Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - In back-to-back Monday meetings, the Wakefield City Council and planning commission both voted to "file" a request for support from Superior Cannabis Solutions, LLC, in Bessemer. The request came from a March 28 letter from Kathleen Whitburn, director of market and business development for the company. "As business owners and investors in the medical marijuana industry and in the U.P. of Michigan, we are actively reaching out to you to...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — Beacon Ambulance is looking for an 800 percent increase in its contract with the city of Hurley. Mayor Joseph Pinardi told the city council Tuesday there’s no way the city has money in its budget for a proposed increase from $5,231 to $46,710, or more than $41,000, retroactive to March 1. “This is just a shock,” Pinardi said, adding that the $41,000 is basically the cost of a city employee. Pinardi said the city could negotiate next year’s contract with Beacon, but doesn’t have the funds f...
HURLEY - Iron County Emergency Management hosted Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College at the Oma Fire Hall for ice rescue training on Saturday, April 7. Twenty-three firefighters representing five local fire departments and the Wisconsin DNR were in attendance. "With the growth in winter outdoor recreation, including snowmobiles, ice fishing, snowshoeing, and cross country skiing, I recognized the need for formal ice rescue training for the firefighters," said Stacy Ofstad, Iron County Emergen...
Wednesday, April 11 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Mentoring of Moms, 9-10:30 a.m., Range Community Bible Church, Hurley. 715-561-4355. 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. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community Center.... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. — Theodore Terry Herman Raisanen, 73, of Wakefield, and former Palmer resident, passed away Sunday evening, April 8, 2018, at Aspirus Ironwood Hospital. Ted was born April 8, 1945, in Ishpeming to Karl and Hilja (Hyvonen) Raisanen and attended the Palmer school. He spent many years living with his brother in Mass City and had most recently been living at the Keen Ager Adult Foster Care Home in Wakefield. Ted enjoyed doing odd jobs around the home, making firewood, cutting grass and liked visiting with people throughout the c... Full story
