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Articles from the September 12, 2020 edition


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  • Ribbon cutting celebrates new trail segment

    Sep 12, 2020

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] RAMSAY - Thursday's ribbon-cutting ceremony in Ramsay not only celebrated the opening of the newest local segment of the Iron Belle Trail, it also marked the latest milestone in the 10-plus year effort to develop the local non-motorized trail system. "I just want to thank everybody personally for this project, it is ... a group effort and it would not happened without everybody being here and working on it. ... What a privilege to work with you...

  • Effort ends to reduce Water Authority board size

    Sep 12, 2020

    By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] RAMSAY — An effort to reduce the size of the Gogebic Range Water Authority Board ended after opposition from municipality members led to removing the action from consideration at its regular meeting Thursday. The municipalities represented on the water authority include the charter township of Ironwood, and the townships of Bessemer and Wakefield, and the cities of Bessemer and Wakefield. Each municipality has two or three members plus alternates and the Water Authority proposed a five-member b...

  • Wakefield Public Library may soon have expanded name

    Sep 12, 2020

    By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD — A name change for the Wakefield Public Library may soon be official, according to Joel Laessig, library director. In a Wednesday interview, Laessig said he will approach members of the Wakefield City Council on Sept. 14 to make the formal request. Library board members already have discussed the issue, and public hearings were held earlier this year as well. Laessig said the pending name change is based on a desire to honor the late Eugene Maki, who played a prominent role in the town’s cul...

  • Community Calendar

    Sep 12, 2020

    Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Sept. 12 Community Pickleball, 9-noon, Patterson Tennis Court, weather permitting. Union Station Food Pantry and Northern Food Bank, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 252 E. Ayer St., Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, Sept. 13...