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Articles from the September 1, 2017 edition


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  • Mercer man pleads guilty in jail escape case

    Sep 1, 2017

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER - The Mercer, Wis., man who escaped from the Gogebic County Jail in June pleaded guilty Thursday to several charges in connection to a multi-day search. Daniel Gerald Ferguson, 26, pleaded guilty in Gogebic County Circuit Court to one count of escape from jail while awaiting trial for a felony, one count of breaking and entering and one count of operating a vehicle while intoxicated. He also pleaded to a habitual offender-third offense...

  • Early Arrival

    Sep 1, 2017

  • Fighting Yoopers to host 3-on-3 invitational

    Sep 1, 2017

    By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Ironwood Fighting Yoopers will host a three-on-three invitational hockey tournament for four age brackets: U-8, U-10, U-12 and U-14 on Sept. 16-17. The registration deadline is noon on Sept. 8. The online schedule for match-ups will be available Sept. 9. The cost to play is $120 per team or $40 per goalie. Each team must have at least three skaters, with a maximum of four. Each team is also expected to have light and dark jerseys. Scott Kellett, owner and president of the Yoopers,...

  • Hurley celebrates end of summertime

    Sep 1, 2017

    HURLEY — Hurley’s salute to the end of the summer and the coming of a new school year kicks off on Saturday morning. Festival Italiano will feature plenty of music and new events for all ages under the auspices of the Hurley Chamber of Commerce. A two-mile Dago Dash begins at 8 a.m., raising funds for the Hurley cross country team. A Human Foosball tournament begins at 10 a.m. and three-on-three basketball play begins at 10 a.m. There will be a craft show from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., when vendors will be lined up along Silver Street, including...

  • Community Calendar

    Sep 1, 2017

    Friday, Sept. 1 Mercer Cribbage, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer Senior Center. Double Trouble, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Serenity Center, Ironwood. Mercer Food Pantry, noon-1 p.m., Railroad Street, Mercer, Wis. Emergencies: 715-476-7655. Alcoholics Anonymous/Al-Anon, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Saturday, Sept. 2 Community... Full story

  • Ralph Albert Tremmel

    Sep 1, 2017

    BLACK EARTH, Wis. - Ralph Albert Tremmel, 88, of 5477N E. Echo Lake Road, Mercer, died Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, at Heartland Country Village Nursing Home in Black Earth. Ralph was born July 4, 1929, in St. Nazianz, Wis., son of the late Paul and Teresa (Tilger) Tremmel and grew up in the Pittsville area. He served in the U.S. Army in Landstuhl, Germany, from 1951 to 1953 and participated in the Never Forgotten Honor Flight XXI in September of 2015. Ralph was married to Joan G. Schill on June 30,... Full story

  • Jean M. Behrendt

    Sep 1, 2017

    JANESVILLE, Wis. - Jean M. Behrendt, 82, a longtime resident of Janesville, passed away Monday evening, Aug. 28, 2017, at her home. She was born Oct. 21, 1934, in Ironwood, Mich. On March 9, 1957, she married Clifford M. Behrendt in Ironwood. He preceded her in death on March 31, 1996. Jean worked for many years as a telephone operator for Wisconsin Bell Telephone Co. until her retirement. She was a very active member of the Telephone Pioneers of Wisconsin. Jean was a very active and devoted... Full story

  • Darryl Anthony Kasper

    Sep 1, 2017

    SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - Darryl Anthony Kasper, 72, passed away of natural causes on Aug. 22, 2017, in Salt Lake City. Darryl resided in Rock Springs, Wyo., and was the son of Alex Kasper (deceased) and Helen Kasper (Misuraco) of Hurley, Wis. Darryl Anthony Kasper is survived by his mother, Helen Kasper, Hurley; siblings, Bonnie Kasper, Florida, Gary Kasper and wife, Ruth (Lemmons), Hurley, and Christine Kasper, Hurley; along with nephew, Rich Kasper, Michigan, and niece, Tara Kasper, Michigan.... Full story

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