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Articles from the August 11, 2018 edition


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  • Testimony ends Friday in Iron County murder trial

    Aug 11, 2018

    By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — Jurors in the Iron County murder trial of Richard Allen and Joseph Lussier will return Monday morning to receive instructions and listen to closing statements before issuing a final verdict. After five days of the trial, Iron County Judge Patrick Madden excused the 14-person jury for the weekend at 2 p.m. Friday after the defense called only one witness. Madden said he wouldn’t hold the jury through a late Friday night session. The state’s case against the two men charged with the execu...

  • Paavo 50th torchlighting

    Aug 11, 2018

  • Ontonagon Valley Sportsmen Club holds youth clinic

    Aug 11, 2018

    By JEAN NORDINE [email protected] PAULDING - An estimated 250-300 youngsters 8 and older have taken advantage of a youth shooting program at the Sucker Creek Range in Paulding over the past 21 years. Although this year's class has concluded, it's never too late to think ahead for next year. In 1997, a group of NRA member volunteers had the idea to teach area youth firearms safety and build a shooting range. The range is located at 18860 Sleepy Hollow Road, 6 miles west of US 45, in...

  • Wisconsin primary election set for Tuesday

    Aug 11, 2018

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] With Michigan’s primary completed, attention now shifts across the Montreal River to Iron County, where voters will get their chance to vote in Tuesday’s Wisconsin primary. While several parties are holding their primaries on the same day, Wisconsin voters can only participate in a single party’s primary election. This means voters must choose between the Republican or Democratic contests, or vote in a third-party primary. On the Republican ballot, Gov. Scott Walker is facing a primary chall...

  • Community calendar

    Aug 11, 2018

    Saturday, Aug. 11 Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harding Club Summer Picnic, 1 p.m., clubhouse, Harding Road west of Johnson Road, Bessemer Township. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Christmas Toy Gift Collection, 5-7 p.m., Depot Park pavilion, Ironwood. Toys will be distributed at regional hospitals in December. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, Aug. 12 National Finnish American Festival Membership...