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Articles from the January 5, 2017 edition


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  • Northern Wisconsin traffic deaths up sharply in 2016

    Jan 5, 2017

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  • Nykanen elected chairman to Ontonagon County Commission Board

    Jan 5, 2017

    By JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON – Carl Nykanen, Ewen, was elected the new Ontonagon County Commission Board Chairman for a two year term, at the commission reorganization meeting Wednesday. Nykanen, who has served on the board for six years, replaces John Pelkola, Trout Creek, who was defeated in the November election by one vote. John Cane, Ontonagon, was reelected Vice Chair. Nykanen thanked the board members for their vote of confidence. He said his aim for the next year is to "...

  • Depot Park

    Jan 5, 2017

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  • Judge denies motion in Sunset meth case

    Jan 5, 2017

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER — Gogebic County Circuit Judge Michael Pope denied a motion Tuesday filed by John Raymond Davis’ appellate attorney to allow Davis to withdraw his guilty plea in the Sunset Road meth lab case. Davis, 42, was sentenced to a minimum of 10 years in prison in July on charges of operating/maintaining a meth lab and conspiracy to maintain a meth lab. The charges stemmed from the March discovery of an active meth lab in a Sunset Road apartment building Davis was renting. Davis was rep...

  • Community Calendar

    Jan 5, 2017

    Thursday, Jan. 5 Pickleball, 9-11 a.m., Hurley High School Tennis Courts. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Grief Support Group, 2 p.m., The Inn Bed and Breakfast, Montreal, Wis. 906-663-0308. ReGeneration Youth, 5:30-6:45 p.m., ages 10-11; Relentless Youth, 7-9 p.m., ages 12-18; Lighthouse Faith Center, Ironwood. Knights of Columbus 4th Degree... Full story