Bessemer celebrates amid storms

    Jul 5, 2019

    By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] BESSEMER - An extended thunderstorm late Thursday afternoon did nothing to dampen the spirits of persons viewing or participating in that evening's 4th of July parade on the main street of Bessemer. Some sprinkles fell off and on during the event, but few people noticed and nobody cared. At least a couple viewers wore garbage bags rather stylishly in a spontaneous effort to stay dry. Most folks, however, were decked out in patriotic versions of hats sungla...

  • Mercer hosts parade of astronauts

    Jul 5, 2019

    By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] MERCER, Wis. - The rain held off long enough for Mercer to hold its Fourth of July parade downtown Thursday and an afternoon of food and games at Carow Park, but the evening's fireworks were postponed until Saturday at dusk due to a line of thunderstorms that moved through later in the day. In the morning, people lined both sides of main street to watch the parade on the theme, "America to the Moon and Back: 50 Years" to acknowledge the first...

  • Lightning on the Lake

    Jul 5, 2019

  • Community Calendar

    Jul 5, 2019

    Friday, July 5 Mercer Cribbage, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer Senior Center. Double Trouble, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Serenity Center, Ironwood. Mercer Food Pantry, noon-1 p.m., Railroad Street, Mercer, Wis. Emergencies: 715-476-7655. Alcoholics Anonymous/ Al-Anon, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EST, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Saturday, July 6 Union...