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Articles from the May 16, 2013 edition


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  • Devils dominate Drummond in DH sweep

    May 16, 2013

    IRONWOOD — The pressure was on Ironwood Wednesday afternoon as the Red Devils needed a sweep to remain in a first place tie with Hurley in the Indianhead Conference. The Red Devils responded with 26 runs in a dominating sweep as Ironwood took game one 11-1 and game two 15-6. Ironwood and Hurley both have two losses in the conference and both teams have played the top squads in the conference already, leaving a tie for the title a probability. Drummond now has four losses in the conference a...

  • Peters sentenced to life in prison without parole

    Cortney Ofstad|May 16, 2013

    BESSEMER — Kenneth Wayne Peters, 50, of Bessemer, was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing his wife, 79-year-old Ethel Grzena-Peters, in August. Peters was found guilty of first-degree murder and second-degree vulnerable adult abuse on May 1 by a jury following a lengthy trial. First-degree murder carries maximum punishment of life without parole in prison, while vulnerable adult abuse carries a maximum sentence of 15 years. Gogebic County C...

  • Largest northern Wisconsin wildfire in 33 years brought under control

    May 16, 2013

    GORDON, Wis. — Wildfire crews from the Department of Natural Resources worked through Tuesday night, joined by more than 100 municipal firefighters, in surrounding a wildfire that scorched 8,700 acres in Douglas and Bayfield counties. The Germann Road Fire was battled for a second day on Wednesday as firefighters fought the largest forest fire to hit northern Wisconsin in 33 years. “With wind out of the northwest, our concern has been the southern and eastern flanks of the fire,” said WDNR...

  • Wednesday blood drive collects 82 pints

    Katie Perttunen|May 16, 2013

    IRONWOOD — “The only time I missed donating was when I had my knee surgery. Each pint of blood saves three lives,” said blood donor Jean Yurchak at Wednesday’s blood drive at the Ironwood Memorial Building. Eighty-two pints of blood were collected, said volunteer Dick Armstrong, which is slightly down from an average of 90 pints of blood. Each blood drive relies on the assistance of between 15 and 20 volunteers, mostly Kiwanis, said Armstrong. The Red Cross Nurses come from as far away as Gree...

  • Junk jam

    May 16, 2013

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