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Articles from the January 13, 2017 edition


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  • Iron County to receive $326,453 in grants for Saxon Harbor

    Jan 13, 2017

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — Iron County will be getting some additional help in paying for the cost of rebuilding Saxon Harbor after it was destroyed during flooding in the July 11 storm. Iron County Forestry and Parks Administrator Eric Peterson told the county board of supervisors’ finance committee Thursday the county received three grants, totaling $326,453, for rebuilding the harbor. Peterson said the grants were awarded at a Wisconsin Waterways Commission meeting he attended Tuesday. Two of the three grants — a...

  • GCC students prepare for second semester

    Jan 13, 2017

    By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD - About 30 new students descended on Gogebic Community College Thursday for orientation before the coming second semester. Classes start Monday. As usual, the orientation for second semester had significantly fewer students than first semester, according to a college spokesman. Orientation before the first semester usually runs about 100 new students. According to the school's website, enrollment is 1,400, full- and part-time. The mix of stud...

  • Lake Shore Systems discusses future of Ontonagon facilities

    Jan 13, 2017

    By JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON - Jessica Frost, CEO of Lake Shore Systems, owners of the Ontonagon shipyard, had praise Thursday for the Ontonagon facility and especially the access to water testing which it provides. Lake Shore Systems recently acquired several Oldenburg facilities, including Ontonagon. Frost was in Ontonagon at the request of the Ontonagon Downtown Development Authority to present a company overview and its expectations for 2017. More than 50 people crowded into...

  • Community Calendar

    Jan 13, 2017

    Friday, Jan. 13 Double Trouble, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Serenity Center, Ironwood. Mercer Food Pantry, noon-1 p.m., Railroad Street, Mercer, Wis. Emergencies: 715-476-7655. Alcoholics Anonymous/Al-Anon, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Saturday, Jan. 14 Community Pickleball Paddlers, 8:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer School... Full story

  • Arnold Casper Wegher

    Jan 13, 2017

    EVERGREEN, Colo. - Arnold Casper Wegher passed away on Friday, Jan. 6, 2017. Visitation will be today at 10 a.m., followed by Rosary at 10:30 a.m. and Funeral Mass at 11 a.m., all at Christ the King Catholic Church, 4291 Evergreen Parkway, Evergreen. Interment will be Saturday, Jan. 14, at 11 a.m., at Mount Olivet Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made in Arnold's honor to the church. Please visit HoranCares.com.... Full story

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