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Articles from the February 9, 2016 edition


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  • Little Girl's Point

    Feb 9, 2016

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  • Wakefield begins interviewing for city manager position

    Feb 9, 2016

    By KELSEY HANSEN [email protected] WAKEFIELD — The council was presented with a couple notes cited from the 2014-15 fiscal year audit that was tabled at a previous meeting. One was for financial reporting, which was due to lack of staff and the other was deficiencies reported. After discussing the situation and based on results from a deficit test, it was determined the city does not have to address the water fund deficit. The council was also presented with the three sewer related projects the city is currently working on. The p... Full story

  • Mercer candidates make their pitches

    Feb 9, 2016

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] MERCER, Wis. - With the primary election roughly one week away, the six candidates running for a pair of seats on the Mercer Town Board stated their cases Monday during a candidate forum at the Mercer Community Center. William Brundage, James Davis, Gordon Kohegyi, Michael Lambert, Victor Ouimette and John Sendra are running for the two seats on the Mercer board. The forum, sponsored by the Mercer Public Library and the Iron County Citizen's Forum,... Full story

  • Community Calendar

    Feb 9, 2016

    Tuesday, Feb. 9 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. 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. Wakefield VFW... Full story

  • Homer Marander

    Feb 9, 2016

    IRONWOOD, Mich. - Homer Marander, 89, of Ironwood, passed away peacefully Sunday morning, Feb. 7, 2016, at Westgate Nursing, Rehabilitation and Assisted Living Community in Ironwood, following a short illness. He was born Dec. 1, 1926, in Ironwood, son of Herman Marander and Marie (Kleimola) (Marander) Brottlund. He graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1944. Soon after, he joined the U.S. Army and proudly served in the Philippines and the occupation of Japan. Homer returned from the wa... Full story

  • Mary E. Trolla

    Feb 9, 2016

    NEGAUNEE, Mich. - Mary E. Trolla, 81, of Negaunee, passed away on Friday, Feb. 5, 2016, at the home of her niece, after a two-year battle with cancer. Mary was born on Jan. 1, 1935, in Wakefield to Italian immigrants, Middio and Pacifica (Ferrari) Trolla. She attended school in Wakefield and graduated from high school in 1952. Mary received a music scholarship to attend Northern Michigan University and graduated with honors in 1956, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in music education. In... Full story