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  • Panthers persevere through Drummond's grind-it-out style

    Bryce Derouin, Daily Mining Gazette, Houghton|Dec 23, 2017

    EWEN - Pass. Pass. Pass. Reset. Pass. Pass. Pass. And then maybe after 45 seconds, the Drummond Lumberjacks would put up a shot. On and on the methodical pace went, as the Ewen-Trout Creek Panthers were forced to partake in Drummond's grind-it-out style, which would be Exhibit A in why high school basketball should have a shot clock. But as disjointed as the flow became, E-TC hit just enough shots when it mattered to persevere 35-25 in a nonconference game Friday in Ewen. E-TC senior Jake Witt...

  • 'Stars in Heavens Looked Down'

    Dec 23, 2017

  • GCC hopes to launch internet gaming team in January

    Dec 23, 2017

    IRONWOOD — Gogebic Community College is introducing a new sports team to campus. The Gogebic Samsons eSports Team, or online video gaming team, will compete against other accredited college teams throughout North America. The Collegiate Star League is an intercollegiate gaming league open to all accredited colleges and universities in North America, according to Jim Halverson, computer and business faculty member, and team advisor. “Collegiate eSports came into existence around 2009 with a few schools playing one game casually and has now exp...

  • Community Calendar

    Dec 23, 2017

    Saturday, Dec. 23 Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, Dec. 24 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community Center. Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Wesley United Methodist Church, Ironwood.... Full story

  • Edward C. Anderson

    Dec 23, 2017

    RAMSAY, Mich. - Edward C. Anderson, 96, a long-time resident of Ramsay, passed away peacefully late Thursday morning, Dec. 21, 2017. He was surrounded by his beloved family. Ed was born on June 9, 1921, in Ironwood, a son of Erick and Mary J. (Anderson) Anderson. He attended A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer and graduated in 1941. Ed proudly served his country in the U.S. Army as a military policeman during World War II in Europe and Africa. He was honorably discharged as a Private First Cla... Full story