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BESSEMER - Bessemer again lived up to its reputation, hosting what it proudly calls the "biggest and best" Fourth of July celebration in the region. Friday evening's parade featured a lineup that ...
WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield City Council has approved a modified 2025-26 fiscal year budget of $5,730,428. The action occurred at a June 23 meeting. In May, the council already had approved a proposed ...
WAKEFIELD — Wakefield spent a week celebrating Independence Day, starting with the three-day Matt Ahonen Softball Tournament from June 27-29 and ending with Forchuly, an open house of the city’s ...
MARENISCO TOWNSHIP - The population of Marenisco Township may be small, but these folks celebrate big when it comes to Independence Day. July 4 was the biggest day of all, with a pancake breakfast at ...
ERRORMARTY'S GOLDENAIRES performs ahead of Bessemer's Thunder on the Mountain Fourth of July fireworks display on Friday night at Massie Field's band shell. The senior drum and bugle corps turns 75 ...
ERRORFIREWORKS FILL the night sky during Wakefield's "Lightning on the Lake" display on July 3 over Sunday Lake. For more photos, see page 9.
MEDFORD, Wis. - It is with great sadness we share that Kathleen A. Newberry was called home to be with Jesus on June 13, 2025. Her husband, Charles, was by her side. Kathy was born on Dec. 16, 1944, ...
BESSEMER, Mich. – August "Butch" Semmerling, 82, a lifelong resident of Bessemer, passed away on Thursday, July 3, 2025, at Aspirus St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth, Minnesota, with family at his side.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — John G. Magni, 64 years old, formerly of Pence, Wisconsin, passed away unexpectedly on June 27, 2025, in Anchorage, Alaska. He was born on Nov. 6, 1960, the son of Lawrence and ...
MERCER, Wis. - Bonny J. Eilo, age 61, of Mercer, passed away peacefully on June 23, 2025, at her home after a long battle with cancer. She was born on Oct. 22, 1963, in Ironwood, Michigan. Bonny ...
Neumann, of Ironwood Township, Michigan, passed away on June 29, 2025, in Duluth, Minnesota, surrounded by family. Karen was ...