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Articles from the July 11, 2020 edition


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  • Appeals court upholds Mercer murder sentence

    Jul 11, 2020

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Court of Appeals has upheld the sentences of one of the men convicted of killing a Lac du Flambeau man in Iron County two-and-a-half years ago. Following a six-day trial in August 2018, a jury found Joseph Lussier guilty of being one of the two shooters in the December 2017 murder of Wayne Valliere Jr., in a remote part of Iron County north of Mercer, convicting him of being a party to the crimes of first-degree intentional homicide by use of a dangerous weapon and hid...

  • Wakefield postmaster honored

    Jul 11, 2020

    By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] WAKEFIELD - Wakefield postmaster Drew Tikkanen has been named the "2019 Engagement Leader of the Year," for the Greater Michigan District of the U.S. Postal Service. "I was very shocked when this happened," Tikkanen said. "I was not expecting it. Especially one out of our whole district. I didn't know they had this kind of thing until they presented me with it." Tikkanen said she was presented the award Thursday via a surprise Zoom presentation from...

  • Retirement fund still a priority for county

    Jul 11, 2020

    By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] BESSEMER — A legislative attempt to reimburse Gogebic County’s ballooning liability with a retirement fund is still a priority, according to reports at the Gogebic County Commission meeting Wednesday. “We’re doing lots of work in Lansing,” said Justin Kasieta, legislative staff of Rep. Greg Markkanen, R-Hancock, was present to update the commission on the activity at the state legislature. He said Markkanen will again introduce legislation to reimburse de-funded grant dollars to Gogebic County to...

  • Community Calendar

    Jul 11, 2020

    Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, July 11 Community Pickleball, 9-noon, Patterson Tennis Court, weather permitting. Union Station Food Pantry and Northern Food Bank, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 252 E. Ayer St., Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, July 12...

  • Janice F. Meredith-Gust

    Jul 11, 2020

    WAUSAU, Wis. - Janice F. Meredith-Gust passed away peacefully on Feb. 8, 2020, after a short illness while residing in Wausau. She was born on Dec. 31, 1933, to Donald and Frances Meredith of Mellen. They later moved to Saxon and after high school graduation, pursued a teaching career. She taught for years in the area and eventually retired from St. Sebastian Catholic School in Bessemer. She was married to Frank Gust and raised a family in Ironwood. She is survived by her siblings, Robert (Shirl...