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Articles from the July 12, 2016 edition


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  • Bessemer council holds hearing on rezoning to allow asphalt plant

    Tom Stankard|Jul 12, 2016

    BESSEMER - Residents sounded off Monday evening on whether or not Pat Steiger should be allowed to rezone Steiger Timber Operations on Tamarack Avenue. In front of more than 30 people, Steiger said his property is currently zoned as a M-1, or light industrial. But he said he needs it be rezoned to M-2, or heavy industrial, in order to continue running his multiple businesses. Steiger said his business is a 24-hour business. He said trucks deliver lumber to and from his site, and customers use...

  • Festival prep

    Jul 12, 2016

  • Township board approves zoning ordinance update

    Richard Jenkins|Jul 12, 2016

    IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — The Ironwood Township Board of Trustees approved an update to the township’s zoning ordinance Monday. The approval comes after the township’s planning commission recommended the adoption of the document’s latest draft in June. Among the changes made by the commission during the revision process were: new language regarding the placement of wind energy in the township, a redefinition of blight to make it appropriate for the township, added penalties for nuisance and blight and changes to bring the ordinance in line with ch...

  • Community Calendar

    Jul 12, 2016

    Tuesday, July 12 Pickleball, 9-11 a.m., Hurley High School Tennis Courts. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Friends of the Mercer Public Library, 10 a.m., library, Mercer, Wis. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. New members welcome. Bessemer American Legion Post 27, 5 p.m., American Legion, Bessemer. Ironwood American Legion Post 5, 5:30 p.m. dinner, 6:30 p.m. meeting, Memorial Building, Legion... Full story

  • Norman V. Babic

    Jul 12, 2016

    WOODRUFF, Wis. - Norman V. Babic, 91, of Hurley, passed away on Monday, July 4, 2016, at Howard Young Medical Center, Woodruff. He was born Dec. 27, 1924, in Mercer, the son of the late Michael and Mary Belle (Schwartz) Babic. Norman enlisted the U.S. Army on Aug. 14, 1945, until Jan. 31, 1946, where he received the Victory Medal and the Army of Occupation medal in Germany. Norman was united in marriage to Azola Marie Sell in September 1952 in Winchester. She preceded him in death on Oct. 27,... Full story

  • Thomas Richard 'Dick' DeCota

    Jul 12, 2016

    MARENISCO, Mich. - Thomas Richard "Dick" DeCota, 83, a resident of Marenisco for 35 years, formerly of Macon, Ill., and New Orleans, passed away peacefully Thursday afternoon, July 7, 2016. His loving wife, Joan, was at his side. Dick was born on March 24, 1933, in Decatur, Ill., a son of August Thomas and Marguerite Belle (Nanna) DeCota. He attended Decatur High School and graduated in 1951. Dick proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy as a Seabee with the MCB-10 on the Island of Guam. He... Full story