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Articles from the August 27, 2021 edition


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  • State Senate holding fate of farmers and sandhill cranes

    Aug 27, 2021

    By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] Sandhill cranes are an awesome sight and - in recent times - an increasingly likely one in U.P. counties. That's good news for bird enthusiasts but bad news for farmers. The Michigan branch of the National Audubon Society reports that sandhill cranes are the state's oldest and largest bird, standing at up to five feet tall and with wing spans that may stretch about six feet wide. Their bodies are in neutral shades of tan and gray, but their heads feature...

  • 12th annual Danny B held this weekend

    Aug 27, 2021

    By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] GILE, Wis. — Thirteen years after Danny Baross, of Erwin Township, died by suicide, his family and friends continue to keep his name alive, by holding the annual Danny B. Jack and Jill softball tournament at Gile Field. The event, which benefits the Range Suicide Prevention Council, will take place this weekend starting at 9 a.m. on Saturday and continuing through the late afternoon. Eight teams of men and women are registered to compete in the tournament this year. Six teams will advance to Sunday’s a...

  • Michael Wayne Wesa

    Aug 27, 2021

    IRONWOOD, Mich. — Michael Wayne Wesa, 63, of Ironwood, died Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021, at home in Ironwood. Michael was born April 20, 1958, in Milwaukee to George R. Wesa and Verna L. Gormley. He graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood in 1976, and served in the U.S. Army from August 1977 to September 1980. He owned his own business - Mike Wesa Construction - for many years until the time of his death. Mike loved sports. He wrestled in high school, was a baseball coach and was a s...

  • Frederic D. 'Fred' Kellerman

    Aug 27, 2021

    HURLEY, Wis. — Frederic D. “Fred” Kellerman, 79, of Hurley, passed away on Aug. 24, 2021, at his home in Hurley. He was born in Milwaukee on March 28, 1942, son of Elmer and Alma (Gerlach) Kellerman. He attended Hurley schools and graduated from J.E. Murphy High School in 1961. He was very fond of running track, playing football as well as playing in the high school band. After graduation, from 1962 to 1965 he worked as a telephone lineman in San Jose, California. He also worked at the Manitowish Waters Telephone Company in Manitowish Water...

  • Community Calendar

    Aug 27, 2021

    Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Friday, Aug. 27 Mercer Cribbage, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer Senior Center. Double Trouble, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Serenity Center, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous/ Al-Anon, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Mercer Food Pantry, noon-1 p.m., Railroad Street, Mercer, Wis. Emergencies: 715-476-7655. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EST, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org....