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Articles from the November 16, 2016 edition


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  • Bessemer Township fire truck arrives

    Nov 16, 2016

    By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] RAMSAY - Bessemer Township received its new fire truck Saturday. It was manufactured in Lyon, S.D., at Rosenbauer America's plant at a cost of $227,650 and replaces a truck that had been in service for 30 years. Rosenbauer is a "global leader in firefighting technology," according to its website, and the new truck was custom-designed to accommodate the conditions and environment of Gogebic County. To get the new truck up and running, the volunteer...

  • Erickson honored for library service

    Nov 16, 2016

    By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD - Elaine Erickson was honored Monday by the city commission for her more than 10 years as director of the Carnegie Library. After remarks by Mayor Annette Burchell, Erickson was presented with a certificate of appreciation for her years of service to the city. "You have been a champion for library access for all people," Burchell said. The mayor praised Erickson for her efforts in upgrading the 115-year-old library through her grant-writing...

  • 2017 Hurley budget holds line on taxes

    Nov 16, 2016

    By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — The 2017 city of Hurley budget is nearly identical to 2016 and that’s a good thing for taxpayers. The city council Tuesday approved a $2,324,849 budget for 2017 that is down .37 percent and a tax levy of $885,399, down .15 percent. City clerk Stacy Wiercinski briefly went over key budget items with council members after there were no public comments. She said the city’s debt has dropped slightly and she hopes the opening of the grocery store and a motel on U.S. 51 will help boost the water...

  • Community Calendar

    Nov 16, 2016

    Wednesday, Nov. 16 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Mercer Area Play Group, 9:30-11 a.m., Mercer, Wis., Public Library. 715-476-2366. 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., Mercer, Wis., Town Hall. 715-561-2190. Kimball Homemakers, 1:30 p.m., Kimble Town Hall. American Legion Post 58, 4 p.m., Iro...

  • Eino F. Piilola

    Nov 16, 2016

    HURLEY, Wis. - Eino F. Piilola, 83, longtime resident of Ironwood Township, Mich., died peacefully on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016, at the Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hurley. He was born Dec. 21, 1932, in Ironwood Township, the son of the late Nante and Femia (Waurio) Piilola. Eino attended Roosevelt School in Ironwood Township. He worked on the family farm, drove logging trucks, worked at the White Pine Mine, and was a custodian at Gogebic Community College in Ironwood until his...