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The clean-up from the gales on Lake Superior continued Thursday morning at Saxon Harbor and Little Girl's Point. The Tuesday and Wednesday storm resulted in north winds of up to around 50 mph washing debris all along the shoreline. Waves of 20 feet or higher were whipped up by the storm. At Saxon Harbor, there was a double whammy in the marina area as not only did large logs and debris get blown in from the lake, but Oronto Creek flooded over the access road that leads to the creek mouth. About... Full story
IRONWOOD - Saturday, Sept. 20, has officially been proclaimed Mining Memorial Heritage Day in Ironwood. City commissioners on Monday adopted a resolution designating the special day. The commission learned the observance will begin with a noon gathering at the downtown Miners Wall Mural and conclude with a candlelight vigil around 6 p.m. Events at the Historic Ironwood Theatre are also being planned in connection with the observance. It has been proclaimed as a day of recognition for all local m... Full story
WASHINGTON (AP) - Picture the fearsome creatures of "Jurassic Park" crossed with the shark from "Jaws." Then super-size to the biggest predator ever to roam Earth. Now add a crocodile snout as big as a person and feet like a duck's. The result gives you some idea of a bizarre dinosaur scientists unveiled Thursday. This patchwork of critters, a 50-foot predator, is the only known dinosaur to live much of its life in the water. The beast, called Spinosaurus aegyptiacus, was already known to... Full story
SURPRISE, Ariz. - Carole Lee Leonard, 81, of Surprise and formerly of Wakefield, Mich., passed away Saturday, Aug. 23, 2014. Carole "Dolly" Randall was born Oct. 4, 1932, the youngest of five children, to the late James and Mabel Randall, operators of Randall Bakery. She attended Wakefield schools. She married and moved to Los Angeles, where her four children were born. She later moved to Seattle, where she met and married her beloved husband of over 40 years, Jim Leonard. Carole and Jim were... Full story
BESSEMER - Although Bessemer continued to show improvement, the young and inexperienced Speedgirls were no match for the seasoned and talented Ironwood team. The Red Devils showed they will be the right in the mix for the Indianhead Conference East Division title with a 25-9, 25-19 and 25-9 win in the House of Noise on Thursday. Ironwood hitter Emily DiGiorgio is enthused about her team and her teammates. "So far, we're doing really well and we'll only get better," DiGiorgio said. "Tonight, we p... Full story
HURLEY - Hurley found out this week that it was hosting a cross country meet. On Thursday, the girls won the team title by a single point over Washburn, 40-41. The trails in Oulu, Wis., were too wet for a race and it turned out to be a nice, sunny day in Hurley. Washburn and third-place South Shore both had two runners in the top four. Hurley only had two runners in the top 10, Gabby Pecotte, sixth, and Kirkie Pecotte, seventh. But the next four Hurley runners came in with only one Washburn... Full story