‘Wanda the Welder’: Friends who worked during WWII mark 100 years | NIAGARA, Wis. — Two Niagara natives who made their mark in American history on the homefront during World War II are celebrating their 100th birthdays together. Evelyn “Evie” Patterson of Kingsford and Marjorie Knutson of Marinette, ...

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‘Wanda the Welder’: Friends who worked during WWII mark 100 years

By: Terri Castelaz

NIAGARA, Wis. — Two Niagara natives who made their mark in American history on the homefront during World War II are celebrating their 100th birthdays together. Evelyn “Evie” Patterson of Kingsford and Marjorie Knutson of Marinette, ...

July 27, 2024

Iron County ballot has township races, tax renewals

By: Jim Anderson

Early voting for the Aug. 6 primary in Iron County will take place at four sites, starting today and continuing daily through Sunday, Aug. 4. Iron River City Hall is the host for early voting for the cities of Iron River, Caspian and Gaastra, ...

July 27, 2024

Eastern phoebes suddenly go missing

By: Betsy Bloom

This photo was supposed to celebrate a second successful nesting this year by our resident eastern phoebes at Six Mile Lake. I’d watched over the past weeks as beaks began to poke out the sides of the nest their parents have had for years ...

July 27, 2024

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SPORTS

Bryan De La Cruz, Jake Burger help Marlins strike early in 6-2 victory over the Brewers

By: By STEVE MEGARGEE

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Bryan De La Cruz and Jake Burger homered off Freddy Peralta in the first inning to put the Miami Marlins ahead for good in a 6-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night. Miami's Josh Bell also went deep with a ...

July 27, 2024

Brewers’ Murphy remains optimistic Yelich will return

By: By STEVE MEGARGEE

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy says it’s inevitable that Christian Yelich will have surgery at some point on his ailing back but remains optimistic the All-Star outfielder can return this season. “Obviously he’s ...

July 27, 2024

Brewers hopeful that Williams could return soon

By: By The Associated Press

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers closer Devin Williams appears on the verge of making his season debut after missing four months with stress fractures in his back. “We’re hoping for Devin here in the next few days, if things go well,” ...

July 27, 2024

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