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Articles from the July 27, 2022 edition


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  • Bessemer council gets pitch for marijuana business

    Jul 27, 2022

    By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] BESSEMER — In 2018, Michigan citizens voted to legalize recreational marijuana in Michigan. Ever since then, the Bessemer City Council has said no to any given offer from businesses hoping to set up related enterprise in that city. At their Monday evening meeting, the council received yet another offer from Frost Bite Management Inc., based in Baraga, Michigan. Frost Bite uses the brand name of Farm Science, based in Warren, Michigan, and the parent company of the brand name is Vendco Michigan, Inc., b...

  • Kites fill sky at Airport Days

    Jul 27, 2022

    By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] LAND O'LAKES, Wis. - Kites were flying high on Saturday as members of the Wisconsin Kiters Club provided demonstrations and workshops in conjunction with the past weekend's Airport Days at King's Land O'Lakes Airport in Wisconsin. "I love this kite," said Catherine Piotrowski of Milwaukee as she prepared to launch her device that was designed to look like a gigantic Chinese fan. In fact, Piotrowski said she bought the kite from a man who was in the midst...

  • Virginia 'Virgie' Karvonen

    Jul 27, 2022

    SCHOFIELD, Wis. - Virginia "Virgie" Carol (Mazzon) Karvonen, 90, originally of Ironwood, Michigan, died peacefully Friday, July 22, 2022, at Copperleaf Assisted Living in Schofield. Virgie was born on June 29, 1932, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Gioachino and Amelia (Forte) Mazzon. She graduated from St. Ambrose High School in 1950. On May 2, 1953, she married Donald Henry Karvonen at St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Ironwood. He preceded her in death on Oct. 6, 2017, after 64 years of...

  • Community Calendar

    Jul 27, 2022

    Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, July 27 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. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2...