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By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — Two men who were convicted Monday afternoon of the execution-style killing of Lac du Flambeau tribal member Wayne Valliere Jr. were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. A 12-person Iron County jury deliberated for about an hour and a half before finding Joseph Lussier, 27, and Richard Allen, 28, guilty of murder with the use of a gun and hiding a corpse in the Dec. 22 shooting death in a remote area on Swamp Creek Road near Mercer. Iron County Judge Patrick Madden t...
By JEAN NORDINE [email protected] WAKEFIELD - Shortly after 8:00 a.m. Monday a truck traveling through the intersection of U.S. 2 and M-28 in Wakefield destroyed one of the traffic signals. The lowboy's boom was too high and as the driver proceeded through the crossroad his boom smashed the light to pieces. Wakefield city worker Dave Semenak, who happened to be in the vicinity, quickly sprang into action picking up pieces of debris. He also immediately got a hold of the Michigan...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — Ironwood Township voters will be asked to renew a millage used to fund road repairs in the next election, after the township board of trustees approved putting the measure on the November ballot Monday. The measure — which was originally passed four years ago — seeks to continuing using one mill township voters pay, “solely for the purpose of maintaining township roads,” according to the resolution the board passed. “No one’s taxes would go up, they would just stay the same...
Tuesday, Aug. 14 GOISD Special Education actiivity, Kayaking Sunday Lake, 8 a.m., meet at L.L. Wright High School. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, 9-10 a.m., Pioneer Park Apartments, Ironwood. 906-932-4200. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Friends of the Mercer Public Library, 10 a.m., library, Mercer, Wis. Pickleball, 9-11 a.m. Hemlock Av. tennis courts, if raining, Ironwood Memorial Building. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran... Full story
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Terry Doss passed away Monday, July 30, 2018 in Minneapolis, where she resided for about 40 years. Through her life, she volunteered many hours teaching children to knit and crochet. Quilting was her specialty, and she held classes for seniors. She married Fred Doss Dec. 27, 1989. Terry had many jobs, one was at Summit Academy O.I.C. She retired from the Urban League. Her father Don (Dotso) Packmayer preceded her in death in 1995. She is survived by her mother Kezia... Full story