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  • Bessemer Blast concludes with parade, fireworks

    IAN MINIELLY|Jul 5, 2017

    BESSEMER - A low flying plane made three passes at tree-top level, right down Sophie Street, initiating the start of Bessemer's Fourth of July parade Tuesday evening. It was all a prelude to the Bessemer Blast parade and the Thunder on the Mountain fireworks show later at Massie Field. A large crowd had gathered on a sunny evening, as the Memory Lane Car Cruise broke the ice, showcasing their late model automobiles along the parade route. Detective Sergeant Jeremy Hauswirth, from Michigan State...

  • Wakefield celebrates Fourth of July with parade

    Richard Jenkins|Jul 5, 2017

    WAKEFIELD - It was clear skies and warm weather Tuesday in downtown Wakefield as crowds gathered for the city's Fourth of July parade. The afternoon began with a short parade of classic cars, followed by the annual children's parade. Once the group of kids and parents walked, biked, scootered and pushed strollers down the parade route, the official parade kicked off. Led by a trio of police vehicles; the parade featured floats, the area's three marching bands, various Wakefield graduating...

  • Officials investigate drowning at Sylvania Wilderness Area

    Jul 5, 2017

    WATERSMEET — An investigation into an apparent drowning Sunday evening on East Bear Lake in the Sylvania Wilderness Area of Watersmeet Township continues. The search resumed Monday morning and the body of 24-year-old Sang-Mook Yoon, of Grand Rapids, was recovered from the water shortly before 10 a.m. on Monday. Law enforcement was made known of the incident around 7:30 p.m. Sunday. A group of campers was swimming near a canoe landing on the lake. All of the people got out of the water, except for Yoon. Gogebic County Sheriff’s Department...

  • Community Calendar

    Jul 5, 2017

    Wednesday, July 5 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Ironwood-Hurley Rotary Club, 12:15 p.m., Elk and Hound Restaurant, Ironwood. Iron County Veterans Service Officer, 1-3 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Town Hall. 715-561-2190. Alzheimer’s Disease Caregivers Support Group, 6-7 p.m., Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Mercer, Wis. Superior Riders, 6:30 p.m., Bank Club, Hurley. Bessemer Booster...

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