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  • Council tables marijuana, moves on to other business

    Jul 18, 2017

    By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] BESSEMER - The Bessemer city council agreed to table the discussion on ordinances regarding the regulation of medical marijuana under the 2016 law until the next meeting so an ordinance regarding odor could be added to the proposed ordinances. The room was full but anyone looking for a decision on marijuana will have to wait. In other notable news, as discussed at a prior meeting, the city council provided a live stream through Facebook of the...

  • Ironwood board approves agreement with sports teams

    Jul 18, 2017

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Ironwood Area Schools will continue to offer a variety of sports next year after the board of education approved agreements with four of the district’s self-funded sports teams Monday. The agreements with the girls’ tennis team, cross country team, boys’ soccer team and ski team allow students to compete in the sports for another season. While the agreements were approved, several board members expressed concern regarding the teams running deficits the district is forced to cover. As...

  • Hurley lunch prices increase by 10 cents

    Jul 18, 2017

    By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — Lunch prices will increase by 10 cents for Hurley School District students in the fall. The school board agreed to increase the prices across the board, dealing with an $18,000 deficit in the lunch program. Students in grades pre-kindergarten through 5 will now pay $2.35 for lunch, while students in grades 6-12 will be assessed $2.55 a lunch. In other business Monday, the school board learned from district administrator Chris Patritto that the tax levy is not likely to increase much for the n...

  • Oh Deer

    Jul 18, 2017

  • Community calendar

    Jul 18, 2017

    Tuesday, July 18 Pickleball, 9 a.m. to noon, good weather, Hurley High School tennis courts; bad weather, Ironwood Memorial Building. Hurley Senior Center Association, 9 a.m., Hurley Senior Center. Iron-Gogebic Integrated Family Services, 9-10:30 a.m., Iron County Courthouse, Hurley. 906-663-4045 or 715-561-2191. Wisconsin Veterans Employment Services Representative, 9-11:30 a.m., veterans service office, Hurley. 715-392-7808. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Blood Pressure...

  • Margaret Lillian Hammond

    Jul 18, 2017

    BELDING, Mich. — Margaret Lillian Hammond, 96, of Belding, formerly of Ionia, passed away on Saturday, July 15, 2017, at Metron of Belding Nursing Center following an extended stay there. She was born in Battle Creek on June 15, 1921, daughter of Leon DeWitt and Alice Darrow (Lowe) Kanouse, both of whom preceded her in death. She attended rural schools for her elementary education and graduated from Ionia High School with the Class of 1939. She was a talented musician, playing saxophone in the concert and marching bands throughout high s...

  • Elizabeth "Betty" "Bonnie" Jane Cebolski

    Jul 18, 2017

    DULUTH, Minn. - Elizabeth "Betty" "Bonnie" Jane Cebolski, 78, of Bessemer Mich., passed on to eternal life on July 4, 2017, at Essentia Hospital in Duluth. One of Bonnie's last requests was to be able to see the Fourth of July parades this year, and she made sure she was able to see the entire Bessemer parade without anyone standing in front of her. Elizabeth was born on April 14, 1939, in Bessemer to the late John and Pearl Cebolski. Bonnie was raised in Bessemer, where she attended A.D. Johnst...

  • John David "Ski" Machesky

    Jul 18, 2017

    HURLEY, Wis. - John David "Ski" Machesky, of Gile, has entered into eternal life. There will be a veteran's memorial service for him in Hurley, at the St. Mary's Cemetery, in the veterans' section on Saturday, Aug. 4, at 11 a.m. Friends and neighbors are invited. He was preceded in death by his son, John Jr.; his first wife, Ruth Arrone; and second wife, Alice Peterson. His progeny includes daughter, Sharon (Machesky, Hurst) Wiita; grandsons, John, Mill Creek, Wash., Alexander, Paradise,...