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Articles from the July 14, 2020 edition


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  • Search continues for missing visitor

    Jul 14, 2020

    IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — The search continued on Monday for a missing Wisconsin visitor who reportedly fell into the Black River and was swept over Rainbow Falls on Saturday, according to a press release from Gogebic County Sheriff's Office. Stephanie Narvaez, 22, of Watertown, Wisconsin, and her companion, Karl Nelson, 22, of Milwaukee, were hiking in the area of Rainbow Falls on Saturday evening, according to the press release. Narvaez was attempting to cross the Black River just above the waterfall when she lost her footing, slipped into the r... Full story

  • Class of 2020 first to graduate on Massie Field

    Jul 14, 2020

    By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] BESSEMER - The A.D. Johnston High School class of 2020 may have lost out on many traditional senior rites of passage, but on Friday not only did they have a graduation ceremony, with all the pomp and circumstance allowed by COVID times, but became the first graduating class to have its ceremony outside on Massie Field. "We are the first class to graduate on Massie Field, this right now is history," said one of the class valedictorians, Eliza Stone, in...

  • Wakefield-Marenisco grads receive diplomas outdoors

    Jul 14, 2020

    By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - High school graduates of Wakefield-Marenisco K-12 School had to wait until Friday evening for their graduation ceremony, but they were rewarded for their patience with perfect weather in an outdoor setting overlooking Sunday Lake. The ceremony - which normally would have taken place in the school gym in late May - was delayed due to COVID-19. Because of related concerns about enclosed spaces, this year's event was held on the north side of the...

  • Community Calendar

    Jul 14, 2020

    Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, July 14 Community Pickleball, 9-noon, Patterson Tennis Court, weather permitting. Friends of the Mercer Public Library, 10 a.m., library, Mercer, Wis. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Bessemer American Legion Post 27, 5 p.m., American Legion, Bessemer. Bessemer American Legion Auxiliary Unit 27, 5 p.m., American Legion, Bessemer. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the... Full story