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Articles from the November 14, 2018 edition


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  • Rydeski reflects on veterans around globe

    Nov 14, 2018

    By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - Students, teachers, veterans and other local citizens gathered Tuesday for what Mike Rydeski called "a thankful remembrance" in the Wakefield-Marenisco K-12 School gym. Rydeski, a past commander of Wakefield's VFW Post 9084, was the guest speaker of the formal Veterans Day program. "In the military, the contrast between wartime and peacetime is frequently murky," he said, adding that current service members not only are in Iraq and...

  • Rick murder appeal denied

    Nov 14, 2018

    By The Associated Press and Daily Globe staff MADISON, Wis. - A state appeals court isn't letting Donald Rick withdraw his guilty plea in the gruesome Bear Trap homicide in Saxon. Rick, 46, formerly of Hurley, told investigators he decided to rob the Bear Trap Inn in Saxon on March 12, 2016, after he lost all his money at a casino in Lac du Flambeau the night before. After the bar closed, he tackled bartender Lisa Waldros, of Kimball, stabbed her and then burned down the bar with her body...

  • Gogebic County Board approves $25,000 for prison suit legal costs

    Nov 14, 2018

    By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] BESSEMER — Having pledged to support the effort to keep the Ojibway prison in Marenisco from closing, the Gogebic County Board of Commissioners Tuesday agreed to spend $25,000 to help cover costs of a lawsuit. Marenisco Township Supervisor Richard Bouvette said a judge still has not ruled on the lawsuit that is attempting to block the prison from closing. A letter has been sent requesting the judge make a decision, Bouvette said. Up until now, “They didn’t want to poke the bear,” he said. If the pri...

  • Community calendar

    Nov 14, 2018

    Wednesday, Nov. 14 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, seniors, Bruce Crossing-Stannard Township Ballpark, 1:00 p.m.to 1:30 p.m. EST, Marenisco, Watersmeet-Food Pantry, U.S. 45, 1:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. CST Mentoring of Moms, 9-10:30 a.m., Range Community Bible Church, Hurley. 715-561-4355. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. “Business Bites: Building an Online Marketplace,” noon, Mercer Com...

  • Andrew A. Douglass

    Nov 14, 2018

    Andrew A. Douglass ODANAH, Wis. — Andrew “Drew” Alexander Douglass, 33, (Zhingwaakamig) was born March 4, 1985, in Ashland. He left this earthly plain on Nov. 8, 2018. Drew was exceptional in so many ways. Drew was highly intelligent and curious. He was an honor student, math whiz and computer savant. He enjoyed computers and gaming. He loved puzzles and was a Rubik’s Cube master. A gifted athlete, Drew garnered awards and records in football, track and soccer. Soccer was long his favorite, though. A phenomenal and fearsome striker, Drew st...