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Articles from the December 8, 2018 edition


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  • Duffy talks government shutdown, border wall

    Dec 8, 2018

    By LARRY HOLCOMBE [email protected] MERCER, Wis. – U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy, R-Wausau, held a series of town halls in his Seventh Congressional District Friday, starting with a small gathering over morning coffee in the lobby of the Great Northern Hotel in Mercer. He fielded questions from a dozen people on a wide variety of topics, including border security, climate change and health care. Duffy said he is a supporter of securing the nation's borders and building a wall along the b...

  • Iron County gets jump on opening snowmobile trails

    Dec 8, 2018

    By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] While Iron County opened its snowmobile trails this week, other Wisconsin counties will wait until Dec. 15 to do so. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources officials said lack of snow and trail easements beginning on Dec. 15 are factors in the counties’ plans. While Iron County has received nearly 50 inches of snow and there’s about a foot on the ground, snowmobilers weren’t exactly flocking to Hurley yet on Friday, as the trail news hadn’t spread downstate. About 80 miles of trails were opened init...

  • The calm before the storm

    Dec 8, 2018

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  • Sub-zero weather hits Gogebic Range

    Dec 8, 2018

    IRONWOOD — The first blast of sub-zero weather arrived on the Gogebic Range overnight, as Ironwood experienced a Thursday-Friday low reading of minus-8 degrees. That was well off the record of 22-below set in 1936, however, according to statistics kept by the National Weather Service at its Marquette office. The high for the 24-hour period to 7 a.m. Friday was 17 degrees. The 3.5 inches of snow that fell for the 24-hour period brought the winter’s total to 48.9 inches, although the calendar says winter doesn’t officially arrive until Dec....

  • Community calendar

    Dec 8, 2018

    Saturday, Dec. 8 “Christmas for Kids” donations, 8 a.m.-noon, Iron County fire stations. Gingerbread House building, 10 a.m.-noon, Ironwood Public Library. Union Station Food Pantry and Food Bank, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 252 E. Ayer St., Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Erwin Commmunity Club Christmas party, 1 p.m., Erwin Town Hall, VanBuskirk Road. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Mercer Community Christmas Party, 4 p.m., Mercer Community Center....

  • Mary Newberry

    Dec 8, 2018

    FLINT, Mich. - Mary Newberry, 61, of Flint, died Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018, at her home. Mary was born in Pontiac on Nov. 27, 1956, the daughter of Engelbert and Margaret (Dunn) Schober. She married Alger Newberry on Jan. 14, 1977, in Mount Clemens, Michigan. Mary worked for many years as an Administrative Assistant at St. Robert Catholic Church, where she touched the lives of many people through her daily interactions with staff, parish members, students and many others. She was an active... Full story

  • George Anderson

    Dec 8, 2018

    TROUT CREEK, Mich. - George Anderson, 70, of Trout Creek, passed away Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018. He was born Dec. 27, 1947, to Harry and Selma (Keiranen) Anderson, of Rockland. Foster parents were Frances (Bud) and Leona (Granny) Bonin, of Trout Creek. George graduated in 1967 from Trout Creek High School. He entered the U.S. Army Dec. 5, 1967, and served until his Honorable Discharge in Nov. 16, 1969. George worked at the White Pine Mine until its closure. He worked for Hautamaki Mechanical for... Full story