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Articles from the May 2, 2015 edition


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  • Midgets down Eagles in 5 innings

    Pat Krause|May 2, 2015

    HURLEY - The Hurley Midgets played rock-solid baseball on Friday night and carved out a 12-2 win over Solon Springs with the 10-run rule going into effect in the fifth inning of the Indianhead Conference game. "It was a nice win, that's for sure," Hurley coach Aaron Bender said. "I like to see our team not giving up so many unearned runs, so we put together a nice ballgame today. "We're improving from day-to-day. I have faith in our pitchers and we have to get the right defensive crew out there,...

  • Church work

    May 2, 2015

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  • Wakefield-Marenisco voters to decide school bus millage

    Richard Jenkins|May 2, 2015

    WAKEFIELD — In addition to deciding a statewide ballot proposal regarding changing the way Michigan’s road construction is funded, voters within the boundaries of the Wakefield-Marenisco School District will also be asked to vote on a tax levy to enable the district to purchase school buses. If approved, a tax levy of 0.6 mill would be used to generate $395,000 needed to purchase new buses for the district, according to information on the district’s website. The 0.6 mill translates to 60 cents on each $1,000 of a property’s taxable value,...

  • Community Calendar

    May 2, 2015

    Saturday, May 2 City of Ironwood Clean-up, 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., Ironwood Chamber of Commerce Building, Depot Park Area, Ironwood. Children’s story hour, 10:30 a.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Bessemer Area Heritage Center, 1 p.m., Mining and Logging Live Presentations, Bessemer Area Heritage Center. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2 to 5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. Chess Nuts Chess Club, 4 p.m., Maplewood Steakhouse, Ironwood. Wakefield-Marenisco Prom grand march, 6...

  • Susan Kay (Sue) Halama

    May 2, 2015

    CALUMET, Mich. - Susan Kay (Sue) Halama, 72, of Calumet, passed away peacefully on April 28 at her home with her husband of nearly 51 years and her son by her side, following a short, but courageous, battle with cancer. Susan was born in Detroit on Feb. 10, 1943, to the late William and Martha (Koski) Goninan. Shortly after her birth, Sue and her parents moved to Calumet where she spent her early childhood and attended Washington Grade School. Midway through grade school, Sue's parents moved to...