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A crowd of people gathered at Wakefield's Lakeside Cemetery for a Memorial Day service that was blessed by balmy weather. It ...
MERCER, Wis. - Mercer K-12 School harnesses the "power of small" - a power evident during the Class of 2025's commencement in the school gym on Sunday. Among the 12 graduates, each one was ...
INCOMING JROTC Commander Alexandreya Schiiller, center, receives pins for the rank of captain during a May 20 JROTC awards ceremony in the Luther L. Wright High School gym in Ironwood. Bestowing the ...
ALL SORTS OF ATVs and side-by-sides make their way up and down Silver Street on the evening of May 23 for an ATV/UTV parade in Hurley. The procession is part of the city's 39th annual ATV/UTV Rally, ...
HURLEY — Hurley High School celebrated its 131st commencement on Saturday afternoon, with 45 students earning their diplomas after four years of hard work. Faculty and family alike commended the ...
MERCER, Wis. - Mike Hjerstedt, Retired U.S. Coast Guard Commander, said we make three promises to veterans: to remember the fallen, search for the missing, and care for those who return. Participants ...
VINTON BERG, 10, of Fargo, North Dakota, kneels to get a photo of the Cropdusters Band, which performed on May 23 in Ironwood's Downtown City Square, as part of the second annual Find Your North ...
HURLEY — The Hurley Chamber of Commerce announced in a Monday press conference that it has reacquired ownership of the Paavo Nurmi Marathon and associated events. The action follows two years in which ...
HUBBELL, Mich. - William "Bill" Paul Yakovich of Ontonagon passed away peacefully on May 18, 2025, at Our Lady of Mercy Care Facility in Hubbell. Bill was born on Oct. 10, 1940, in Ontonagon, to Paul ...
HURLEY — The Hurley City Council received good news on a recently completed audit of the city’s previous fiscal year, ending Sept. 30, 2024. During a May 13 presentation, auditor Scott Sternhagen of ...
WATERSMEET TOWNSHIP — “We all know that it takes a village to raise a child.” That’s how Native American consultant Ricky White began his speech during the May 23 commencement at Watersmeet Township ...
SUMMIT, Wis. - James "Jim" Michael Julin, 68, of Oconomowoc, died May 9, 2025, at the Aurora Medical Center-Summit after suffering from a brief illness. Jim (better known as "JJ" by his friends) was ...