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Articles from the January 29, 2015 edition


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  • Marquette Diocese Bishop celebrates Catholic Schools Week

    Cortney Ofstad|Jan 29, 2015

    IRONWOOD - Bishop John Doerfler, of the Marquette Diocese, on Wednesday made a stop at All Saints Catholic Academy to celebrate National Catholic Schools Week with students, staff and community members. During his visit, Doerfler held Mass in Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church with children and other members of the congregation before visiting classrooms in the afternoon. During Mass, which celebrated Saint Thomas Aquinas, the patron saint of Catholic Schools, Doerfler asked the children what a... Full story

  • Michigan committee hears testimony on wolf legislation

    Ralph Ansami|Jan 29, 2015

    IRONWOOD - Many Upper Peninsula residents aren't hunting anymore because they fear their dogs will be killed by wolves, state Sen. Tom Casperson, R-Escanaba, said Wednesday. Casperson presided at a Michigan Senate Natural Resources Committee hearing and Gogebic County area residents offered their input via a vidoeconference set-up at Gogebic Community College in Ironwood. At the end of the session, the Senate committee advanced the legislation on a 4-1 vote. About 30 people were in attendance... Full story

  • Indiana Military Museum acquires retired F-16 fighter jet

    Jan 29, 2015

    VINCENNES, Ind. (AP) - Judge Jim Osborne is at it again, adding another exhibit to his collection of military history. The founder of the Indiana Military Museum and several volunteers on Sunday welcomed the facility's latest exhibit, an F-16 fighter jet. This airplane, Osborne said, is one of the first F-16s to ever be produced and was retired from flight several years ago. It has taken IMM volunteers more than two years to secure its journey to Indiana's oldest city. "It adds a great new... Full story

  • Mary Jo Livingston

    Jan 29, 2015

    MARSHFIELD, Wis. — Mary Jo Livingston of Bruce Crossing, Mich., (resident of Three Rivers, Mich., until 2006) passed away on Jan. 24, 2015, at St. Joseph Medical Hospital in Marshfield after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Kalamazoo County, Mich., on March 23, 1940, to the late Elmer and Hilma Houts. Mary Jo married her beloved husband of 55 years, Darwin, on Aug. 29, 1959. In 1977, she received her master’s degree from Western Michigan University. Mary Jo then taught middle school in Three Rivers until her retirement in 199... Full story