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Articles from the January 12, 2016 edition


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  • Brecke gets 2 years in heroin overdose case

    Jan 12, 2016

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER - Judge Roy Gotham sentenced Martin Henry Brecke, 33, of Ironwood, to 24 months in prison in circuit court Monday. "Mr. Brecke, you provided an illicit substance to a person, a human being, that contributed to his death - his immediate death. Now, the criminal law - not as a matter of retribution, rather simply as a matter of accountability - requires that there will be consequences for your actions," Gotham said, while handing down the...

  • Dean hired as Wakefield city attorney

    Jan 12, 2016

    By KELSEY HANSEN [email protected] WAKEFIELD - The Wakefield City Council approved to hire Tim Dean as the city attorney on Monday and continue with the law firm, Dean and Pope. Michael Pope, who has been appointed as the 32nd Circuit Court Judge, will no longer be able to practice law once sworn in at the end of the month. As a result, Pope recommended that Dean fill his position as the Wakefield city attorney. "After talking with John, I'm recommending that my partner, Tim Dean, serve...

  • GIANT will benefit from city's sale of seized items

    Jan 12, 2016

    By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Ironwood City Commission on Monday agreed to sell 20 items of seized property to the public. Included are six trucks or cars, three snowmobiles, two televisions, a coin collection and sports cards, among other items. All items will be advertised with suggested minimum bids. Ironwood Public Safety Department Director Andrew DiGiorgio said the vehicles will be set up outside the public safety department building for public viewing. He said most of the vehicles were seized through G...

  • Community Calendar

    Jan 12, 2016

    Tuesday, Jan. 12 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. Tiny Tot Story Hour, 10 a.m., Wakefield Public Library. 906-229-5236. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. 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 club room....

  • Joanne M. Carey

    Jan 12, 2016

    MARQUETTE, Mich. - Joanne M. Carey, 83, of Channing, formerly of Wakefield, passed away on Friday, Jan. 8, 2016, at U.P. Health System in Marquette, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on Aug. 7, 1932, in Hermansville, daughter of the late George and Julia (Savord) Helgren. Joanne graduated from Channing High School in 1950 and attended the Alma School of Cosmetology. She married John R. "Jack" Carey on Dec. 2, 1950, at St. Rose Catholic Church in Channing. Joanne was the manager and...