Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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SHAKHTARSK, Ukraine (AP) - Panicky residents in an eastern Ukrainian town fled their homes Monday carrying a few possessions in plastic bags and small suitcases as shells exploded in the distance, fighting that also prevented an international police team from reaching the area where the Malaysia Airlines plane was downed. "Mom, hang in there," exclaimed a weeping woman who was fleeing Shakhtarsk with her mother. Associated Press reporters saw a high-rise apartment block in the town being hit by...
WAKEFIELD - The Wakefield city council held a hearing for the condemnation of two structures at its meeting Monday evening. It decided to proceed with condemnation of the buildings at 111 Bedell Ave. and 502 Sunday Lake St. The building owners have until Sept. 26 to remove the structures. The city was notified of a resolution to set aside $6 million in Community Development Block Grant Funds for eligible projects impacted by extreme cold last winter. City manager Margot Rusinek is currently...
By J.M. HIRSCH AP Food Editor Watermelon is one of those foods you really don't need to overthink. Slice it. Eat it. Spit out the occasional seed. Done. Trouble is, the sweet, refreshing taste of watermelon is so appealing in summer, I tend to overbuy. And before long I find myself with two or even three massive melons rolling around (and sometimes off...) my counter. Or with a refrigerator full of chunked (or when I'm feeling more ambitious, balled) watermelon flesh waiting to be eaten. And no...
GREEN Bay, Wis. - Beverly J. Teale, 81, of Mercer, passed away Saturday, July 26, 2014, at Parkview Nursing Home in Green Bay, with her family by her side. She was born Dec. 28, 1932, in Milwaukee, to the late William and Helen (Lane) Busse. At age 4, Beverly moved to Springstead. She attended a one-room school, Springstead School, for first and second grade. (Little did she know that a fifth grader named Bruce would many years later become her husband.) Beverly moved back to Milwaukee in 1939,...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. — Shirley Lee Roland, 78, of Wakefield, passed away Sunday, July 27, 2014. She was born on March 22, 1936, in Wakefield, a daughter of Ivan and Katherine (Morrison) Maki. Shirley is survived by three sons, Rodney, Gary and Randy; a daughter, Debbie (Bill) Hays; nine grandchildren; many great-grandchildren; a brother, Dewey (Rosemary) Maki; a sister, Darlene Maki; two nephews; and a niece. She was preceded in death by her parents and two sons, Phillip and Brent. A family graveside service will be held Thursday, July 31, at 9 a...