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Actor James Handy murdered

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man was charged with murder Friday in the stabbing of “Jumanji” and “Top Gun: Maverick” actor James Handy, who was in a relationship with the suspect's mother. Michael Gledhill, 44, was charged after police say officers found the 81-year-old Handy stabbed in the chest and unconscious outside his home in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Handy was taken to the hospital and later pronounced dead. Gledhill did not appear at an arraignment Friday afternoon in Los Angeles Superior Court and no plea was entered for him. Superior Court Judge John H. Reid ordered that he ...

NHS to host blood drive June 25

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NORWAY — Norway High School will sponsor a community blood drive from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, June 25, at Crossroads Alliance Church on Odill Road in Norway, near the Jake Menghini Museum. The blood drive is sponsored by Norway High School. NHS students will serve a complimentary breakfast and lunch for donors. Every 30 donations collected will earn $250 in scholarship funds for Norway High School students. Anyone eligible to donate blood is encouraged to participate. Appointments can be made at redcrossblood.org or call the school office at 906-563-9542. All donors will ...

Today's Birthdays

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June 5, 2026 Pat Inglese, Felch Township Todd Kraemer, Faithorn Chris Colavecchi, Iron Mountain Loretta Schultz, Norway Tom Tlougan, Florence, Wis. Donna Sjoquist, Amasa

Iron Mountain/Norway summer concerts slate return for 2026

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NORWAY — Thursday daytime and evening concerts will return this summer to the music stage in the McGee Johnson Park in downtown Iron Mountain and the City of Norway’s downtown bandshell, respectively. The free concerts begin Thursday for both Music in The Park and Out To Lunch, with ...

Reader writes in with comments

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Dear Heloise: Physical newspapers and the people who deliver them aren’t gone. I receive our local paper seven days a week, as well as the Wall Street Journal six days a week. I live in New Orleans. And what’s with pinning socks together? You take them off, fold them, unfold them to wash ...

A birthday card full of questions

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Dear Annie: My sister and I have not spoken in three years following a falling-out over our mother’s estate. I won’t rehash the details — suffice it to say, neither of us came out looking entirely clean. We were never close growing up, but we were friendly enough as adults, and I miss ...