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Articles from the May 7, 2019 edition


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  • Arbor Vitae man pleads guilty to 12 felonies in Mercer murder case

    May 7, 2019

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] PHILLIPS, Wis. - An Arbor Vitae, Wis., man pleaded guilty to 12 felonies in Price County Circuit Court Monday in two cases related to the murder of a Lac du Flambeau man near Mercer in 2017. Evan T. Oungst, 29, pleaded guilty to second degree reckless homicide by omission in one case against him, as well as seven counts of harboring or aiding a felon and four counts of delivery of a prescription drug in a related case. Oungst was one of five men...

  • Kiwanis holds 12-hour pancake fundraiser

    May 7, 2019

    By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] IRONWOOD - A steady stream of people filed into Golden Dragon Chinese Restaurant's banquet room on Monday for the annual Kiwanis Pancake Day fundraiser. Kiwanis member, and chairman for this year's Pancake Day, Bernie Hibblen said historical data from previous years was used to predict the group would be needing enough supplies to make 500 to 600 breakfasts. "This is our biggest fundraiser," he said. Hibblen said money raised by the club helps many...

  • Bessemer council members explain hotel feasibility study

    May 7, 2019

    By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] BESSEMER — At their regular meeting Monday evening, members of the Bessemer City Council sought to clarify public confusion over their plans to pursue a feasibility study for a possible hotel. The council voted in favor of the study at an April 22 special meeting, in which they learned that $25,000 for the purpose will be available from the Michigan Economic Development Commission. “It’s not taking any funds from the city,” said council member Terry Kryshak, who assured that no matching funds, nor any...

  • Community calendar

    May 7, 2019

    Tuesday, May 7 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson courts or Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. Wakefield Seniors, noon, Wakefield Senior Center. Cribbage, 1 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Public Library. 715-476-2366. Little Finland chorus practice, 2 p.m., Little Finland, Kimball, Wis., 906-932-1608. Iron County Museum, 6:30 p.m., Program on... Full story

  • Helen Ann (Vitich) Soffietti

    May 7, 2019

    BESSEMER, Mich. — Helen Ann (Vitich) Soffietti, 92, a lifelong resident of Bessemer, passed away peacefully Monday, May 6, 2019, surrounded by her loving family. Helen was born on May 22, 1926, in Bessemer, a daughter of John and Anna (Berkley) Vitich. She attended A.D. Johnston High School and graduated in 1944. After high school, she worked as a legal secretary for a local attorney and then worked as a secretary at the Washington School in Bessemer for eight years. On Aug. 6, 1955, Helen was u... Full story