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Articles from the January 25, 2017 edition


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  • Township man pleads guilty to drug charges

    Jan 25, 2017

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER - An Ironwood Township man pleaded guilty to two drug charges in Gogebic County Circuit Court Tuesday. Franklin Leroy Raymond III, 40, pleaded guilty to possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver and possession of meth as part of a plea agreement. The charges carry a potential maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and/or $25,000 in fines and 10 years in prison and/or $15,000 in fines respectively. The deal calls for three other...

  • Rowe's students get creative with algebra

    Jan 25, 2017

    By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] BESSEMER - For the past 12 years, Tracy Rowe's Algebra II class has begun each school year with a homework project to capture the "state of algebra." This project takes the kids about three hours of their own time and brightens the hallway outside of Rowe's class and near the library for the rest of the school year. The students are expected to come up with a slogan to build their project around. They used to do this on their own, but with the interne...

  • Ironwood city commissioners to tour industrial park

    Jan 25, 2017

    IRONWOOD — The Ironwood City Commission plans to get a closer look at the businesses that operate within the industrial park. City commissioners agreed Monday to set up tours of the businesses. The first tour will be a two-hour excursion. Xcel Energy has built new facilities in the industrial park, moving its offices from the Norrie Park area. Commissioners previously indicated a tour of the new facilities should be a priority. City commissioner Rick Semo noted Monday the industrial park, which has 23 tenants, provides 450 jobs to area resident...

  • Community Calendar

    Jan 25, 2017

    Wednesday, Jan. 25 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Mentoring of Moms, 9-10:30 a.m., Range Community Bible Church, Hurley. 715-561-4355. Commander’s Winter U.P. Tour, noon, American Legion Post 144, White Pine, 6 p.m., American Legion Post 27, Bessemer. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Ironwood/Hurley Rotary Club, 12:15 p.m., Elk and Hound Restaurant, Ironwood. Iron County Veterans Service Officer, 1-3 p.m., Mer...

  • Herminia 'Minnie' N. Malaga

    Jan 25, 2017

    HURLEY, Wis. - Herminia "Minnie" N. Malaga, 57, of Hurley, passed away peacefully Sunday afternoon, Jan. 22, 2017, at the Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hurley with her family by her side. She was born June 14, 1959, in Paulog, Ligao, Albay, Philippines and was the daughter of the late Ceferino Nueca and Monica Morauda. Minnie received a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from the Divine Word College of Legazpi City in the Philippines. As an accomplished artist, she loved...